);
        });

        // we also create the updateShas helper task that is associated with dependencyLicenses
        project.getTasks().register("updateShas", UpdateShasTask.class, t -> t.setParentTask(dependencyLicenses));
        return dependencyLicenses;
    }

        setDescription("Updates the sha files for the dependencyLicenses check");
        setOnlyIf(element -> parentTask.get().getLicensesDir() != null);
    }

    @TaskAction
    public void updateShas() throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, IOException {
        Set<File> shaFiles = parentTask.get().getShaFiles();

        for (File dependency : parentTask.get().getDependencies()) {