diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
index 0c7cb2e0752c5b6bf556d0c7a278d357d2018f7a..5b1a99bcf741af15aae1b3a7b67ce7df85a40127 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
@@ -898,7 +898,11 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
       ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = baz }'}               | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'], currentValue: '1.2.3', groupName: 'baz' }}
       ${'baz = "1.2.3"'} | ${'jacoco { toolVersion = property("baz") }'}   | ${{ depName: 'jacoco', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['jacoco'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
       ${''}              | ${'lombok { version = "1.2.3" }'}               | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.set("1.2.3") }'}            | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'lombok { version.value("1.2.3") }'}          | ${{ depName: 'lombok', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['lombok'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
       ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}              | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.set("1.2.3") }'}           | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
+      ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion.value("1.2.3") }'}         | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
       ${''}              | ${'pmd { foo = "bar"; toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'} | ${{ depName: 'pmd', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['pmd'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
       ${''}              | ${'spotbugs { toolVersion = "1.2.3" }'}         | ${{ depName: 'spotbugs', packageName: GRADLE_PLUGINS['spotbugs'], currentValue: '1.2.3' }}
       ${''}              | ${'pmd { toolVersion = "@@@" }'}                | ${null}
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
index 6f233035bf0079f8bf432d990674856e8c32ab69..098a2367e0e79d23c333b366961faede0c542502 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
@@ -170,10 +170,20 @@ const qImplicitGradlePlugin = q
     maxMatches: 1,
     startsWith: '{',
     endsWith: '}',
-    search: q
-      .sym<Ctx>(regEx(/^(?:toolVersion|version)$/))
-      .op('=')
-      .join(qVersion),
+    search: q.sym<Ctx>(regEx(/^(?:toolVersion|version)$/)).alt(
+      // toolVersion = "1.2.3"
+      q.op<Ctx>('=').join(qVersion),
+      // toolVersion.set("1.2.3"), toolVersion.value("1.2.3")
+      q
+        .op<Ctx>('.')
+        .sym(regEx(/^(?:set|value)$/))
+        .tree({
+          maxDepth: 1,
+          startsWith: '(',
+          endsWith: ')',
+          search: q.begin<Ctx>().join(qVersion).end(),
+        })
+    ),
   })
   .handler(handleImplicitGradlePlugin)
   .handler(cleanupTempVars);