diff --git a/java/build.gradle.kts b/java/build.gradle.kts
index ee84d215ac0..7b558df82dc 100644
--- a/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import net.ltgt.gradle.errorprone.errorprone
 
 plugins {
     id("com.diffplug.spotless") version "7.2.1"
-    id("com.palantir.consistent-versions") version "2.37.0"
     id("com.palantir.git-version") version "4.0.0"
     id("net.ltgt.errorprone") version "4.3.0" apply false
-    id("org.inferred.processors") version "3.7.0" apply false
     id("com.google.protobuf") version "0.9.5" apply false
     id("com.vanniktech.maven.publish") version "0.34.0" apply false
 }
 
+dependencyLocking {
+    lockAllConfigurations()
+}
+
 subprojects {
     apply(plugin = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish")
 }
@@ -32,12 +34,11 @@ allprojects {
 
     plugins.withType<JavaLibraryPlugin> {
         apply(plugin = "net.ltgt.errorprone")
-        apply(plugin = "org.inferred.processors")
 
         dependencies {
-            "errorprone"("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core")
-            "errorprone"("com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-checker")
-            "compileOnly"("com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-annotations")
+            "errorprone"(libs.errorprone.core)
+            "errorprone"(libs.nopen.checker)
+            "compileOnly"(libs.nopen.annotations)
         }
 
         spotless {
diff --git a/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..710ffda9507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[versions]
+errorprone = "2.36.0"
+guava = "33.4.8-jre"
+guava-failureaccess = "1.0.3"
+guava-listenablefuture = "9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava"
+nopen = "1.0.1"
+spark = "3.5.6"
+immutables = "2.11.3"
+protobuf = "4.32.0"
+arrow = "18.3.0"
+junit = "5.13.4"
+slf4j = "2.0.17"
+logback = "1.5.18"
+
+[libraries]
+errorprone-annotations = { module = "com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations", version.ref = "errorprone" }
+errorprone-core = { module = "com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core", version.ref = "errorprone" }
+guava = { module = "com.google.guava:guava", version.ref = "guava" }
+guava-failureaccess = { module = "com.google.guava:failureaccess", version.ref = "guava-failureaccess" }
+guava-listenablefuture = { module = "com.google.guava:listenablefuture", version.ref = "guava-listenablefuture" }
+nopen-checker = { module = "com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-checker", version.ref = "nopen" }
+nopen-annotations = { module = "com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-annotations", version.ref = "nopen" }
+immutables-value = { module = "org.immutables:value", version.ref = "immutables" }
+protobuf = { module = "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java", version.ref = "protobuf" }
+
+# Logging
+slf4j = { module = "org.slf4j:slf4j-api", version.ref = "slf4j" }
+logback-classic = { module = "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic", version.ref = "logback" }
+
+# Spark libraries (expand wildcard as needed)
+spark-catalyst = { module = "org.apache.spark:spark-catalyst_2.12", version.ref = "spark" }
+spark-sql = { module = "org.apache.spark:spark-sql_2.12", version.ref = "spark" }
+
+# Arrow libraries (expand wildcard as needed)  
+arrow-vector = { module = "org.apache.arrow:arrow-vector", version.ref = "arrow" }
+arrow-c-data = { module = "org.apache.arrow:arrow-c-data", version.ref = "arrow" }
+arrow-memory-core = { module = "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-core", version.ref = "arrow" }
+arrow-memory-netty = { module = "org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-netty", version.ref = "arrow" }
+
+# Test dependencies
+junit-jupiter = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter", version.ref = "junit" }
+junit-jupiter-api = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api", version.ref = "junit" }
+junit-jupiter-engine = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine", version.ref = "junit" }
+junit-jupiter-params = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params", version.ref = "junit" }
diff --git a/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index a481c8ec2ba..d175af4db3a 100644
--- a/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.0.0-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/java/versions.props b/java/versions.props
deleted file mode 100644
index fab0c639ecb..00000000000
--- a/java/versions.props
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#  SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright the Vortex contributors
-
-com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core = 2.36.0
-com.google.guava:failureaccess = 1.0.3
-com.google.guava:guava = 33.4.8-jre
-com.google.guava:listenablefuture = 9999.0-empty-to-avoid-conflict-with-guava
-com.jakewharton.nopen:* = 1.0.1
-org.apache.spark:* = 3.5.6
-org.immutables:value = 2.11.3
-com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java = 4.32.0
-org.apache.arrow:* = 18.3.0
-
-# Test dependencies
-org.junit.jupiter:* = 5.13.4
diff --git a/java/vortex-jni/build.gradle.kts b/java/vortex-jni/build.gradle.kts
index 1eaa4c34cfe..938400c7e62 100644
--- a/java/vortex-jni/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/vortex-jni/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,24 +12,21 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("org.apache.arrow:arrow-c-data")
-    implementation("org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-core")
-    implementation("org.apache.arrow:arrow-memory-netty")
+    compileOnly(libs.immutables.value)
+    annotationProcessor(libs.immutables.value)
 
-    compileOnly("org.immutables:value")
-    annotationProcessor("org.immutables:value")
+    implementation(libs.arrow.c.data)
+    implementation(libs.arrow.memory.core)
+    implementation(libs.arrow.memory.netty)
 
-    errorprone("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_core")
-    errorprone("com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-checker")
+    implementation(libs.guava)
+    implementation(libs.protobuf)
+    implementation(libs.slf4j)
 
-    implementation("com.google.guava:guava")
-    implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java")
-    compileOnly("com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations")
-    compileOnly("com.jakewharton.nopen:nopen-annotations")
+    compileOnly(libs.errorprone.annotations)
+    compileOnly(libs.nopen.annotations)
 
-    // Logging
-    implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17")
-    testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.18")
+    testCompileOnly(libs.logback.classic)
 }
 
 testing {
@@ -37,7 +34,7 @@ testing {
         val test by getting(JvmTestSuite::class) {
             useJUnitJupiter()
             dependencies {
-                implementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params")
+                implementation(libs.junit.jupiter.params)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/vortex-spark/build.gradle.kts b/java/vortex-spark/build.gradle.kts
index c66c37ff83e..1e6d993ebfe 100644
--- a/java/vortex-spark/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/java/vortex-spark/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    api("org.apache.spark:spark-catalyst_2.12")
-    api("org.apache.spark:spark-sql_2.12")
+    api(libs.spark.catalyst)
+    api(libs.spark.sql)
     api(project(":vortex-jni", configuration = "shadow"))
 
-    compileOnly("org.immutables:value")
-    annotationProcessor("org.immutables:value")
+    compileOnly(libs.immutables.value)
+    annotationProcessor(libs.immutables.value)
 
-    implementation("com.google.guava:guava")
-    implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api:2.0.17")
+    implementation(libs.guava)
+    implementation(libs.slf4j)
 }
 
 testing {