diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 7411046..7dc6621 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ plugins {
     jacoco
     signing
     alias(libs.plugins.cthingVersioning)
+    alias(libs.plugins.cthingPublishing)
     alias(libs.plugins.dependencyAnalysis)
     alias(libs.plugins.pluginPublish)
     alias(libs.plugins.spotbugs)
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ tasks {
 
     publishPlugins {
         doFirst {
-            if (!project.hasProperty("gradle.publish.key") || !project.hasProperty("gradle.publish.secret")) {
+            if (!cthingPublishing.hasGradlePluginPortalCredentials()) {
                 throw GradleException("Gradle Plugin Portal credentials not defined")
             }
         }
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ tasks {
 
     withType<Sign>().configureEach {
         onlyIf("Signing credentials are present") {
-            hasProperty("signing.keyId") && hasProperty("signing.password") && hasProperty("signing.secretKeyRingFile")
+            cthingPublishing.canSign()
         }
     }
 
@@ -209,16 +210,21 @@ tasks {
 }
 
 publishing {
-    val repoUrl = if ((version as ProjectVersion).isSnapshotBuild)
-        findProperty("cthing.nexus.snapshotsUrl") else findProperty("cthing.nexus.candidatesUrl")
+    afterEvaluate {
+        publications.withType<MavenPublication> {
+            pom(cthingPublishing.createPomAction())
+        }
+    }
+
+    val repoUrl = cthingRepo.repoUrl
     if (repoUrl != null) {
         repositories {
             maven {
                 name = "CThingMaven"
                 setUrl(repoUrl)
                 credentials {
-                    username = property("cthing.nexus.user") as String
-                    password = property("cthing.nexus.password") as String
+                    username = cthingRepo.user
+                    password = cthingRepo.password
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7ed38ce..f1167c2 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ spotbugs = "4.8.6"
 xmlUnit = "2.10.0"
 
 [plugins]
+cthingPublishing = { id = "org.cthing.cthing-publishing", version = "1.0.0" }
 cthingVersioning = { id = "org.cthing.cthing-versioning", version = "3.0.0" }
 dependencyAnalysis = { id = "com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis", version = "2.6.0" }
 pluginPublish = { id = "com.gradle.plugin-publish", version = "1.3.0" }
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ versions = { id = "com.github.ben-manes.versions", version = "0.51.0" }
 
 [libraries]
 assertJ = "org.assertj:assertj-core:3.26.3"
-assertJGradle = "org.cthing:assertj-gradle:1.0.0"
+assertJGradle = "org.cthing:assertj-gradle:3.0.0"
 commonsIO = "commons-io:commons-io:2.18.0"
 cthingAnnots = "org.cthing:cthing-annotations:2.0.0"
 escapers = "org.cthing:escapers:2.0.0"
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/cthing/gradle/plugins/locc/PluginApplyTest.java b/src/test/java/org/cthing/gradle/plugins/locc/PluginApplyTest.java
index 892f8cc..e64f1af 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/cthing/gradle/plugins/locc/PluginApplyTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/cthing/gradle/plugins/locc/PluginApplyTest.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import com.github.fge.jsonschema.processors.syntax.SyntaxValidator;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.cthing.assertj.gradle.GradleProjectAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.cthing.assertj.gradle.GradleAssertions.assertThat;
 
 
 public class PluginApplyTest {
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ public void testApply() {
         assertThat(project).hasTaskWithReports(LoccPlugin.TASK_NAME);
         final Task task = project.getTasks().getByName(LoccPlugin.TASK_NAME);
         final LoccReports reports = ((LoccTask)task).getReports();
-        assertThat(reports.getXml().getRequired().get()).isTrue();
-        assertThat(reports.getHtml().getRequired().get()).isTrue();
-        assertThat(reports.getYaml().getRequired().get()).isFalse();
-        assertThat(reports.getJson().getRequired().get()).isFalse();
-        assertThat(reports.getCsv().getRequired().get()).isFalse();
-        assertThat(reports.getText().getRequired().get()).isFalse();
+        assertThat(reports.getXml().getRequired()).contains(true);
+        assertThat(reports.getHtml().getRequired()).contains(true);
+        assertThat(reports.getYaml().getRequired()).contains(false);
+        assertThat(reports.getJson().getRequired()).contains(false);
+        assertThat(reports.getCsv().getRequired()).contains(false);
+        assertThat(reports.getText().getRequired()).contains(false);
     }
 
     @Test