diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c841189a..240e6574 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * along with Applied Energistics 2.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl>.
  */
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
+        jcenter()
+        maven {
+            name = "forge"
+            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
+        }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    }
+}
 apply plugin: 'net.minecraftforge.gradle.forge'
 
 apply from: 'gradle/scripts/dependencies.gradle'
@@ -23,30 +38,8 @@ apply from: 'gradle/scripts/autoinstallruntime.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradle/scripts/integration.gradle'
 apply from: 'gradle/scripts/optional.gradle'
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        mavenCentral()
-        jcenter()
-
-        maven {
-            name = "forge"
-            url = "http://files.minecraftforge.net/maven"
-        }
-
-        maven {
-            name = "sonatype"
-            url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
-        }
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath 'net.minecraftforge.gradle:ForgeGradle:2.1-SNAPSHOT'
-    }
-}
-
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
-targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_6
+targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 
 version = aeversion + "-" + aechannel + "-" + aebuild
 group = aegroup
@@ -83,7 +76,7 @@ minecraft {
 
     // used when launching minecraft in dev env
     runDir = "run"
-    mappings = "snapshot_20151227"
+    mappings = "stable_20"
 }
 
 sourceSets {