public void setBwcVersion(Provider<Version> bwcVersion) {
        this.bwcVersion = bwcVersion;
    }

    public Provider<String> getBwcBranch() {
        return bwcBranch;
    }

    public void setBwcBranch(Provider<String> bwcBranch) {
        this.bwcBranch = bwcBranch;
    }

    public Property<File> getCheckoutDir() {
        return checkoutDir;
    }

        Provider<Version> bwcVersion = versionInfoProvider.map(info -> info.version);
        gitExtension.setBwcVersion(versionInfoProvider.map(info -> info.version));
        gitExtension.setBwcBranch(versionInfoProvider.map(info -> info.branch));
        gitExtension.getCheckoutDir().set(checkoutDir);

        // we want basic lifecycle tasks like `clean` here.
        project.getPlugins().apply(LifecycleBasePlugin.class);