diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f1cd0012..d1d3b6c6 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-serialization:$kotlin_version"
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.dokka:dokka-gradle-plugin:$dokka_version"
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:binary-compatibility-validator:$validator_version"
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-knit:$knit_version"
 
@@ -86,6 +85,11 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+plugins {
+    id("org.jetbrains.dokka")
+}
+
+apply from: "../template.root.gradle.kts"
 // To make it visible for compiler-version.gradle
 ext.compilerVersion = org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion.VERSION
 apply plugin: 'binary-compatibility-validator'
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c753aa76..ee9e725a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 group=org.jetbrains.kotlinx
 version=1.0.0
 
+dokka_it_kotlin_version=
 kotlin.version=1.4.10
 
 # This version take precedence if 'bootstrap' property passed to project
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 88bcb942..848efd27 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright 2017-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
  */
 
+apply from: "../template.settings.gradle.kts"
 rootProject.name = 'kotlinx-serialization'
 enableFeaturePreview('GRADLE_METADATA')