diff --git a/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/TouchFilesTask.groovy b/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/TouchFilesTask.groovy
index 318cf30987..c65d4037b0 100644
--- a/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/TouchFilesTask.groovy
+++ b/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/TouchFilesTask.groovy
@@ -1,16 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
 package com.cloudogu.scm
 
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputDirectory
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 
 import java.time.Instant
 
 class TouchFilesTask extends DefaultTask {
 
-  @InputDirectory
-  File directory
+  @Input
+  Object directory
 
   @Input
   String extension
@@ -28,8 +51,16 @@ class TouchFilesTask extends DefaultTask {
 
   @TaskAction
   public void execute() {
-    if (directory.exists()) {
-      touch(directory)
+    if (directory instanceof File) {
+      touchDirectory(directory)
+    } else if (directory instanceof String) {
+      touchDirectory(new File((String) directory))
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void touchDirectory(File file) {
+    if (file.exists()) {
+      touch(file)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/build.gradle b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/build.gradle
index 0adba2be42..0440fbe231 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 plugins {
-  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.1'
+  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.2'
 }
 
 def jgitVersion = '5.6.1.202002131546-r-scm1'
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/build.gradle b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/build.gradle
index f102883ab3..43cbf6d457 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 plugins {
-  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.1'
+  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.2'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-integration-test-plugin/build.gradle b/scm-plugins/scm-integration-test-plugin/build.gradle
index ba729940d9..9938e122e6 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-integration-test-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-integration-test-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 plugins {
-  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.1'
+  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.2'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/build.gradle b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/build.gradle
index 39dbdd9e0d..a149f59bf7 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-legacy-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 plugins {
-  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.1'
+  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.2'
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/build.gradle b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/build.gradle
index 4725796489..06fa7e9b1f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-svn-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 
 plugins {
-  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.1'
+  id 'org.scm-manager.smp' version '0.7.2'
 }
 
 def svnkitVersion = '1.10.1-scm2'