diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/CloudstreamExtension.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/CloudstreamExtension.kt
index bee909a..f59498d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/CloudstreamExtension.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/CloudstreamExtension.kt
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ abstract class CloudstreamExtension @Inject constructor(project: Project) {
 
     internal var pluginClassName: String? = null
 
-    val description: Property<String> = project.objects.property(String::class.java)
-    val authors: ListProperty<String> = project.objects.listProperty(String::class.java)
-    val adult: Property<Boolean> = project.objects.property(Boolean::class.java)
-    val status: Property<Int> = project.objects.property(Int::class.java)
+    var description: String? = null
+    var authors = listOf<String>()
+    var isAdult = false
+    var status = 3
 }
 
 class ApkInfo(extension: CloudstreamExtension, release: String) {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
index 5360878..51e5bd9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/Utils.kt
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ import groovy.json.JsonBuilder
 fun Project.makeManifest(): PluginManifest {
     val extension = this.extensions.getCloudstream()
 
-    require(this.version != "unspecified") {
-        "No version is set"
-    }
-
     require(extension.pluginClassName != null) {
         "No plugin class found, make sure your plugin class is annotated with @CloudstreamPlugin"
     }
     
+    val version = this.version.toString().toIntOrNull(10)
+    if (version == null) {
+        logger.warn("'${project.version}' is not a valid version. Use an integer.")
+    }
+
     return PluginManifest(
         pluginClassName = extension.pluginClassName,
         name = this.name,
-        pluginVersion = this.version.toString(),
+        pluginVersion = version ?: -1,
         apiVersion = extension.apiVersion
     )
 }
@@ -27,22 +28,23 @@ fun Project.makeManifest(): PluginManifest {
 fun Project.makePluginEntry(): PluginEntry {
     val extension = this.extensions.getCloudstream()
 
-    require(this.version != "unspecified") {
-        "No version is set"
+    val version = this.version.toString().toIntOrNull(10)
+    if (version == null) {
+        logger.warn("'${project.version}' is not a valid version. Use an integer.")
     }
 
     val repo = extension.repository
 
     return PluginEntry(
         url = (if (repo == null) "" else repo.getRawLink("${this.name}.cs3", "builds")),
-        status = extension.status.getOrElse(3),
-        version = this.version.toString(),
+        status = extension.status,
+        version = version ?: -1,
         name = this.name,
         internalName = this.name,
-        authors = extension.authors.getOrElse(listOf()),
-        description = extension.description.orNull,
+        authors = extension.authors,
+        description = extension.description,
         repositoryUrl = (if (repo == null) null else repo.url),
-        isAdult = extension.adult.getOrElse(false),
+        isAdult = extension.isAdult,
         apiVersion = extension.apiVersion
     )
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginEntry.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginEntry.kt
index 71a0900..2b32b7b 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginEntry.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginEntry.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.gradle.entities
 data class PluginEntry(
     val url: String,
     val status: Int,
-    val version: String,
+    val version: Int,
     val name: String,
     val internalName: String,
     val authors: List<String>,
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
index c176231..20f7aa9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/gradle/entities/PluginManifest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ package com.lagradost.cloudstream3.gradle.entities
 data class PluginManifest(
     val pluginClassName: String?,
     val name: String,
-    val pluginVersion: String,
+    val pluginVersion: Int,
     val apiVersion: Int
 )
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