diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index c8e11927d1..c4ff2bdaf9 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.anvil)
     alias(libs.plugins.ksp)
     alias(libs.plugins.kapt)
-    id("com.google.firebase.appdistribution") version "4.0.1"
+    alias(libs.plugins.firebaseAppDistribution)
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.knit") version "0.4.0"
     id("kotlin-parcelize")
     // To be able to update the firebase.xml files, uncomment and build the project
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 1833873838..906c2f3b8b 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 android_gradle_plugin = "8.1.3"
 kotlin = "1.9.20"
 ksp = "1.9.20-1.0.14"
+firebaseAppDistribution = "4.0.1"
 
 # AndroidX
 core = "1.12.0"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ kotlin_gradle_plugin = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin", v
 gms_google_services = "com.google.gms:google-services:4.4.0"
 # https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup#available-libraries
 google_firebase_bom = "com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:32.5.0"
+firebase_appdistribution_gradle = { module = "com.google.firebase:firebase-appdistribution-gradle", version.ref = "firebaseAppDistribution" }
 
 # AndroidX
 androidx_core = { module = "androidx.core:core", version.ref = "core" }
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ dependencyanalysis = "com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis:1.25.0"
 paparazzi = "app.cash.paparazzi:1.3.1"
 kover = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover:0.6.1"
 sqldelight = { id = "app.cash.sqldelight", version.ref = "sqldelight" }
+firebaseAppDistribution = { id = "com.google.firebase.appdistribution", version.ref = "firebaseAppDistribution" }
 
 # Version '4.3.1.3277' introduced some regressions in CI time (more than 2x slower), so make sure
 # this is no longer the case before upgrading.
diff --git a/plugins/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/build.gradle.kts
index 9986d490fa..c820902905 100644
--- a/plugins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.android.gradle.plugin)
     implementation(libs.kotlin.gradle.plugin)
     implementation(platform(libs.google.firebase.bom))
-    // FIXME: using the bom ^, it should not be necessary to provide the version v...
-    implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-appdistribution-gradle:4.0.1")
+    implementation(libs.firebase.appdistribution.gradle)
     implementation(files(libs.javaClass.superclass.protectionDomain.codeSource.location))
 }