diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a8204805c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/build/SyncAppSource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * 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 org.springframework.boot.build;
+
+import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask;
+import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputDirectory;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
+
+/**
+ * Tasks for syncing the source code of a Spring Boot application, filtering its
+ * {@code build.gradle} to set the version of its {@code org.springframework.boot} plugin.
+ *
+ * @author Andy Wilkinson
+ */
+public class SyncAppSource extends DefaultTask {
+
+	private final DirectoryProperty sourceDirectory;
+
+	private final DirectoryProperty destinationDirectory;
+
+	private final Property<String> pluginVersion;
+
+	public SyncAppSource() {
+		ObjectFactory objects = getProject().getObjects();
+		this.sourceDirectory = objects.directoryProperty();
+		this.destinationDirectory = objects.directoryProperty();
+		this.pluginVersion = objects.property(String.class)
+				.convention(getProject().provider(() -> getProject().getVersion().toString()));
+	}
+
+	@TaskAction
+	void syncAppSources() {
+		getProject().sync((copySpec) -> {
+			copySpec.from(this.sourceDirectory);
+			copySpec.into(this.destinationDirectory);
+			copySpec.filter((line) -> line.replace("id \"org.springframework.boot\"",
+					"id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"" + getProject().getVersion() + "\""));
+		});
+	}
+
+	@InputDirectory
+	public DirectoryProperty getSourceDirectory() {
+		return this.sourceDirectory;
+	}
+
+	@OutputDirectory
+	public DirectoryProperty getDestinationDirectory() {
+		return this.destinationDirectory;
+	}
+
+	@Input
+	public Property<String> getPluginVersion() {
+		return this.pluginVersion;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-launch-script-tests/build.gradle b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-launch-script-tests/build.gradle
index b94084dc0a7..d337336121b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-launch-script-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-launch-script-tests/build.gradle
@@ -30,12 +30,9 @@ task syncMavenRepository(type: Sync) {
 	into "${buildDir}/int-test-maven-repository"
 }
 
-task syncAppSource(type: Sync) {
-	from "spring-boot-launch-script-tests-app"
-	into "${buildDir}/spring-boot-launch-script-tests-app"
-	filter { line ->
-		line.replace("id \"org.springframework.boot\"", "id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"${project.version}\"")
-	}
+task syncAppSource(type: org.springframework.boot.build.SyncAppSource) {
+	sourceDirectory = file("spring-boot-launch-script-tests-app")
+	destinationDirectory = file("${buildDir}/spring-boot-launch-script-tests-app")
 }
 
 task buildApp(type: GradleBuild) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-loader-tests/build.gradle b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-loader-tests/build.gradle
index 9e81e00251d..2c2792249d8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-loader-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-loader-tests/build.gradle
@@ -31,12 +31,9 @@ task syncMavenRepository(type: Sync) {
 	into "${buildDir}/int-test-maven-repository"
 }
 
-task syncAppSource(type: Sync) {
-	from "spring-boot-loader-tests-app"
-	into "${buildDir}/spring-boot-loader-tests-app"
-	filter { line ->
-		line.replace("id \"org.springframework.boot\"", "id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"${project.version}\"")
-	}
+task syncAppSource(type: org.springframework.boot.build.SyncAppSource) {
+	sourceDirectory = file("spring-boot-loader-tests-app")
+	destinationDirectory = file("${buildDir}/spring-boot-loader-tests-app")
 }
 
 task buildApp(type: GradleBuild) {
diff --git a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-server-tests/build.gradle b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-server-tests/build.gradle
index 5a3e9cf0aff..f04fa853a14 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-server-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-tests/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-server-tests/build.gradle
@@ -40,12 +40,9 @@ task syncTestRepository(type: Sync) {
 	}
 }
 
-task syncAppSource(type: Sync) {
-	from "spring-boot-server-tests-app"
-	into "${buildDir}/spring-boot-server-tests-app"
-	filter { line ->
-		line.replace("id \"org.springframework.boot\"", "id \"org.springframework.boot\" version \"${project.version}\"")
-	}
+task syncAppSource(type: org.springframework.boot.build.SyncAppSource) {
+	sourceDirectory = file("spring-boot-server-tests-app")
+	destinationDirectory = file("${buildDir}/spring-boot-server-tests-app")
 }
 
 task buildApps(type: GradleBuild) {