diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ai.sdk-version-file.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ai.sdk-version-file.gradle.kts
index 44891ad2385..0d705b4b0c8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ai.sdk-version-file.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/ai.sdk-version-file.gradle.kts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins {
   `java-library`
 }
 
-val sdkVersionDir = "${buildDir}/generated/resources/sdk-version"
+val sdkVersionDir = layout.buildDirectory.dir("generated/resources/sdk-version")
 
 tasks {
   register("generateVersionResource") {