diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationComposeConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationComposeConventionPlugin.kt
index a8b1b1779..1cdc90393 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationComposeConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationComposeConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 import com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureAndroidCompose
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 class AndroidApplicationComposeConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            apply(plugin = "com.android.application")
-            apply(plugin = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("android.application"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("compose"))
 
             val extension = extensions.getByType<ApplicationExtension>()
             configureAndroidCompose(extension)
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
index f4d5bb0d0..964809206 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -21,20 +21,21 @@ import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureBadgingTasks
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureGradleManagedDevices
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureKotlinAndroid
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configurePrintApksTask
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 
 class AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            with(pluginManager) {
-                apply("com.android.application")
-                apply("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
-                apply("nowinandroid.android.lint")
-                apply("com.dropbox.dependency-guard")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("android.application"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("kotlin.android"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("nowinandroid.android.lint"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("dependencyGuard"))
 
             extensions.configure<ApplicationExtension> {
                 configureKotlinAndroid(this)
@@ -49,5 +50,4 @@ class AndroidApplicationConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationFirebaseConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationFirebaseConventionPlugin.kt
index 422592b8a..edbf0ba0f 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationFirebaseConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationFirebaseConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,20 +16,21 @@
 
 import com.android.build.api.dsl.ApplicationExtension
 import com.google.firebase.crashlytics.buildtools.gradle.CrashlyticsExtension
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.dependencies
 
 class AndroidApplicationFirebaseConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            with(pluginManager) {
-                apply("com.google.gms.google-services")
-                apply("com.google.firebase.firebase-perf")
-                apply("com.google.firebase.crashlytics")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("gms"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("firebase.perf"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("firebase.crashlytics"))
+
 
             dependencies {
                 val bom = libs.findLibrary("firebase-bom").get()
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationJacocoConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
index ac385b0d9..7f0468f22 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidApplicationJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -17,14 +17,17 @@
 import com.android.build.api.variant.ApplicationAndroidComponentsExtension
 import com.android.build.gradle.internal.dsl.BaseAppModuleExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureJacoco
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 
 class AndroidApplicationJacocoConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            pluginManager.apply("jacoco")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("jacoco"))
             val androidExtension = extensions.getByType<BaseAppModuleExtension>()
 
             androidExtension.buildTypes.configureEach {
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin.kt
index 9110e7fa3..bebb0e6cd 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,19 +16,20 @@
 
 import com.android.build.gradle.LibraryExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureGradleManagedDevices
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.dependencies
 
 class AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            pluginManager.apply {
-                apply("nowinandroid.android.library")
-                apply("nowinandroid.hilt")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("nowinandroid.android.library"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("nowinandroid.hilt"))
+
             extensions.configure<LibraryExtension> {
                 testOptions.animationsDisabled = true
                 configureGradleManagedDevices(this)
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ class AndroidFeatureConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 add("implementation", libs.findLibrary("androidx.lifecycle.viewModelCompose").get())
                 add("implementation", libs.findLibrary("androidx.tracing.ktx").get())
 
-                add("androidTestImplementation", libs.findLibrary("androidx.lifecycle.runtimeTesting").get())
+                add(
+                    "androidTestImplementation",
+                    libs.findLibrary("androidx.lifecycle.runtimeTesting").get(),
+                )
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryComposeConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryComposeConventionPlugin.kt
index 19fabf549..118672a57 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryComposeConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryComposeConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 import com.android.build.gradle.LibraryExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureAndroidCompose
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
@@ -24,8 +26,8 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 class AndroidLibraryComposeConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            apply(plugin = "com.android.library")
-            apply(plugin = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("android.library"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("compose"))
 
             val extension = extensions.getByType<LibraryExtension>()
             configureAndroidCompose(extension)
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
index 71d818c0c..fbe96da55 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureGradleManagedDevices
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureKotlinAndroid
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configurePrintApksTask
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.disableUnnecessaryAndroidTests
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.dependencies
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.kotlin
@@ -31,11 +33,9 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.kotlin
 class AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            with(pluginManager) {
-                apply("com.android.library")
-                apply("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
-                apply("nowinandroid.android.lint")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("android.library"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("kotlin.android"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("nowinandroid.android.lint"))
 
             extensions.configure<LibraryExtension> {
                 configureKotlinAndroid(this)
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ class AndroidLibraryConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 configureGradleManagedDevices(this)
                 // The resource prefix is derived from the module name,
                 // so resources inside ":core:module1" must be prefixed with "core_module1_"
-                resourcePrefix = path.split("""\W""".toRegex()).drop(1).distinct().joinToString(separator = "_").lowercase() + "_"
+                resourcePrefix =
+                    path.split("""\W""".toRegex()).drop(1).distinct().joinToString(separator = "_")
+                        .lowercase() + "_"
             }
             extensions.configure<LibraryAndroidComponentsExtension> {
                 configurePrintApksTask(this)
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryJacocoConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
index 6f2ff60c5..3fecebadb 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidLibraryJacocoConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -15,17 +15,19 @@
  */
 
