diff --git a/baksmali/build.gradle b/baksmali/build.gradle
index 19f5549b..da47f14b 100644
--- a/baksmali/build.gradle
+++ b/baksmali/build.gradle
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ dependencies {
     compile project(':util')
     compile project(':dexlib')
     compile project(':dexlib2')
-    compile 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.2'
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
+    compile depends.commons_cli
+    compile depends.guava
 
-    proguard 'net.sf.proguard:proguard-base:4.8'
+    proguard depends.proguard
 }
 
 processResources.inputs.property('version', version)
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index dfc76a5b..8c990bf5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ subprojects {
 
     version = parent.version
 
+    ext {
+        depends = [guava: 'com.google.guava:guava:14.0',
+                   findbugs: 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9',
+                   junit: 'junit:junit:4.6',
+                   antlr_runtime: 'org.antlr:antlr-runtime:3.2',
+                   antlr: 'org.antlr:antlr:3.2',
+                   commons_cli: 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.2',
+                   jflex: 'de.jflex:jflex:1.4.3',
+                   proguard: 'net.sf.proguard:proguard-base:4.8'
+         ]
+    }
+
     jar {
         version = jarVersion
     }
@@ -72,8 +84,6 @@ subprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
     }
-
-
 }
 
 // Note: please don't use this. This is strictly for the official releases
diff --git a/dexlib/build.gradle b/dexlib/build.gradle
index 6c99eddb..93c969da 100644
--- a/dexlib/build.gradle
+++ b/dexlib/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':util')
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
-    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:13.0.1'
+    compile depends.findbugs
+    compile depends.guava
 }
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diff --git a/dexlib2/build.gradle b/dexlib2/build.gradle
index a855e226..e571f2ec 100644
--- a/dexlib2/build.gradle
+++ b/dexlib2/build.gradle
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ configurations {
 
 dependencies {
     compile project(':util')
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
-    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:13.0.1'
+    compile depends.findbugs
+    compile depends.guava
 
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.6'
+    testCompile depends.junit
 
     accessorTestGenerator project('accessorTestGenerator')
 }
diff --git a/smali/build.gradle b/smali/build.gradle
index 92abcb18..d8138a78 100644
--- a/smali/build.gradle
+++ b/smali/build.gradle
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ idea {
 dependencies {
     compile project(':util')
     compile project(':dexlib')
-    compile 'org.antlr:antlr-runtime:3.2'
-    compile 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.2'
+    compile depends.antlr_runtime
+    compile depends.commons_cli
 
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.6'
+    testCompile depends.junit
 
-    antlr3 'org.antlr:antlr:3.2'
-    jflex 'de.jflex:jflex:1.4.3'
-    proguard 'net.sf.proguard:proguard-base:4.8'
+    antlr3 depends.antlr
+    jflex depends.jflex
+    proguard depends.proguard
 }
 
 task generateAntlrSource(type: JavaExec) {
diff --git a/util/build.gradle b/util/build.gradle
index 81cb3346..6dbd7a07 100644
--- a/util/build.gradle
+++ b/util/build.gradle
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
  */
 
 dependencies {
-    compile 'commons-cli:commons-cli:1.2'
-    compile 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
-    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:13.0.1'
-    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.6'
+    compile depends.commons_cli
+    compile depends.findbugs
+    compile depends.guava
+    testCompile depends.junit
 }
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