diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c015f19..ff01b1c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -70,5 +70,9 @@
   },
   "java.diagnostic.filter": [
     "**build/generated**"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "files.associations": {
+    "*.json": "json",
+    "*.gradle": "groovy"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7595a63..2228c5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This repository is the source code for 1425's offseason testing of the new 2027
 
 ## Important!
 
-This is using pre-release versions of vendor dependencies, WPILib, and all tools involved. To use this, you must have the 2027 WPILib Alpha 7 installed.
+This is using pre-release versions of vendor dependencies, WPILib, and all tools involved. To use this, you must have the 2027 WPILib Alpha 8 installed.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a673fce..d3e80a6 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 plugins {
     id "java"
     id "application"
-    id "org.wpilib.GradleRIO" version "2027.0.0-alpha-7"
+    id "org.wpilib.GradleRIO" version "2027.0.0-alpha-8"
     id "com.peterabeles.gversion" version "1.10"
-    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "8.6.0"
+    id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "8.10.4"
 }
 
 java {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ wpi.java.runSimWithDebugJni = false
 def includeDesktopSupport = true
 
 // Configuration for AdvantageKit
-task(replayWatch, type: JavaExec) {
+tasks.register("replayWatch", JavaExec) {
     mainClass = "org.littletonrobotics.junction.ReplayWatch"
     classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
 }
@@ -133,22 +133,24 @@ gversion {
     indent       = "  "
 }
 
+def projectDirectory = projectDir
+def isDeployTaskIncluded = project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any({it.toLowerCase().contains("deploy")})
+
 // Create commit with working changes on event branches
-task(eventDeploy) {
+tasks.register("eventDeploy") {
     doLast {
-        if (project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any({ it.toLowerCase().contains("deploy") })) {
+        if (isDeployTaskIncluded) {
             def branchPrefix = "event"
             def branch = 'git branch --show-current'.execute().text.trim()
             def commitMessage = "Update at '${new Date().toString()}'"
-
             if (branch.startsWith(branchPrefix)) {
-                exec {
-                    workingDir(projectDir)
+                execOperations.exec {
+                    workingDir(projectDirectory)
                     executable 'git'
                     args 'add', '-A'
                 }
-                exec {
-                    workingDir(projectDir)
+                execOperations.exec {
+                    workingDir(projectDirectory)
                     executable 'git'
                     args 'commit', '-m', commitMessage
                     ignoreExitValue = true
@@ -171,7 +173,21 @@ def onlyOurHeaders = '(?is)\\A(?:(?!(?:(?!package ).)*(?:copyright|license|\\u00
 
 // Spotless formatting
 project.compileJava.dependsOn(spotlessApply)
+
+spotlessPredeclare {
+    groovyGradle {
+        greclipse('4.31')
+    }
+    java {
+        googleJavaFormat('1.36.1')
+    }
+    json {
+        gson().version('2.14.0')
+    }
+}
+
 spotless {
+    predeclareDepsFromBuildscript()
     java {
         target fileTree(".") {
             include "**/*.java"
@@ -189,7 +205,7 @@ spotless {
             include "**/*.gradle"
             exclude "**/build/**", "**/build-*/**", "/.direnv"
         }
-        greclipse()
+        greclipse('4.31')
         leadingTabsToSpaces(4)
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         endWithNewline()
@@ -211,3 +227,7 @@ spotless {
         endWithNewline()
     }
 }
+
+tasks.withType(com.diffplug.gradle.spotless.SpotlessTask).configureEach {
+    notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("Spotless Equo engine relies on execution-time state unpacking")
+}