 import com.android.build.api.dsl.LibraryExtension
-import com.android.build.api.variant.ApplicationAndroidComponentsExtension
 import com.android.build.api.variant.LibraryAndroidComponentsExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureJacoco
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.getByType
 
 class AndroidLibraryJacocoConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            pluginManager.apply("jacoco")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("jacoco"))
             val androidExtension = extensions.getByType<LibraryExtension>()
 
             androidExtension.buildTypes.configureEach {
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidRoomConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidRoomConventionPlugin.kt
index dbca79a5e..5dece9797 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidRoomConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidRoomConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@
 
 import androidx.room.gradle.RoomExtension
 import com.google.devtools.ksp.gradle.KspExtension
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.dependencies
 
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ class AndroidRoomConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
 
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            pluginManager.apply("androidx.room")
-            pluginManager.apply("com.google.devtools.ksp")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("room"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("ksp"))
 
             extensions.configure<KspExtension> {
                 arg("room.generateKotlin", "true")
@@ -47,4 +49,4 @@ class AndroidRoomConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidTestConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidTestConventionPlugin.kt
index e48d75757..893382dc1 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidTestConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AndroidTestConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
 import com.android.build.gradle.TestExtension
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureGradleManagedDevices
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureKotlinAndroid
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 
 class AndroidTestConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            with(pluginManager) {
-                apply("com.android.test")
-                apply("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("android.test"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("kotlin.android"))
 
             extensions.configure<TestExtension> {
                 configureKotlinAndroid(this)
@@ -36,5 +37,4 @@ class AndroidTestConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/HiltConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/HiltConventionPlugin.kt
index a8228e5af..099610139 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/HiltConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/HiltConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -15,15 +15,17 @@
  */
 
 import com.android.build.gradle.api.AndroidBasePlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.dependencies
 
 class HiltConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            pluginManager.apply("com.google.devtools.ksp")
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("ksp"))
             dependencies {
                 add("ksp", libs.findLibrary("hilt.compiler").get())
                 add("implementation", libs.findLibrary("hilt.core").get())
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class HiltConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
 
             /** Add support for Android modules, based on [AndroidBasePlugin] */
             pluginManager.withPlugin("com.android.base") {
-                pluginManager.apply("dagger.hilt.android.plugin")
+                apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("hilt.plugin"))
                 dependencies {
                     add("implementation", libs.findLibrary("hilt.android").get())
                 }
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/JvmLibraryConventionPlugin.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/JvmLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
index 35932c835..30d6c20b8 100644
--- a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/JvmLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/JvmLibraryConventionPlugin.kt
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
  */
 
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.configureKotlinJvm
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.getPlugin
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.libs
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.apply
 
 class JvmLibraryConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     override fun apply(target: Project) {
         with(target) {
-            with(pluginManager) {
-                apply("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm")
-                apply("nowinandroid.android.lint")
-            }
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("kotlin.jvm"))
+            apply(plugin = libs.getPlugin("nowinandroid.android.lint"))
             configureKotlinJvm()
         }
     }
diff --git a/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/VersionCatalogExtensions.kt b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/VersionCatalogExtensions.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8966e2a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/VersionCatalogExtensions.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid
+
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.VersionCatalog
+import kotlin.jvm.optionals.getOrNull
+
+/**
+ * Get a Plugin from version catalog using an alias.
+ */
+internal fun VersionCatalog.getPlugin(alias: String): String =
+    findPlugin(alias).getOrNull()?.get()?.pluginId ?: "There is no [$alias] in the catalog"
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a2210bd4c..ce20bc41a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ firebase-crashlytics = { id = "com.google.firebase.crashlytics", version.ref = "
 firebase-perf = { id = "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf", version.ref = "firebasePerfPlugin" }
 gms = { id = "com.google.gms.google-services", version.ref = "gmsPlugin" }
 hilt = { id = "com.google.dagger.hilt.android", version.ref = "hilt" }
+hilt-plugin = { id = "dagger.hilt.android.plugin", version.ref = "hilt"}
+jacoco = { id = "jacoco", version.ref = "jacoco"}
+kotlin-android = {id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android", version.ref = "kotlin"}
 kotlin-jvm = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlin-serialization = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 ksp = { id = "com.google.devtools.ksp", version.ref = "ksp" }