diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e421818b159..7c0a9f0d7d2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 smithyVersion=1.62.0
 smithyGradleVersion=1.3.0
+smithyPluginVersion=0.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/smithy-typescript-protocol-test-codegen/build.gradle.kts b/smithy-typescript-protocol-test-codegen/build.gradle.kts
index f028dc74770..6f4a5732b61 100644
--- a/smithy-typescript-protocol-test-codegen/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smithy-typescript-protocol-test-codegen/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id("software.amazon.smithy").version("0.6.0")
+    val smithyPluginVersion: String by project
+    id("software.amazon.smithy").version(smithyPluginVersion)
 }
 
 dependencies {