diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsHtmlReport.java b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsHtmlReport.java
index e08f89e30..6ff675262 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsHtmlReport.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsHtmlReport.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import org.gradle.api.InvalidUserDataException;
-import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 import org.gradle.api.resources.TextResource;
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ public abstract class SpotBugsHtmlReport extends SpotBugsReport {
   public SpotBugsHtmlReport(ObjectFactory objects, SpotBugsTask task) {
     super(objects, task);
     // the default reportsDir is "$buildDir/reports/spotbugs/${baseName}.html"
-    setDestination(
-        task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".html").map(RegularFile::getAsFile));
+    getOutputLocation().value(task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".html"));
     stylesheet = objects.property(TextResource.class);
     stylesheetPath = objects.property(String.class);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsSarifReport.java b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsSarifReport.java
index 2fa64fdd8..56ccede39 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsSarifReport.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsSarifReport.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
 
 public class SpotBugsSarifReport extends SpotBugsReport {
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ public class SpotBugsSarifReport extends SpotBugsReport {
   public SpotBugsSarifReport(ObjectFactory objects, SpotBugsTask task) {
     super(objects, task);
     // the default reportsDir is "$buildDir/reports/spotbugs/${baseName}.sarif"
-    setDestination(
-        task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".sarif").map(RegularFile::getAsFile));
+    getOutputLocation().value(task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".sarif"));
   }
 
   @NonNull
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsTextReport.java b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsTextReport.java
index 1ec2a82aa..95d0eac36 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsTextReport.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsTextReport.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
 
 public abstract class SpotBugsTextReport extends SpotBugsReport {
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ public abstract class SpotBugsTextReport extends SpotBugsReport {
   public SpotBugsTextReport(ObjectFactory objects, SpotBugsTask task) {
     super(objects, task);
     // the default reportsDir is "$buildDir/reports/spotbugs/${baseName}.txt"
-    setDestination(
-        task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".txt").map(RegularFile::getAsFile));
+    getOutputLocation().value(task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".txt"));
   }
 
   @NonNull
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsXmlReport.java b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsXmlReport.java
index cb3ea7ccc..cdbba81ca 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsXmlReport.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/github/spotbugs/snom/internal/SpotBugsXmlReport.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.NonNull;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
-import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
 import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory;
 
 public abstract class SpotBugsXmlReport extends SpotBugsReport {
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ public abstract class SpotBugsXmlReport extends SpotBugsReport {
   public SpotBugsXmlReport(ObjectFactory objects, SpotBugsTask task) {
     super(objects, task);
     // the default reportsDir is "$buildDir/reports/spotbugs/${baseName}.xml"
-    setDestination(
-        task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".xml").map(RegularFile::getAsFile));
+    getOutputLocation().value(task.getReportsDir().file(task.getBaseName() + ".xml"));
   }
 
   @NonNull