diff --git a/client/build.gradle.kts b/client/build.gradle.kts
index a1c489ba..5217c4bf 100644
--- a/client/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/client/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import java.util.Properties
+import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
 val kotestVersion = rootProject.properties["kotestVersion"] as String
 val slf4jVersion = rootProject.properties["slf4jVersion"] as String
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ val liquibaseVersion = getSnapshotOrDefaultVersion("liquibaseVersion")
 
 fun loadDefaultProperty(propertyName: String): String {
     val gradleProps = Properties()
-    val gradlePropertiesFile = file(rootProject.path).toPath().resolveSibling("gradle.properties").toFile()
+    val gradlePropertiesFile = Path(rootProject.path).resolveSibling("gradle.properties").toFile()
     gradlePropertiesFile.inputStream().use { gradleProps.load(it) }
     return gradleProps.getProperty(propertyName)
 }