diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dad7d0db..76233cd6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ This plugin supports straightforward usage of `buf lint`, `buf format`, and `buf
 
 ## Usage
 
-This plugin assumes that Buf is configured for the project root with a configured `buf.work.yaml`, and instructions for setting up a Buf workspace can be found in the [Buf docs][buf-docs].
+This plugin assumes that Buf is configured for the project root with a configured `buf.yaml`, and instructions for setting up a Buf workspace can be found in the [Buf docs][buf-docs].
 
-The plugin can also be used without specifying a `buf.work.yaml`, in which case the plugin will scan all top-level directories for Protobuf sources.
+The plugin can also be used without specifying a `buf.yaml`, in which case the plugin will scan all top-level directories for Protobuf sources.
 
 If the project includes the `protobuf-gradle-plugin`, this plugin will use an implicit Buf workspace that includes the following:
 - All specified Protobuf source directories
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ For a basic Buf project or one that uses the `protobuf-gradle-plugin`, you can c
 ``` yaml
 # buf.yaml
 
-version: v1
+version: v2
 lint:
   ignore:
     - path/to/dir/to/ignore
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ If your `buf.yaml` declares any dependencies using the `deps` key, you must run
 An example, for Java code generation using the remote plugin:
 
 ``` yaml
-version: v1
+version: v2
 plugins:
   - plugin: buf.build/protocolbuffers/java:<version>
     out: java
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index c0be8bfa..6548396d 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation(libs.jacksonDataformatYaml)
     implementation(libs.jacksonModuleKotlin)
+    implementation(libs.versioncompare)
 
     testImplementation(libs.junit)
     testImplementation(libs.truth)
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index dd86ed9b..c4e8d19d 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ buildConfig = "5.4.0"
 # runtime
 bufbuild = "1.35.0"
 jackson = "2.17.2"
+versioncompare = "1.5.0"
 
 # test
 junit = "5.10.3"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ spotless = { id = "com.diffplug.spotless", version.ref = "spotless" }
 bufbuild = { module = "build.buf:buf", version.ref = "bufbuild" }
 jacksonDataformatYaml = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-yaml", version.ref = "jackson" }
 jacksonModuleKotlin = { module = "com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin", version.ref = "jackson" }
+versioncompare = { module = "io.github.g00fy2:versioncompare", version.ref = "versioncompare" }
 
 # test
 junit = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter", version.ref = "junit" }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingTask.kt b/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingTask.kt
index 57d86aa2..e532888d 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingTask.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingTask.kt
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
 abstract class BreakingTask : DefaultTask() {
     @TaskAction
     fun bufBreaking() {
-        execBuf(
-            "breaking",
-            bufBuildPublicationFile,
-            "--against",
-            singleFileFromConfiguration(BUF_BREAKING_CONFIGURATION_NAME),
-        ) {
+        val args = mutableListOf<Any>()
+        args.add("breaking")
+        if (project.bufV1SyntaxOnly()) {
+            args.add(bufBuildPublicationFile)
+        }
+        args.add("--against")
+        args.add(singleFileFromConfiguration(BUF_BREAKING_CONFIGURATION_NAME))
+        execBuf(*args.toTypedArray()) {
             """
                 |Some Protobuf files had breaking changes:
                 |$it
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/ProtobufGradlePluginSupport.kt b/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/ProtobufGradlePluginSupport.kt
index c2e223fc..7051f46a 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/ProtobufGradlePluginSupport.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/ProtobufGradlePluginSupport.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package build.buf.gradle
 
+import io.github.g00fy2.versioncompare.Version
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ import kotlin.reflect.full.declaredMemberProperties
 const val CREATE_SYM_LINKS_TO_MODULES_TASK_NAME = "createSymLinksToModules"
 const val WRITE_WORKSPACE_YAML_TASK_NAME = "writeWorkspaceYaml"
 
+internal const val BUF_CLI_V2_INITIAL_VERSION = "1.32.0"
+
 private val BUILD_EXTRACTED_INCLUDE_PROTOS_MAIN =
     listOf("build", "extracted-include-protos", "main").joinToString(File.separator)
 
@@ -44,6 +47,8 @@ private val BUILD_EXTRACTED_PROTOS_MAIN =
 
 internal fun Project.hasProtobufGradlePlugin() = pluginManager.hasPlugin("com.google.protobuf")
 
