diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ad9f8b06..02f22f49 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.net.*
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8
 import kotlin.reflect.KMutableProperty
 
+println("\tGradle ${project.gradle.gradleVersion}")
+
 plugins {
     java
     signing
@@ -45,9 +47,6 @@ plugins {
     kotlin("jvm") version "1.3.11"
 }
 
-
-println("\tGradle ${project.gradle.gradleVersion}")
-
 object Extras {
     // set for the project
     const val description = "Encrypted, high-performance, and event-driven/reactive network stack for Java 6+"