diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPlugin.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPlugin.kt
index 82fb3d1b1b9..3ec23afb510 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPlugin.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPlugin.kt
@@ -139,38 +139,16 @@ class TestJvmConstraintsPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
     )
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Configures the convention, this tells Gradle where to look for values.
-   *
-   * Currently, the extension is still configured to look at project's _extra_ properties.
-   */
-  private fun Test.configureConventions(
+  private fun configureConventions(
     taskExtension: TestJvmConstraintsExtension,
     projectExtension: TestJvmConstraintsExtension
   ) {
-    taskExtension.minJavaVersion.convention(projectExtension.minJavaVersion
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider { project.findProperty("${name}MinJavaVersionForTests") as? JavaVersion })
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider { project.findProperty("minJavaVersion") as? JavaVersion })
-    )
-    taskExtension.maxJavaVersion.convention(projectExtension.maxJavaVersion
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider { project.findProperty("${name}MaxJavaVersionForTests") as? JavaVersion })
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider { project.findProperty("maxJavaVersion") as? JavaVersion })
-    )
-    taskExtension.forceJdk.convention(projectExtension.forceJdk
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        project.findProperty("forceJdk") as? List<String> ?: emptyList()
-      })
-    )
-    taskExtension.excludeJdk.convention(projectExtension.excludeJdk
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider {
-        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-        project.findProperty("excludeJdk") as? List<String> ?: emptyList()
-      })
-    )
-    taskExtension.allowReflectiveAccessToJdk.convention(projectExtension.allowReflectiveAccessToJdk
-      .orElse(project.providers.provider { project.findProperty("allowReflectiveAccessToJdk") as? Boolean })
-    )
+    taskExtension.minJavaVersion.convention(projectExtension.minJavaVersion)
+    taskExtension.maxJavaVersion.convention(projectExtension.maxJavaVersion)
+    taskExtension.forceJdk.convention(projectExtension.forceJdk)
+    taskExtension.includeJdk.convention(projectExtension.includeJdk)
+    taskExtension.excludeJdk.convention(projectExtension.excludeJdk)
+    taskExtension.allowReflectiveAccessToJdk.convention(projectExtension.allowReflectiveAccessToJdk)
     taskExtension.nativeImageCapable.convention(projectExtension.nativeImageCapable)
   }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/test/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPluginTest.kt b/buildSrc/src/test/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPluginTest.kt
index f90b1fd28e5..3bf9b903257 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/test/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPluginTest.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/test/kotlin/datadog/gradle/plugin/testJvmConstraints/TestJvmConstraintsPluginTest.kt
@@ -144,6 +144,49 @@ class TestJvmConstraintsPluginTest {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `project includeJdk controls test task eligibility`() {
+    val testJvm = JavaVersion.current().majorVersion
+    withTestJvm(testJvm) {
+      val project = ProjectBuilder.builder().build()
+      project.pluginManager.apply("dd-trace-java.test-jvm-constraints")
+      val projectExtension = project.extensions.getByType(TestJvmConstraintsExtension::class.java)
+      projectExtension.includeJdk.set(listOf(testJvm))
+
+      val testTask = project.tasks.named("test", GradleTest::class.java).get()
+
+      assertThat(testTask.onlyIf.isSatisfiedBy(testTask)).isTrue()
+
+      projectExtension.includeJdk.set(listOf("ORACLE8"))
+
+      assertThat(testTask.onlyIf.isSatisfiedBy(testTask)).isFalse()
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `task includeJdk overrides project inclusion`() {
+    val testJvm = JavaVersion.current().majorVersion
+    withTestJvm(testJvm) {
+      val project = ProjectBuilder.builder().build()
+      project.pluginManager.apply("dd-trace-java.test-jvm-constraints")
+      project.extensions.getByType(TestJvmConstraintsExtension::class.java).includeJdk.set(listOf("ORACLE8"))
+      val testTask = project.tasks.named("test", GradleTest::class.java).get()
+      val taskExtension = testTask.extensions.getByType(TestJvmConstraintsExtension::class.java)
+
+      taskExtension.includeJdk.set(listOf(testJvm))
+
+      assertThat(testTask.onlyIf.isSatisfiedBy(testTask)).isTrue()
+
+      taskExtension.includeJdk.set(listOf("ZULU8"))
+
+      assertThat(testTask.onlyIf.isSatisfiedBy(testTask)).isFalse()
+
+      taskExtension.includeJdk.set(emptyList())
+
+      assertThat(testTask.onlyIf.isSatisfiedBy(testTask)).isTrue()
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun `jacoco is disabled for additional test jvm when coverage is not checked`() {
     val testTask = testTaskWithJacoco()
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/build.gradle
index a4de7c2a0cf..4bfa146df93 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/build.gradle
@@ -100,4 +100,6 @@ tasks.named("jar", Jar) {
 }
 
 // we want to test with no special reflective access (no --add-opens)
-ext.allowReflectiveAccessToJdk = false
+testJvmConstraints {
+  allowReflectiveAccessToJdk = false
+}
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/debugger-bootstrap/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/debugger-bootstrap/build.gradle
index 36a578f59bd..0531d0a9b39 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/debugger-bootstrap/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/debugger-bootstrap/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ plugins {
   id 'dd-trace-java.module.bootstrap-component'
 }
 
+testJvmConstraints {
+  allowReflectiveAccessToJdk = false
+}
+
 // Most of the classes are just object model
 // Those which needs test coverage, test classes are in agent-debugger project
 // to avoid pull dependencies
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-io-1.8/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-io-1.8/build.gradle
index acaa3054fb0..cd7e9be4cf5 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-io-1.8/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/java/java-io-1.8/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ muzzle {
 addTestSuiteForDir('latestDepTest', 'test')
 addTestSuiteForDir('java11Test', 'java11Test')
 
-// java11Test only runs on JDK 11+; the testJvmConstraints plugin reads this property by convention
-ext.java11TestMinJavaVersionForTests = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+tasks.named("java11Test", Test) {
+  testJvmConstraints {
+    minJavaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
+  }
+}
 
 tasks.named("compileJava11TestJava", JavaCompile) {
   configureCompiler(it, JavaVersion.VERSION_11)