diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/gradle/testkit/GradleVersions.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/gradle/testkit/GradleVersions.java
index aa95f70469f..0b0b9451a51 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/gradle/testkit/GradleVersions.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-test-support/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/testsupport/gradle/testkit/GradleVersions.java
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ public final class GradleVersions {
 		return allCompatible().get(0);
 	}
 
+	public static String maximumCompatible() {
+		List<String> versions = allCompatible();
+		return versions.get(versions.size() - 1);
+	}
+
 	private static boolean isJavaVersion(JavaVersion version) {
 		return JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(version);
 	}
diff --git a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/java/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests.java b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/java/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests.java
index ab78b27cb7f..5359404c048 100644
--- a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/java/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/java/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import org.springframework.boot.image.assertions.ImageAssertions;
 import org.springframework.boot.image.junit.GradleBuildInjectionExtension;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.gradle.testkit.GradleBuild;
 import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.gradle.testkit.GradleBuildExtension;
+import org.springframework.boot.testsupport.gradle.testkit.GradleVersions;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class PaketoBuilderTests {
 		this.gradleBuild.scriptPropertyFrom(new File("../../gradle.properties"), "nativeBuildToolsVersion");
 		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("BPL_SPRING_CLOUD_BINDINGS_ENABLED.*true.*Deprecated");
 		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("BOM table is deprecated");
+		this.gradleBuild.gradleVersion(GradleVersions.maximumCompatible());
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -299,6 +301,9 @@ class PaketoBuilderTests {
 	void nativeApp() throws Exception {
 		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("uses or overrides a deprecated API");
 		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("has been deprecated and marked for removal");
+		// these deprecations are transitive from the Native Build Tools Gradle plugin
+		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("has been deprecated. This is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 9.0");
+		this.gradleBuild.expectDeprecationMessages("upgrading_version_8.html#deprecated_access_to_convention");
 		writeMainClass();
 		String imageName = "paketo-integration/" + this.gradleBuild.getProjectDir().getName();
 		ImageReference imageReference = ImageReference.of(ImageName.of(imageName));
diff --git a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-bootDistZipJarApp.gradle b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-bootDistZipJarApp.gradle
index 882dc4b51f6..97b32d1ffa7 100644
--- a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-bootDistZipJarApp.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-bootDistZipJarApp.gradle
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ application {
 
 bootBuildImage {
 	archiveFile = bootDistZip.archiveFile
-	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': project.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion()]
+	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': java.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion()]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainDistZipJarApp.gradle b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainDistZipJarApp.gradle
index 6a69d796341..91a0707f0f8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainDistZipJarApp.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainDistZipJarApp.gradle
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ application {
 
 bootBuildImage {
 	archiveFile = distZip.archiveFile
-	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': project.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion()]
+	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': java.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion()]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainWarApp.gradle b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainWarApp.gradle
index e7e85487056..ec964e92520 100644
--- a/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainWarApp.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-system-tests/spring-boot-image-tests/src/systemTest/resources/org/springframework/boot/image/paketo/PaketoBuilderTests-plainWarApp.gradle
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@ war {
 
 bootBuildImage {
 	archiveFile = war.archiveFile
-	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': project.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion(), 'BP_TOMCAT_VERSION': '10.*']
+	environment = ['BP_JVM_VERSION': java.targetCompatibility.getMajorVersion(), 'BP_TOMCAT_VERSION': '10.*']
 }