diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektAndroid.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektAndroid.kt
index cce07fc6e0c..a2a75b72177 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektAndroid.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektAndroid.kt
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ internal fun Project.registerAndroidDetektTask(
         // If a baseline file is configured as input file, it must exist to be configured, otherwise the task fails.
         // We try to find the configured baseline or alternatively a specific variant matching this task.
         extension.baseline?.existingVariantOrBaseFile(variant.name)?.let { baselineFile ->
-            baseline.set(layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
+            baseline.convention(layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
         }
         setReportOutputConventions(reports, extension, variant.name)
         description = "EXPERIMENTAL: Run detekt analysis for ${variant.name} classes with type resolution"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ internal fun Project.registerAndroidCreateBaselineTask(
             javaCompileDestination(variant),
         )
         val variantBaselineFile = extension.baseline?.addVariantName(variant.name)
-        baseline.set(project.layout.file(project.provider { variantBaselineFile }))
+        baseline.convention(project.layout.file(project.provider { variantBaselineFile }))
         description = "EXPERIMENTAL: Creates detekt baseline for ${variant.name} classes with type resolution"
     }
 
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektJvm.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektJvm.kt
index 0742e21aca9..15ba228b050 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektJvm.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektJvm.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ internal class DetektJvm(private val project: Project) {
             // If a baseline file is configured as input file, it must exist to be configured, otherwise the task fails.
             // We try to find the configured baseline or alternatively a specific variant matching this task.
             extension.baseline?.existingVariantOrBaseFile(sourceSet.name)?.let { baselineFile ->
-                baseline.set(layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
+                baseline.convention(layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
             }
             setReportOutputConventions(reports, extension, sourceSet.name)
             description = "EXPERIMENTAL: Run detekt analysis for ${sourceSet.name} classes with type resolution"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ internal class DetektJvm(private val project: Project) {
             source = kotlinSourceSet.kotlin
             classpath.setFrom(sourceSet.compileClasspath.existingFiles(), sourceSet.output.classesDirs.existingFiles())
             val variantBaselineFile = extension.baseline?.addVariantName(sourceSet.name)
-            baseline.set(project.layout.file(project.provider { variantBaselineFile }))
+            baseline.convention(project.layout.file(project.provider { variantBaselineFile }))
             description = "EXPERIMENTAL: Creates detekt baseline for ${sourceSet.name} classes with type resolution"
         }
     }
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektMultiplatform.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektMultiplatform.kt
index e9e456b356d..a6c11490e41 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektMultiplatform.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektMultiplatform.kt
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ internal class DetektMultiplatform(private val project: Project) {
             } else {
                 extension.baseline?.takeIf { it.exists() }
             }?.let { baselineFile ->
-                baseline.set(layout.file(provider { baselineFile }))
+                baseline.convention(layout.file(provider { baselineFile }))
             }
             setReportOutputConventions(reports, extension, compilation.name)
             description =
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ internal class DetektMultiplatform(private val project: Project) {
             } else {
                 extension.baseline
             }
-            baseline.set(
+            baseline.convention(
                 layout.file(provider { variantBaselineFile })
             )
 
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektPlain.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektPlain.kt
index 396145d323f..76cc1df65a2 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektPlain.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/DetektPlain.kt
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ internal class DetektPlain(private val project: Project) {
     private fun Project.registerDetektTask(extension: DetektExtension) {
         val detektTaskProvider = registerDetektTask(DetektPlugin.DETEKT_TASK_NAME, extension) {
             extension.baseline?.takeIf { it.exists() }?.let { baselineFile ->
-                baseline.set(project.layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
+                baseline.convention(project.layout.file(project.provider { baselineFile }))
             }
             setSource(existingInputDirectoriesProvider(project, extension))
             setIncludes(DetektPlugin.defaultIncludes)
             setExcludes(DetektPlugin.defaultExcludes)
-            reportsDir.set(project.provider { extension.reportsDir })
+            reportsDir.convention(project.provider { extension.reportsDir })
         }
 
         tasks.matching { it.name == LifecycleBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME }.configureEach {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ internal class DetektPlain(private val project: Project) {
 
     private fun Project.registerCreateBaselineTask(extension: DetektExtension) {
         registerCreateBaselineTask(DetektPlugin.BASELINE_TASK_NAME, extension) {
-            baseline.set(project.layout.file(project.provider { extension.baseline }))
+            baseline.convention(project.layout.file(project.provider { extension.baseline }))
             setSource(existingInputDirectoriesProvider(project, extension))
         }
     }
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/SharedTasks.kt b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/SharedTasks.kt
index f9431ae6e84..c663e448360 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/SharedTasks.kt
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/internal/SharedTasks.kt
@@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ internal fun Project.registerDetektTask(
             }
         }
 
-        it.debugProp.set(provider { extension.debug })
-        it.parallelProp.set(provider { extension.parallel })
-        it.disableDefaultRuleSetsProp.set(provider { extension.disableDefaultRuleSets })
-        it.buildUponDefaultConfigProp.set(provider { extension.buildUponDefaultConfig })
-        it.failFastProp.set(provider { @Suppress("DEPRECATION") extension.failFast })
-        it.autoCorrectProp.set(provider { extension.autoCorrect })
+        it.debugProp.convention(provider { extension.debug })
+        it.parallelProp.convention(provider { extension.parallel })
+        it.disableDefaultRuleSetsProp.convention(provider { extension.disableDefaultRuleSets })
+        it.buildUponDefaultConfigProp.convention(provider { extension.buildUponDefaultConfig })
+        it.failFastProp.convention(provider { @Suppress("DEPRECATION") extension.failFast })
+        it.autoCorrectProp.convention(provider { extension.autoCorrect })
         it.config.setFrom(provider { extension.config })
-        it.ignoreFailuresProp.set(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
-        it.basePathProp.set(extension.basePath)
-        it.allRulesProp.set(provider { extension.allRules })
+        it.ignoreFailuresProp.convention(project.provider { extension.ignoreFailures })
+        it.basePathProp.convention(extension.basePath)
+        it.allRulesProp.convention(provider { extension.allRules })
         configuration(it)
     }
 
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ internal fun Project.registerCreateBaselineTask(
 ): TaskProvider<DetektCreateBaselineTask> =
     tasks.register(name, DetektCreateBaselineTask::class.java) {
         it.config.setFrom(project.provider { extension.config })
-        it.debug.set(project.provider { extension.debug })
-        it.parallel.set(project.provider { extension.parallel })
-        it.disableDefaultRuleSets.set(project.provider { extension.disableDefaultRuleSets })
-        it.buildUponDefaultConfig.set(project.provider { extension.buildUponDefaultConfig })
-        @Suppress("DEPRECATION") it.failFast.set(project.provider { extension.failFast })
-        it.autoCorrect.set(project.provider { extension.autoCorrect })
-        it.basePathProp.set(extension.basePath)
-        it.allRules.set(provider { extension.allRules })
+        it.debug.convention(project.provider { extension.debug })
+        it.parallel.convention(project.provider { extension.parallel })
+        it.disableDefaultRuleSets.convention(project.provider { extension.disableDefaultRuleSets })
+        it.buildUponDefaultConfig.convention(project.provider { extension.buildUponDefaultConfig })
+        @Suppress("DEPRECATION") it.failFast.convention(project.provider { extension.failFast })
+        it.autoCorrect.convention(project.provider { extension.autoCorrect })
+        it.basePathProp.convention(extension.basePath)
+        it.allRules.convention(provider { extension.allRules })
         configuration(it)
     }