diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 357cba91..826f7b0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@ gradle-app.setting
 # Mobile Tools for Java (J2ME)
 .mtj.tmp/
 
-# Package Files #
-*.jar
-*.war
-*.ear
 
 # virtual machine crash logs, see http://www.java.com/en/download/help/error_hotspot.xml
 hs_err_pid*
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index f3ec3374..1a23da55 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 import Build_gradle.Extras.bcVersion
-import com.github.benmanes.gradle.versions.updates.DependencyUpdatesTask
-import net.sf.json.JSONObject
-import java.net.URL
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.collections.component1
@@ -48,11 +45,9 @@ plugins {
 
     id("com.dorkbox.Licensing") version "1.4"
     id("com.dorkbox.VersionUpdate") version "1.4.1"
+    id("com.dorkbox.GradleUtils") version "1.0"
 
-    // setup checking for the latest version of a plugin or dependency
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.21.0"
-
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.3.21"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "1.3.31"
 }
 
 object Extras {
@@ -413,70 +408,3 @@ publishing {
         dependsOn("publishToNexus", "closeAndReleaseRepository")
     }
 }
-
-
-///////////////////////////////
-/////   Prevent anything other than a release from showing version updates
-////  https://github.com/ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin/blob/master/README.md
-///////////////////////////////
-tasks.withType<DependencyUpdatesTask> {
-    group = "gradle"
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-    outputs.cacheIf { false }
-
-    resolutionStrategy {
-        componentSelection {
-            all {
-                val rejected = listOf("alpha", "beta", "rc", "cr", "m", "preview")
-                        .map { qualifier -> Regex("(?i).*[.-]$qualifier[.\\d-]*") }
-                        .any { it.matches(candidate.version) }
-                if (rejected) {
-                    reject("Release candidate")
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // optional parameters
-    checkForGradleUpdate = true
-}
-
-
-///////////////////////////////
-//////    Gradle Wrapper Configuration.
-/////  Run this task (GRADLE -> autoUpdateGradleWrapper), then refresh the gradle project
-///////////////////////////////
-task<Task>("autoUpdateGradleWrapper") {
-    group = "gradle"
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-    outputs.cacheIf { false }
-
-    // always make sure this task when specified. ALWAYS skip for other tasks, Never skip for us.
-    // This is a little bit of a PITA, because of how gradle configures, then runs tasks...
-    if (gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains("autoUpdateGradleWrapper")) {
-        finalizedBy(task<Task>("autoUpdateGradleWrapperDownloader") {
-            group = "gradle"
-            outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-            outputs.cacheIf { false }
-
-            val releaseText = URL("https://services.gradle.org/versions/current").readText()
-            val foundGradleVersion = JSONObject.fromObject(releaseText)["version"] as String?
-
-            if (foundGradleVersion.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-                println("\tUnable to detect Newest Gradle Version. Output json: $releaseText")
-            }
-            else {
-                println("\tDetected Newest Gradle Version: '$foundGradleVersion'")
-
-                finalizedBy(task<Wrapper>("wrapperUpdate") {
-                    group = "gradle"
-                    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-                    outputs.cacheIf { false }
-
-                    gradleVersion = foundGradleVersion
-                    distributionUrl = distributionUrl.replace("bin", "all")
-                })
-            }
-        })
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c2d1cf0
Binary files /dev/null and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b8a51fe2..ee69dd68 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.3-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-5.4.1-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists