diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 350ae65280a..95aba8a1ad5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -685,8 +685,9 @@ configure(project.fineractCustomProjects) {
             exclude(module: "slf4j-api")
         }
 
-        compileOnly('org.projectlombok:lombok')
-        annotationProcessor('org.projectlombok:lombok')
+        compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+        annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+
         annotationProcessor('org.mapstruct:mapstruct-processor')
         annotationProcessor('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-autoconfigure-processor')
         annotationProcessor('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-configuration-processor')
diff --git a/fineract-e2e-tests-core/build.gradle b/fineract-e2e-tests-core/build.gradle
index 3adc9c98df3..c7c1ddf57c6 100644
--- a/fineract-e2e-tests-core/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-e2e-tests-core/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ plugins {
     id 'java'
 }
 
+apply plugin: 'io.freefair.lombok'
+
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
@@ -51,9 +53,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.0'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.0'
 
-    testCompileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.34'
-    testAnnotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.34'
-
     testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.8"
     testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.8"
 
diff --git a/fineract-e2e-tests-runner/build.gradle b/fineract-e2e-tests-runner/build.gradle
index 2c5df1a2ea0..d4b241c58ad 100644
--- a/fineract-e2e-tests-runner/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-e2e-tests-runner/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ plugins {
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'eclipse'
+apply plugin: 'io.freefair.lombok'
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
@@ -54,9 +55,6 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.11.0'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.11.0'
 
-    testCompileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.34'
-    testAnnotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.34'
-
     testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.5.8"
     testImplementation "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.8"
 
diff --git a/fineract-progressive-loan/build.gradle.kts b/fineract-progressive-loan/build.gradle.kts
index eb31f69f35a..859daa063b1 100644
--- a/fineract-progressive-loan/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/fineract-progressive-loan/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 description = "Fineract Progressive Loan"
 
+apply(plugin = "io.freefair.lombok")
+
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":fineract-accounting"))
     implementation(project(":fineract-charge"))