diff --git a/kt/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/kt/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a0a3b38cff..935005f336 100644
--- a/kt/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/kt/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ maven-publish="0.32.0" # https://github.com/vanniktech/gradle-maven-publish-plug
 changelog = "2.2.1" # https://github.com/JetBrains/gradle-changelog-plugin/releases
 gradleIntelliJPlugin = "2.3.0" # https://github.com/JetBrains/intellij-platform-gradle-plugin/releases
 ideaSync = "1.1.10" # https://plugins.gradle.org/plugin/org.jetbrains.gradle.plugin.idea-ext
-kotlinPreProcessors = "0.2.0" # https://github.com/utopia-rise/kotlin-preprocessors/tags
+kotlinPreProcessors = "0.3.0" # https://github.com/utopia-rise/kotlin-preprocessors/tags
 
 iosJdk = "21"
 iosGraalJdkBuild = "v23.1.3-21-b33"
diff --git a/kt/plugins/godot-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/godot/gradle/tasks/generateGdIgnoreFilesTask.kt b/kt/plugins/godot-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/godot/gradle/tasks/generateGdIgnoreFilesTask.kt
index bd7393828b..7190785650 100644
--- a/kt/plugins/godot-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/godot/gradle/tasks/generateGdIgnoreFilesTask.kt
+++ b/kt/plugins/godot-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/godot/gradle/tasks/generateGdIgnoreFilesTask.kt
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ fun Project.generateGdIgnoreFilesTask(): TaskProvider<Task> {
             group = "godot-kotlin-jvm"
             description = "Generates .gdignore files to hide gradle files, kotlin build files and jre files from the godot editor."
 
-            doFirst {
+            // safety check: make sure that the target project has our plugin
+            val hasPlugin = provider { pluginManager.hasPlugin("com.utopia-rise.godot-kotlin-jvm") }
+            onlyIf { hasPlugin.get() }
 
-                // safety check: make sure that the target project has our plugin
-                if (!this.project.pluginManager.hasPlugin("com.utopia-rise.godot-kotlin-jvm")) {
-                    // the target project doesn't seem to have our plugin; skip.
-                    return@doFirst
-                }
+            val projectDir = layout.projectDirectory.asFile
+            val buildDirProvider = layout.buildDirectory.asFile
+            doFirst {
 
-                val projectDir = this.project.projectDir
-                val buildDir = this.project.layout.buildDirectory.asFile.get()
+                val buildDir = buildDirProvider.get()
 
                 val targetDirSequence = sequenceOf(
                     buildDir,
diff --git a/kt/plugins/godot-intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/template/gradle.properties.godot_template b/kt/plugins/godot-intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/template/gradle.properties.godot_template
index 6a61dc9bb3..c1d4b364ea 100644
--- a/kt/plugins/godot-intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/template/gradle.properties.godot_template
+++ b/kt/plugins/godot-intellij-plugin/src/main/resources/template/gradle.properties.godot_template
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
+org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 
 # Set this property to true to disable kotlin jvm plugin version check
 # Attention: this is an advanced feature. Only use it if you know what you're doing! We cannot guarantee that our compiler plugin is compatible with other kotlin versions than the one we build it for. Setting this property to true can lead to build and/or runtime errors.
diff --git a/src/editor/project/templates.h b/src/editor/project/templates.h
index b2869c9d57..5b2af1dc40 100644
--- a/src/editor/project/templates.h
+++ b/src/editor/project/templates.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ constexpr const char* build_gradle_kts_file_name = R"(build.gradle.kts)";
 constexpr const char* build_gradle_kts_file_content = "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";
 
 constexpr const char* gradle_properties_file_name = R"(gradle.properties)";
-constexpr const char* gradle_properties_file_content = "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";
+constexpr const char* gradle_properties_file_content = "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";
 
 constexpr const char* gradlew_bat_file_name = R"(gradlew.bat)";
 constexpr const char* gradlew_bat_file_content = "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";