diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d2402e..a054ecc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ The `emulatorwtf` plugin DSL supports the following configuration options:
 
 ```groovy
 emulatorwtf {
-  // CLI version to use, defaults to 0.12.1
-  version = '0.12.1'
+  // CLI version to use, defaults to 0.12.5
+  version = '0.12.5'
 
   // emulator.wtf API token, we recommend either using the EW_API_TOKEN env var
   // instead of this or passing this value in via a project property
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ The plugin is compatible with any working combination of these ranges:
 | Component             | Oldest | Newest         |
 |-----------------------|--------|----------------|
 | JDK                   | 11     | 24             |
-| Gradle                | 7.0.2  | 8.14           |
-| Android Gradle Plugin | 7.0.0  | 8.11.0-alpha10 |
+| Gradle                | 7.0.2  | 9.0.0-rc-2     |
+| Android Gradle Plugin | 7.0.0  | 8.12.0-alpha08 |
 
 NOTE: only the latest of any prerelease versions (`alpha`, `beta`, `rc`) is supported.
diff --git a/changelog.yaml b/changelog.yaml
index efc6346..2406f21 100644
--- a/changelog.yaml
+++ b/changelog.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,5 @@
 # (Markdown is supported and encouraged)
 
 unreleased:
-- |
-  Fixed `Invocation of 'Task.project' by task '...' at execution time is unsupported` errors when using the configuration cache
-  and `TestReporter.GRADLE_TEST_REPORTING_API` together.
-- |
-  Fixed: no test results were reported to the Gradle Test Reporting API when the test task failed
+- "Improved: better upload performance when testing large apk files containing native libraries."
+- "Improved: bumped default `ew-cli` version to 0.12.5."
diff --git a/develocity-reporter/src/lint/baseline.xml b/develocity-reporter/src/lint/baseline.xml
index 359af8c..2eff795 100644
--- a/develocity-reporter/src/lint/baseline.xml
+++ b/develocity-reporter/src/lint/baseline.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<issues format="6" by="lint 8.11.0-alpha06" type="baseline" client="gradle" dependencies="false" name="AGP (8.11.0-alpha06)" variant="all" version="8.11.0-alpha06">
+<issues format="6" by="lint 8.12.0-alpha02" type="baseline" client="gradle" dependencies="false" name="AGP (8.12.0-alpha02)" variant="all" version="8.12.0-alpha02">
 
     <issue
         id="NewerVersionAvailable"
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-api/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/EwExtension.java b/gradle-plugin-api/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/EwExtension.java
index 3a379c7..4b16b29 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-api/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/EwExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-api/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/EwExtension.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public abstract class EwExtension implements EwInvokeConfiguration {
 
   @Inject
   public EwExtension(ObjectFactory objectFactory) {
-    getVersion().convention("0.12.1");
+    getVersion().convention("0.12.5");
     getSideEffects().convention(false);
     getOutputs().convention(Collections.emptyList());
 
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-core/src/lint/baseline.xml b/gradle-plugin-core/src/lint/baseline.xml
index 75d2194..59838a6 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-core/src/lint/baseline.xml
+++ b/gradle-plugin-core/src/lint/baseline.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<issues format="6" by="lint 8.11.0-alpha07" type="baseline" client="gradle" dependencies="false" name="AGP (8.11.0-alpha07)" variant="all" version="8.11.0-alpha07">
+<issues format="6" by="lint 8.11.0-alpha10" type="baseline" client="gradle" dependencies="false" name="AGP (8.11.0-alpha10)" variant="all" version="8.11.0-alpha10">
+
+    <issue
+        id="EagerGradleConfiguration"
+        message="Use register instead of maybeCreate"
+        errorLine1="    final Configuration resultsExportConfig = target.getConfigurations().maybeCreate(RESULTS_EXPORT_CONFIGURATION);"
+        errorLine2="                                                                         ~~~~~~~~~~~">
+        <location
+            file="src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java"
+            line="117"
+            column="74"/>
+    </issue>
+
+    <issue
+        id="EagerGradleConfiguration"
+        message="Use register instead of maybeCreate"
+        errorLine1="    final Configuration resultsConfig = target.getConfigurations().maybeCreate(RESULTS_CONFIGURATION);"
+        errorLine2="                                                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~">
+        <location
+            file="src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java"
+            line="134"
+            column="68"/>
+    </issue>
 
     <issue
         id="InternalAgpApiUsage"
@@ -19,7 +41,7 @@
         errorLine2="                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~">
         <location
             file="src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java"
-            line="57"
+            line="58"
             column="31"/>
     </issue>
 
@@ -30,7 +52,7 @@
         errorLine2="                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~">
         <location
             file="src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java"
-            line="76"
+            line="77"
             column="31"/>
     </issue>
 
@@ -52,7 +74,7 @@
         errorLine2="           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~">
         <location
             file="src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java"
-            line="170"
+            line="174"
             column="12"/>
     </issue>
 
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java b/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java
index 6b39a24..daa244e 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/ProjectConfigurator.java
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ private Provider<Configuration> createToolConfiguration() {
   }
 
   private Configuration createResultsExportConfiguration() {
+    // has to be created eagerly, otherwise nothing will run from the summary tasks
+    // TODO(madis) find a better workaround for this
     final Configuration resultsExportConfig = target.getConfigurations().maybeCreate(RESULTS_EXPORT_CONFIGURATION);
     resultsExportConfig.setCanBeConsumed(true);
     resultsExportConfig.setCanBeResolved(true);
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ private Configuration createResultsExportConfiguration() {
   }
 
   private Provider<Configuration> createResultsImportConfiguration(Configuration resultsExportConfig) {
+    // has to be created eagerly, otherwise nothing will run from the summary tasks
+    // TODO(madis) find a better workaround for this
     final Configuration resultsConfig = target.getConfigurations().maybeCreate(RESULTS_CONFIGURATION);
     resultsConfig.setCanBeConsumed(false);
     resultsConfig.setCanBeResolved(false);
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java b/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java
index b88372f..7ef1b50 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-core/src/main/java/wtf/emulator/setup/VariantConfigurator.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import com.android.build.gradle.internal.attributes.VariantAttr;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider;
 import wtf.emulator.GradleCompat;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -93,14 +94,16 @@ private void configureTestVariant(TestExtension android, ApplicationVariant vari
 
       // look up the referenced target variant
       // TODO(madis) use artifact apis here instead?
