diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8167bcc..7a75035 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
+plugins {
+	id 'application'
+}
 
 repositories {
-	mavenCentral()
+	jcenter()
 	
 	// since the Jasper dickheads keep creating custom builds of other projects
 	// we need to add a repository for their "special" versions
@@ -11,30 +13,12 @@
 	
 }
 
-
 dependencies {
-	// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2
-	compile group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '1.4.196'
-	
-	// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/net.sourceforge.dynamicreports/dynamicreports-core
-	compile group: 'net.sourceforge.dynamicreports', name: 'dynamicreports-core', version: '5.0.0'
-
-	// https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.simplejavamail/simple-java-mail
-	compile group: 'org.simplejavamail', name: 'simple-java-mail', version: '4.2.3'
-}
-
-
-
-sourceSets {
-	main {
-		java {
-			srcDir 'src'
-		}
-		resources {
-			srcDir 'res'
-		}
-
-	}
+	implementation group: 'com.h2database', name: 'h2', version: '1.4.200'
+	implementation group: 'net.sourceforge.dynamicreports', name: 'dynamicreports-core', version: '5.0.0'
+	implementation group: 'org.simplejavamail', name: 'simple-java-mail', version: '4.2.3'
+	implementation group: 'com.formdev', name: 'flatlaf', version: '0.38'
+	implementation group: 'javax.xml.bind', name: 'jaxb-api', version: '2.3.1'	
 }
 
 task download(type: Copy) {
@@ -42,10 +26,51 @@
 	into 'libs/'
 }
 
+project.configurations.implementation.setCanBeResolved(true)
+
 jar {
 	manifest {
 		attributes (
-			'Main-Class': 'Main'
+			'Main-Class': 'Main',
+			'Class-Path':  configurations.implementation.collect { 'lib/' + it.name }.join(' ')              
 		)
-	}	
+	}
 }
+
+task createMissingSourceDirs {
+	group = "Source Directories"
+	description = "Create all of the missing source directories for this project."
+	doFirst {
+		sourceSets.each { def sourceRoot ->
+			sourceRoot.allSource.srcDirTrees.each { def sourceDir ->
+				if(!sourceDir.dir.exists()) {
+					println "Creating ${sourceDir}"
+					mkdir sourceDir.dir
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+task deleteEmptySourceDirs {
+	group = "Source Directories"
+	description = "Delete all empty source directories."
+	doFirst {
+		sourceSets.each { def sourceRoot ->
+			sourceRoot.allSource.srcDirTrees.each { def sourceDir ->
+				if(sourceDir.dir.exists() && sourceDir.dir.isDirectory() && sourceDir.dir.list().length == 0) {
+					println "Removing empty ${sourceDir}"
+					sourceDir.dir.delete()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+compileJava {
+    sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+    targetCompatibility = '1.8'
+}
+
+mainClassName = 'Main'
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