diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 13b0ffe323a8..4b10065e39d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.automattic.android.measure-builds'
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover"
     id "com.autonomousapps.dependency-analysis"
-    id "androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin" apply false
+    alias(libs.plugins.navigation.safeargs).apply(false)
     id "com.android.library" apply false
     id 'com.google.gms.google-services' apply false
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.parcelize" apply false
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 406d84f7c6a1..3822c18b6443 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ kotlinxCoroutines = '1.7.3'
 lottie = '6.1.0'
 mockitoAndroid = '4.5.1'
 mockitoKotlin = '4.1.0'
+navigation = "2.7.7"
 philjayMpAndroidChart = 'v3.1.0'
 screengrab = '2.1.1'
 sentry = "4.3.1"
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ lottie = { group = "com.airbnb.android", name = "lottie", version.ref ="lottie"
 lottie-compose = { group = "com.airbnb.android", name = "lottie-compose", version.ref ="lottie" }
 mockito-android = { group = "org.mockito", name = "mockito-android", version.ref ="mockitoAndroid" }
 mockito-kotlin = { group = "org.mockito.kotlin", name = "mockito-kotlin", version.ref ="mockitoKotlin" }
+navigation-fragment = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigation-fragment", version.ref = "navigation" }
+navigation-ui = { group = "androidx.navigation", name = "navigation-ui", version.ref = "navigation" }
 philJay-mpAndroidChart = { group = "com.github.PhilJay", name = "MPAndroidChart", version.ref ="philjayMpAndroidChart" }
 squareup-kotlinpoet = { group = "com.squareup", name = "kotlinpoet", version.ref ="squareupKotlinPoet" }
 squareup-kotlinpoet-ksp = { group = "com.squareup", name = "kotlinpoet-ksp", version.ref ="squareupKotlinPoet" }
@@ -197,4 +200,5 @@ zendesk = { group = "com.zendesk", name = "support", version.ref ="zendesk" }
 
 [plugins]
 dagger = { id = "com.google.dagger.hilt.android", version.ref = "dagger" }
+navigation-safeargs = { id = "androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin", version.ref = "navigation" }
 sentry = { id = "io.sentry.android.gradle", version.ref = "sentry" }
diff --git a/libs/image-editor/build.gradle b/libs/image-editor/build.gradle
index d21bda7f1d02..824616e81b44 100644
--- a/libs/image-editor/build.gradle
+++ b/libs/image-editor/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ plugins {
     id "com.android.library"
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.parcelize"
-    id "androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin"
+    alias(libs.plugins.navigation.safeargs)
     id "org.jetbrains.kotlinx.kover"
 }
 
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation libs.androidx.constraintLayout
     implementation libs.androidx.viewPager2
     implementation libs.google.material
-    implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-fragment:$gradle.ext.navigationVersion"
-    implementation "androidx.navigation:navigation-ui:$gradle.ext.navigationVersion"
+    implementation libs.navigation.fragment
+    implementation libs.navigation.ui
     implementation libs.androidx.lifecycle.common
     implementation libs.androidx.lifecycle.runtime
     implementation libs.androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index b3c2ce719372..153eb15a8cd4 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pluginManagement {
     gradle.ext.kspVersion = '1.9.22-1.0.17'
     gradle.ext.agpVersion = '8.1.0'
     gradle.ext.googleServicesVersion = '4.3.15'
-    gradle.ext.navigationVersion = '2.7.7'
     gradle.ext.detektVersion = '1.23.0'
     gradle.ext.violationCommentsVersion = '1.70.0'
     gradle.ext.measureBuildsVersion = '2.1.2'
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ pluginManagement {
         id "com.android.application" version gradle.ext.agpVersion
         id "com.android.library" version gradle.ext.agpVersion
         id 'com.google.gms.google-services' version gradle.ext.googleServicesVersion
-        id "androidx.navigation.safeargs.kotlin" version gradle.ext.navigationVersion
         id "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt" version gradle.ext.detektVersion
         id "se.bjurr.violations.violation-comments-to-github-gradle-plugin" version gradle.ext.violationCommentsVersion
         id 'com.automattic.android.measure-builds' version gradle.ext.measureBuildsVersion