diff --git a/engine-tests/build.gradle.kts b/engine-tests/build.gradle.kts
index 9f5c07f0451..a5a4af27a20 100644
--- a/engine-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/engine-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
     // Dependency not provided for modules, but required for module-tests
     implementation(libs.gson)
     implementation("org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.0.16")
-    implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.16.1")
+    implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${libs.versions.protobuf.get().toString()}")
     implementation("org.terasology:reflections:0.9.12-MB")
 
     implementation("com.github.zafarkhaja:java-semver:0.10.2")
diff --git a/engine/build.gradle.kts b/engine/build.gradle.kts
index c8dc2332f8f..dd67520d26a 100644
--- a/engine/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/engine/build.gradle.kts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dependencies {
     api(libs.gson)
     api("net.sf.trove4j:trove4j:3.0.3")
     implementation("io.netty:netty-all:4.1.77.Final")
-    implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:3.22.0")
+    implementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:${libs.versions.protobuf.get().toString()}")
     implementation("org.lz4:lz4-java:1.8.0")
     implementation("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13")
     // Javax for protobuf due to @Generated - needed on Java 9 or newer Javas
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dependencies {
     api("org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:3.0.16")
 
     // Java magic
-    implementation("net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:5.6.0")
+    implementation(libs.jna.platform)
     implementation("org.terasology:reflections:0.9.12-MB")
     implementation("com.esotericsoftware:reflectasm:1.11.9")
 
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ dependencies {
 
 protobuf {
     protoc {
-        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:3.22.0"
+        // See https://github.com/google/protobuf-gradle-plugin/issues/563
+        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:${libs.versions.protobuf.get().toString()}"
     }
     plugins {
     }
diff --git a/facades/PC/build.gradle.kts b/facades/PC/build.gradle.kts
index 79255a88a69..d5753c734e4 100644
--- a/facades/PC/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/facades/PC/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ logger.info("PC VERSION: {}", version)
 group = "org.terasology.facades"
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation(group = "net.java.dev.jna", name = "jna-platform", version = "5.6.0")
+    implementation(libs.jna.platform)
     implementation(group = "info.picocli", name = "picocli", version = "4.5.2")
     annotationProcessor("info.picocli:picocli-codegen:4.5.2")
 
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.10.1")) {
         // junit-bom will set version numbers for the other org.junit dependencies.
     }
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api")
-    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params")
-    testRuntimeOnly("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine")
+    testImplementation(libs.junit.api)
+    testImplementation(libs.junit.params)
+    testRuntimeOnly(libs.junit.engine)
 
     testImplementation("com.google.truth:truth:1.1.2")
     testImplementation("com.google.truth.extensions:truth-java8-extension:1.1.2")
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index e6b43c2b73b..cbda39a3bc2 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ rootProject.name = "Terasology"
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     versionCatalogs {
         create("libs") {
+            // currently not yet for build-logic, see https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/15383 , change verisons
+            // here and there please.
             val gestalt = version("gestalt", "8.0.0-SNAPSHOT")
             library("gestalt-core", "org.terasology.gestalt", "gestalt-asset-core" ).versionRef(gestalt)
             library("gestalt-entitysystem", "org.terasology.gestalt", "gestalt-entity-system" ).versionRef(gestalt)
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             library("gestalt-util", "org.terasology.gestalt", "gestalt-util" ).versionRef(gestalt)
             library("gson", "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.6")
             library("guava", "com.google.guava:guava:31.1-jre")
+            library("jna-platform", "net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:5.6.0")
             val junit5 = version("junit5", "5.10.1")
             library("junit-api", "org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter-api").versionRef(junit5)
             library("junit-engine", "org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter-engine").versionRef(junit5)
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
             library("mockito-core", "org.mockito", "mockito-core").versionRef(mockito)
             library("mockito-inline", "org.mockito:mockito-inline:3.12.4")
             library("mockito-junit", "org.mockito", "mockito-junit-jupiter").versionRef(mockito)
+            // protobuf does not work as the others, see https://github.com/google/protobuf-gradle-plugin/issues/563
+            val protobuf = version("protobuf", "3.22.5")
             val slf4j = version("slf4j", "2.0.11")
             library("slf4j-api", "org.slf4j", "slf4j-api").versionRef(slf4j)
             library("slf4j-jul", "org.slf4j", "jul-to-slf4j").versionRef(slf4j)