-      Configuration testedApks = target.getConfigurations().maybeCreate(variant.getName() + "TestedApks");
       final String variantName = variant.getName();
+      Provider<Configuration> testedApks = target.getConfigurations().named(variantName + "TestedApks");
       task.getApks().set(
-        testedApks.getIncoming().artifactView(view -> {
-          view.getAttributes().attribute(VariantAttr.ATTRIBUTE,
-            target.getObjects().named(VariantAttr.class, variantName));
-          view.getAttributes().attribute(compat.getArtifactTypeAttribute(), "apk");
-        }).getFiles()
+        testedApks.map(it ->
+          it.getIncoming().artifactView(view -> {
+            view.getAttributes().attribute(VariantAttr.ATTRIBUTE,
+              target.getObjects().named(VariantAttr.class, variantName));
+            view.getAttributes().attribute(compat.getArtifactTypeAttribute(), "apk");
+          }).getFiles()
+        )
       );
     });
   }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 22e9568..03fcf1d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Publishing
 
 GROUP=wtf.emulator
-VERSION_NAME=0.19.2
+VERSION_NAME=0.19.3
 
 POM_NAME=emulator.wtf Gradle Plugin
 POM_DESCRIPTION=With this Gradle plugin you can run your Android instrumentation tests with emulator.wtf
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index acfca88..3e98912 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 [versions]
 autovalue = "1.11.0"
 autovalue-gson = "1.3.1"
-lint = "8.11.0-alpha10"
+lint = "8.12.0-alpha08"
 
 [plugins]
-buildconfig = { id = "com.github.gmazzo.buildconfig", version = "5.6.5" }
+buildconfig = { id = "com.github.gmazzo.buildconfig", version = "5.6.7" }
 lint = { id = "com.android.lint", version.ref = "lint" }
 
 [libraries]
-gradle-plugins-publish = "com.vanniktech:gradle-maven-publish-plugin:0.32.0"
+gradle-plugins-publish = "com.vanniktech:gradle-maven-publish-plugin:0.34.0"
 gradle-plugins-lint = { module = "com.android.lint:com.android.lint.gradle.plugin ", version.ref = "lint" }
 
 agp = "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0"
 
-develocity = "com.gradle.develocity:com.gradle.develocity.gradle.plugin:4.0.1"
+develocity = "com.gradle.develocity:com.gradle.develocity.gradle.plugin:4.0.2"
 
 gradle-api-v70 = "dev.gradleplugins:gradle-api:7.0"
 gradle-api-v74 = "dev.gradleplugins:gradle-api:7.4"
 
-lint-gradle = "androidx.lint:lint-gradle:1.0.0-alpha04"
+lint-gradle = "androidx.lint:lint-gradle:1.0.0-alpha05"
 
 semver4j = "com.vdurmont:semver4j:3.1.0"
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 9bbc975..1b33c55 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 37f853b..d4081da 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index faf9300..23d15a9 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ case "$( uname )" in                #(
   NONSTOP* )        nonstop=true ;;
 esac
 
-CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
+CLASSPATH="\\\"\\\""
 
 
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 set -- \
         "-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME" \
         -classpath "$CLASSPATH" \
-        org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
+        -jar "$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar" \
         "$@"
 
 # Stop when "xargs" is not available.
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 9b42019..5eed7ee 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ goto fail
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
-set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
+set CLASSPATH=
 
 
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -jar "%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar" %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/integration-test/latest/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/integration-test/latest/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 2f78c1b..f42c698 100644
--- a/integration-test/latest/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/integration-test/latest/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-agp = "8.11.0-alpha10"
+agp = "8.12.0-alpha08"
 
 [plugins]
 android-application = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "agp" }
diff --git a/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 1b33c55..8bdaf60 100644
Binary files a/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ca025c8..4137226 100644
--- a/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/integration-test/latest/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.0.0-rc-2-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/integration-test/latest/gradlew b/integration-test/latest/gradlew
index 23d15a9..ef07e01 100755
--- a/integration-test/latest/gradlew
+++ b/integration-test/latest/gradlew
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 #
-# Copyright © 2015-2021 the original authors.
+# Copyright © 2015 the original authors.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.