diff --git a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction.groovy b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction.groovy
index 5ffdeb16ef..b8981812f1 100644
--- a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction.groovy
+++ b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction.groovy
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.workers.WorkAction
 import org.gradle.workers.WorkParameters
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.IdeaStandaloneExecutionSetup
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreApplicationEnvironmentMode.Production
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinFileType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.parsing.KotlinParserDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.openapi.vfs.local.CoreLocalFileSystem
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.openapi.vfs.local.CoreLocalVirtualFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.psi.PsiManager
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtLiteralStringTemplateEntry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtStringTemplateExpression
 
-import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles.JVM_CONFIG_FILES
-import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY
-
 @CompileStatic
 abstract class DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction implements WorkAction<Parameters> {
   @Override
@@ -41,17 +41,20 @@ abstract class DetermineImportedFilesWorkAction implements WorkAction<Parameters
       return []
     }
 
+    def disposable = Disposer.newDisposable()
+    IdeaStandaloneExecutionSetup.INSTANCE.doSetup()
     return PsiManager
       .getInstance(
-        KotlinCoreEnvironment
-          .createForProduction(
-            Disposer.newDisposable(),
-            new CompilerConfiguration().tap {
-              it.put(MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, MessageCollector.@Companion.NONE)
-            },
-            JVM_CONFIG_FILES
-          )
-          .project
+        new KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment(
+          disposable,
+          KotlinCoreApplicationEnvironment.@Companion.create(
+            disposable,
+            Production.INSTANCE
+          ).tap {
+            registerParserDefinition(new KotlinParserDefinition())
+            registerFileType(KotlinFileType.INSTANCE, 'kts')
+          }
+        ).project
       )
       .findFile(
         new CoreLocalVirtualFile(
diff --git a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
index 179fe981d4..4b444bf463 100644
--- a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ class PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
       libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-scriptingCompiler').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get()
     )
     def mainKtsClasspath = project.configurations.detachedConfiguration(
-      libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-mainKts').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get()
-    ).tap {
-      it.transitive = false
-    }
+      libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-mainKts').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get(),
+    )
 
     def preprocessWorkflows = project.tasks.register('preprocessWorkflows') {
       it.group = 'github workflows'
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b213cdb040..47c931016f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ junitPlatformVersionRange = "[1.12,7)"
 asm = '9.10.1'
 mockito4 = '4.11.0'
 mockito5 = '5.24.0'
-workflows-kotlin = "2.3.21"
+workflows-kotlin = "2.4.21"
 
 [libraries]
 jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:26.1.0"