diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 031d19e85e..18f1c0fc7d 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ android {
         versionCode 169
         versionName "2.10.8"
     }
-    
+
     signingConfigs {
         debug {
             storeFile rootProject.file('debug.keystore')
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2ee2a4c070..1eb3389bf8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 buildscript {
 
-    ext.kotlinVersion = '1.2.71'
+    ext.kotlinVersion = '1.3.10'
 
     dependencies {
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ buildscript {
         classpath 'de.richsource.gradle.plugins:gwt-gradle-plugin:0.6'
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
         classpath 'com.mobidevelop.robovm:robovm-gradle-plugin:2.3.1'
-        
-
     }
 }
 
@@ -52,12 +50,12 @@ project(":desktop") {
 
 
     dependencies {
-        compile project(":core")
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-lwjgl:$gdxVersion"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
+        implementation project(":core")
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-lwjgl:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-desktop"
 
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-tools:$gdxVersion"  // This is for the TexturePacker class
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-tools:$gdxVersion"  // This is for the TexturePacker class
     }
 
 
@@ -70,14 +68,14 @@ project(":android") {
     configurations { natives }
 
     dependencies {
-        compile project(":core")
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-android:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation project(":core")
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-android:$gdxVersion"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi-v7a"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-arm64-v8a"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-x86"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-x86_64"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d:$gdxVersion"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi-v7a"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-arm64-v8a"
@@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ project(":android") {
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-x86_64"
 
         // Freetype
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-armeabi-v7a"
         natives "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-arm64-v8a"
@@ -101,13 +99,12 @@ project(":ios") {
 
 
     dependencies {
-        compile project(":core")
-        compile "com.mobidevelop.robovm:robovm-rt:$roboVMVersion"
-        compile "com.mobidevelop.robovm:robovm-cocoatouch:$roboVMVersion"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-robovm:$gdxVersion"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-ios"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-ios"
-        
+        implementation project(":core")
+        implementation "com.mobidevelop.robovm:robovm-rt:$roboVMVersion"
+        implementation "com.mobidevelop.robovm:robovm-cocoatouch:$roboVMVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-robovm:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-ios"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d-platform:$gdxVersion:natives-ios"
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,10 +113,10 @@ project(":core") {
     apply plugin: "kotlin"
 
     dependencies {
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx:$gdxVersion"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d:$gdxVersion"
-        compile "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
-        compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-box2d:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-freetype:$gdxVersion"
+        implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlinVersion"
     }
 }