How can I force transitive dependency for plugin?

Make an included build and put all your plugins in

build-logic/build.gradle.kts

. You can then use all the classic dependency management APIs

Ah oke. Thanks!

There might be other ways but I like that way, less things to keep in my brain. Plus any serious build will require an included-build at some point so you'll have the infrastructure ready

Even without extra build logic build you just use the classical API, just within

buildscript { ... }

Forced it over buildscript