diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1868279c..61da14b0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.externalpublish:gradle-external-publish-plugin:1.15.0'
+        classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.failure-reports:gradle-failure-reports:1.9.0'
         classpath 'com.palantir.gradle.gitversion:gradle-git-version:3.0.0'
     }
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'com.palantir.external-publish-custom'
+apply plugin: 'com.palantir.failure-reports'
 apply plugin: 'com.palantir.git-version'
 
 group 'com.palantir.launching'