diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Things.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Things.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e89b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Things.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
+
+val RegularFile.asPath: Path
+    get() = asFile.toPath()
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diff --git a/version-catalog/build.gradle.kts b/version-catalog/build.gradle.kts
index 6fb7f2e..f323e01 100644
--- a/version-catalog/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/version-catalog/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import kotlin.io.path.createDirectories
+import kotlin.io.path.writeText
+
 plugins {
     convention
     `version-catalog`
@@ -10,7 +13,8 @@ val replaceVersion by tasks.registering {
     inputs.file(input)
     doLast {
         output.get()
-            .asFile
+            .asPath
+            .apply { parent.createDirectories() }
             .writeText(
                 input
                     .readText()