diff --git a/lintchecks/build.gradle b/lintchecks/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 3274d1dafd..0000000000
--- a/lintchecks/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'java-library'
-
-dependencies {
-    compileOnly lintLibs.lint.api
-    compileOnly lintLibs.lint.checks
-
-    testImplementation lintLibs.lint.tests
-    testImplementation testLibs.junit.junit
-    testImplementation lintLibs.lint.api
-    testImplementation lintLibs.lint.checks
-}
-
-jar {
-    manifest {
-        attributes('Lint-Registry-v2': 'org.signal.lint.Registry')
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lintchecks/build.gradle.kts b/lintchecks/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06e6fd64bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lintchecks/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+val signalJavaVersion: JavaVersion by rootProject.extra
+val signalKotlinJvmTarget: String by rootProject.extra
+
+plugins {
+  id("java-library")
+  id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm")
+}
+
+java {
+  sourceCompatibility = signalJavaVersion
+  targetCompatibility = signalJavaVersion
+}
+
+kotlin {
+  jvmToolchain {
+    languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(signalKotlinJvmTarget)
+  }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  compileOnly(lintLibs.lint.api)
+  compileOnly(lintLibs.lint.checks)
+
+  testImplementation(lintLibs.lint.tests)
+  testImplementation(lintLibs.lint.api)
+  testImplementation(testLibs.junit.junit)
+}
+
+tasks.jar {
+  manifest {
+    attributes(
+      "Lint-Registry-v2" to "org.signal.lint.Registry"
+    )
+  }
+}