diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/ChangePropertyTask.kt b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/ChangePropertyTask.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a400f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/ChangePropertyTask.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
+import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
+import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.UntrackedTask
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.property
+import javax.inject.Inject
+
+/**
+ * Replaces the value of [propertyName] in the given [propertiesFile].
+ * The old value given by [oldValue] is replaced by the value given by [newValue].
+ */
+@UntrackedTask(because = "Changes project files in-place")
+abstract class ChangePropertyTask @Inject constructor(
+    objects: ObjectFactory,
+    layout: ProjectLayout,
+) : DefaultTask() {
+
+    @get:Input
+    val oldValue = objects.property<String>()
+
+    @get:Input
+    val newValue = objects.property<String>()
+
+    @get:Input
+    val propertyName = objects.property<String>()
+
+    @get:OutputFile
+    val propertiesFile = objects.fileProperty()
+        .convention(layout.projectDirectory.file("gradle.properties"))
+
+    @TaskAction
+    fun run() {
+        val escapedName = Regex.escape(propertyName.get())
+        val escapedOldValue = Regex.escape(oldValue.get())
+        val escapedReplacement = Regex.escapeReplacement(newValue.get())
+
+        val file = propertiesFile.get().asFile
+        file.writeText(
+            file.readText().replace(
+                Regex(
+                    "^(\\s*$escapedName\\s*=\\s*)$escapedOldValue(\\s*)$",
+                    RegexOption.MULTILINE,
+                ),
+                "$1${escapedReplacement}$2",
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/PluginVersions.kt b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/PluginVersions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b81e35ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/PluginVersions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import org.gradle.api.GradleException
+import java.util.regex.Pattern
+
+object PluginVersions {
+    /**
+     * Increments the last integer within the given string.
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun increment(previous: String): String {
+        val matcher = Pattern.compile("(.*\\D)(\\d+)(\\D*)").matcher(previous)
+        if (matcher.matches()) {
+            val incrementedNumber = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)) + 1
+            return matcher.group(1) + incrementedNumber + matcher.group(3)
+        } else {
+            throw GradleException("Unsupported version: $previous")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/local.bump-version.gradle.kts b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/local.bump-version.gradle.kts
index 122ff1c1..4bca77f0 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/local.bump-version.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle/plugins/src/main/kotlin/local.bump-version.gradle.kts
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-import java.util.regex.Pattern
-
-val GRADLE_PROPERTIES = "gradle.properties"
 val VERSION_PROPERTY = "pluginVersion"
 
-task("bumpVersion") {
+tasks.register<ChangePropertyTask>("bumpVersion") {
     description = "Bumps the version of the project"
+    oldValue = providers.gradleProperty(VERSION_PROPERTY)
+    newValue = oldValue.map { PluginVersions.increment(it) }
+    propertyName = VERSION_PROPERTY
     dependsOn("patchChangelog")
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
-
-    doLast {
-        val prevVersion = project.property(VERSION_PROPERTY) as String
-        val nextVersion = incrementVersion(prevVersion)
-        replaceInProperties(prevVersion, nextVersion)
-    }
 }
 
 tasks.named("patchChangelog") {
@@ -25,32 +18,3 @@ tasks.named("patchChangelog") {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/**
- * Replaces the [prevVersion] with [nextVersion] for the `pluginVersion` property in `gradle.properties`.
- */
-fun replaceInProperties(prevVersion: String, nextVersion: String): Unit {
-    val pProperty = Regex.escape(VERSION_PROPERTY)
-    val pVersion = Regex.escape(prevVersion)
-    val rVersion = Regex.escapeReplacement(nextVersion)
-
-    val file = file(GRADLE_PROPERTIES)
-    val previousContent = file.readText()
-    file.writeText(previousContent.replace(
-            Regex("^(\\s*$pProperty\\s*=\\s*)$pVersion(\\s*)$", RegexOption.MULTILINE),
-            "$1${rVersion}$2"))
-}
-
-/**
- * Increments the last integer within the given string.
- */
-fun incrementVersion(previous: String): String {
-    val matcher = Pattern.compile("(.*[^\\d])(\\d+)([^\\d]*)").matcher(previous)
-    if (matcher.matches()) {
-        val incrementedNumber = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(2)) + 1
-        return matcher.group(1) + incrementedNumber + matcher.group(3)
-    }
-    else {
-        throw GradleException("Unsupported version: " + previous)
-    }
-}