diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index deb27543..55618153 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/"
+        }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'org.ajoberstar.grgit:grgit-core:4.1.1'
+    }
+}
 
 plugins {
     id 'nebula.plugin-plugin' version '16.3.0'
@@ -63,7 +73,6 @@ dependencies {
     api 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-gradle-interop:latest.release'
     api 'org.apache.maven:maven-model-builder:3.+'
     api 'org.codehaus.gpars:gpars:1.2.1'
-
     plugin  'com.google.guava:guava:19.0'
     plugin('org.ow2.asm:asm:9.+') {
         version {
@@ -192,5 +201,5 @@ nebulaRelease {
 }
 
 validatePlugins {
-    enableStricterValidation = true
+    enableStricterValidation = false
 }
diff --git a/gradle.lockfile b/gradle.lockfile
index 62af15a8..16a6d893 100644
--- a/gradle.lockfile
+++ b/gradle.lockfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This file is expected to be part of source control.
 cglib:cglib-nodep:3.2.2=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.google.guava:guava:19.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-com.googlecode.javaewah:JavaEWAH:1.1.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+com.googlecode.javaewah:JavaEWAH:1.1.6=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.connector-factory:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.core:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.pageant:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.sshagent:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeC
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.svnkit-trilead-ssh2:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.usocket-jna:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy.usocket-nc:0.0.7=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-com.jcraft:jsch:0.1.55=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+com.jcraft:jsch:0.1.54=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.jcraft:jzlib:1.1.2=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-com.netflix.nebula:gradle-contacts-plugin:6.0.0=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-com.netflix.nebula:gradle-info-plugin:11.0.1=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+com.netflix.nebula:gradle-contacts-plugin:7.0.0=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+com.netflix.nebula:gradle-info-plugin:12.0.0=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.netflix.nebula:nebula-gradle-interop:2.0.0=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-com.netflix.nebula:nebula-test:10.2.0=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+com.netflix.nebula:nebula-test:10.3.0=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.netflix.nebula:nebula-test:9.0.1=compileClasspath
 com.perforce:p4java:2015.2.1365273=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 com.trilead:trilead-ssh2:1.0.0-build220=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ commons-logging:commons-logging:1.2=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspa
 de.regnis.q.sequence:sequence-library:1.0.3=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 dev.gradleplugins:gradle-api:6.8.3=compileClasspath
 javax.inject:javax.inject:1=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-joda-time:joda-time:2.10.13=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+joda-time:joda-time:2.12.1=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 junit:junit:4.12=compileClasspath
 junit:junit:4.13.2=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:5.7.0=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
@@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ org.antlr:antlr-runtime:3.4=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.8.1=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.2=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4.4=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.apache.maven:maven-artifact:3.8.3=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.apache.maven:maven-builder-support:3.8.3=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.apache.maven:maven-model-builder:3.8.3=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.apache.maven:maven-model:3.8.3=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.apache.maven:maven-artifact:3.8.6=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.apache.maven:maven-builder-support:3.8.6=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.apache.maven:maven-model-builder:3.8.6=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.apache.maven:maven-model:3.8.6=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.apiguardian:apiguardian-api:1.1.2=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.gpars:gpars:1.2.1=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:2.5.12=compileClasspath
 org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:3.0.9=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.jsr166-mirror:jsr166y:1.7.0=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation:1.26=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.3.0=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.3.1=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.codenarc:CodeNarc:2.0.0=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jdt:core:3.1.1=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.0.1.201806211838-r=compileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
@@ -63,11 +63,12 @@ org.junit.platform:junit-platform-engine:1.8.1=integTestCompileClasspath,integTe
 org.multiverse:multiverse-core:0.7.0=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.objenesis:objenesis:2.4=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.opentest4j:opentest4j:1.2.0=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.ow2.asm:asm-analysis:9.2=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.ow2.asm:asm-commons:9.2=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.ow2.asm:asm-tree:9.2=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.ow2.asm:asm-commons:9.4=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.ow2.asm:asm-tree:5.2=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath
+org.ow2.asm:asm-tree:9.4=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.ow2.asm:asm-util:5.2=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
-org.ow2.asm:asm:9.2=compileClasspath,integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
+org.ow2.asm:asm:5.2=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath
+org.ow2.asm:asm:9.4=compileClasspath,runtimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.2=integTestRuntimeClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath
 org.spockframework:spock-core:1.3-groovy-2.4=compileClasspath
 org.spockframework:spock-core:2.1-M2-groovy-3.0=integTestCompileClasspath,integTestRuntimeClasspath,testCompileClasspath,testRuntimeClasspath