diff --git a/components/build.gradle.kts b/components/build.gradle.kts
index 18ec477339..7095180735 100644
--- a/components/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/components/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    kotlin("multiplatform") apply false
+}
+
 subprojects {
     version = findProperty("deploy.version") ?: property("compose.version")!!
 
diff --git a/compose/frameworks/support b/compose/frameworks/support
index fe220467ab..3ebf1d4460 160000
--- a/compose/frameworks/support
+++ b/compose/frameworks/support
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fe220467abcf2368966a051b732752513ffeceda
+Subproject commit 3ebf1d446089cc8da34bb1b906982327af7b8249
diff --git a/compose/scripts/runGradle b/compose/scripts/runGradle
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..287bb586f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compose/scripts/runGradle
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+. ./prepare
+
+pushd ..
+./gradlew $COMPOSE_DEFAULT_GRADLE_ARGS "$@" || exit 1
+popd
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diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
index 87f28ae123..c02b4003ca 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/ComposePlugin.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.ExtensionAware
 import org.jetbrains.compose.android.AndroidExtension
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.DesktopExtension
+import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.application.internal.ComposeProperties
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.application.internal.configureApplicationImpl
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.application.internal.currentTarget
 import org.jetbrains.compose.desktop.preview.internal.initializePreview
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class ComposePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             project.configureExperimental(composeExtension, experimentalExtension)
 
             if (androidExtension.useAndroidX) {
-                println("useAndroidX is an experimental feature at the moment!")
+                project.logger.warn("useAndroidX is an experimental feature at the moment!")
                 RedirectAndroidVariants.androidxVersion = androidExtension.androidxVersion
                 listOf(
                     RedirectAndroidVariants::class.java,
@@ -125,12 +126,14 @@ class ComposePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 }
             }
 
-        }
-
-        project.tasks.withType(KotlinCompile::class.java) {
-            it.kotlinOptions.apply {
-                jvmTarget = "1.8".takeIf { jvmTarget.toDouble() < 1.8 } ?: jvmTarget
-                useIR = true
+            val overrideDefaultJvmTarget = ComposeProperties.overrideKotlinJvmTarget(project.providers).get()
+            project.tasks.withType(KotlinCompile::class.java) {
+                it.kotlinOptions.apply {
+                    if (overrideDefaultJvmTarget) {
+                        jvmTarget = "11".takeIf { jvmTarget.toDouble() < 11 } ?: jvmTarget
+                    }
+                    useIR = true
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/desktop/application/internal/ComposeProjectProperties.kt b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/desktop/application/internal/ComposeProjectProperties.kt
index b032f42f2f..cdb20a40c9 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/desktop/application/internal/ComposeProjectProperties.kt
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/desktop/application/internal/ComposeProjectProperties.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.provider.ProviderFactory
 
 internal object ComposeProperties {
     internal const val VERBOSE = "compose.desktop.verbose"
+    internal const val OVERRIDE_KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET = "compose.desktop.override.default.kotlin.jvm.target"
     internal const val PRESERVE_WD = "compose.preserve.working.dir"
     internal const val MAC_SIGN = "compose.desktop.mac.sign"
     internal const val MAC_SIGN_ID = "compose.desktop.mac.signing.identity"
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ internal object ComposeProperties {
     fun isVerbose(providers: ProviderFactory): Provider<Boolean> =
         providers.findProperty(VERBOSE).toBoolean()
 
+    fun overrideKotlinJvmTarget(providers: ProviderFactory): Provider<Boolean> =
+        providers.provider {
+            providers.findProperty(OVERRIDE_KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET)?.toString() != "false"
+        }
+
     fun preserveWorkingDir(providers: ProviderFactory): Provider<Boolean> =
         providers.findProperty(PRESERVE_WD).toBoolean()
 
diff --git a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/init.gradle b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/init.gradle
index 7db1e57b4f..2fde7a8a5d 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/init.gradle
+++ b/gradle-plugins/compose/src/test/test-projects/init.gradle
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-def jvmTargetForKotlinCompile(Project project, String jvmTarget) {
-    project.tasks.all {
-        // tasks.withType(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile) fails for init scripts
-        if (it.class.name == "org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile_Decorated") {
-            kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "11"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
@@ -16,19 +7,4 @@ allprojects {
         }
         google()
     }
-
-    plugins.withId("java-base") {
-        java {
-            sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-            targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
-        }
-    }
-
-    plugins.withId("org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm") {
-        jvmTargetForKotlinCompile(project, "11")
-    }
-
-    plugins.withId("org.jetbrains.kotlin.multiplatform") {
-        jvmTargetForKotlinCompile(project, "11")
-    }
 }
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