+internal fun Project.bufV1SyntaxOnly() = Version(getExtension().toolVersion) < Version(BUF_CLI_V2_INITIAL_VERSION)
+
 internal fun Project.withProtobufGradlePlugin(action: (AppliedPlugin) -> Unit) = pluginManager.withPlugin("com.google.protobuf", action)
 
 internal fun Project.configureCreateSymLinksToModules() {
@@ -79,10 +84,22 @@ abstract class WriteWorkspaceYamlTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     @TaskAction
     fun writeWorkspaceYaml() {
-        val protoDirs = allProtoDirs().map { project.makeMangledRelativizedPathStr(it) }
-        val bufYaml = bufYamlGenerator.generate(project.bufConfigFile(), protoDirs)
-        logger.info("Writing generated buf.yaml:{}\n", bufYaml)
-        File(bufbuildDir, "buf.yaml").writeText(bufYaml)
+        if (project.bufV1SyntaxOnly()) {
+            val bufWork =
+                """
+                |version: v1
+                |directories:
+                ${workspaceSymLinkEntries()}
+                """.trimMargin()
+
+            logger.info("Writing generated buf.work.yaml:\n$bufWork")
+            File(bufbuildDir, "buf.work.yaml").writeText(bufWork)
+        } else {
+            val protoDirs = allProtoDirs().map { project.makeMangledRelativizedPathStr(it) }
+            val bufYaml = bufYamlGenerator.generate(project.bufConfigFile(), protoDirs)
+            logger.info("Writing generated buf.yaml:{}\n", bufYaml)
+            File(bufbuildDir, "buf.yaml").writeText(bufYaml)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +112,11 @@ private fun Task.workspaceCommonConfig() {
     createsOutput()
 }
 
+private fun Task.workspaceSymLinkEntries() =
+    allProtoDirs()
+        .map { project.makeMangledRelativizedPathStr(it) }
+        .joinToString("\n") { "|  - $it" }
+
 // Returns all directories that have may have proto files relevant to processing the project's proto files. This
 // includes any proto files that are simply references (includes) as well as those that will be processed (code
 // generation or validation).
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest.kt
index 58458727..e355cff2 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/build/buf/gradle/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest.kt
@@ -14,8 +14,40 @@
 
 package build.buf.gradle
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 class BreakingWithWorkspaceTest : AbstractBreakingTest() {
     override fun protoFile() = Paths.get(projectDir.path, "workspace", "buf", "test", "v1", "test.proto")
+
+    @Test
+    fun `breaking schema v2`() {
+        super.`breaking schema`()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `breaking schema fails with latest-release and previousVersion v2`() {
+        super.`breaking schema fails with latest-release and previousVersion`()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `breaking schema with latest-release as version v2`() {
+        super.`breaking schema with latest-release as version`()
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @MethodSource("build.buf.gradle.ImageGenerationSupport#publicationFileExtensionTestCase")
+    fun `breaking schema with specified publication file extension v2`(
+        format: String,
+        compression: String?,
+    ) {
+        super.`breaking schema with specified publication file extension`(format, compression)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `normally breaking schema with an ignore v2`() {
+        super.`normally breaking schema with an ignore`()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithProtobufGradleTest/schema_with_multi_directory_workspace/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithProtobufGradleTest/schema_with_multi_directory_workspace/build.gradle
index 5ea761dd..b2e7a187 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithProtobufGradleTest/schema_with_multi_directory_workspace/build.gradle
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithProtobufGradleTest/schema_with_multi_directory_workspace/build.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ publishing {
 }
 
 buf {
+  toolVersion = "1.31.0"
   publishSchema = true
   //checkSchemaAgainstLatestRelease = true
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45ee9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ffb59ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_fails_with_latest_release_and_previousversion_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'java'
+  id 'build.buf'
+  id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+}
+
+buf {
+  publishSchema = true
+  checkSchemaAgainstLatestRelease = true
+  previousVersion = '2319'
+
+  imageArtifact {
+    groupId = 'foo'
+    artifactId = 'bar'
+    version = '2319'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45ee9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..445aea8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'java'
+  id 'build.buf'
+  id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+}
+
+publishing {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+  }
+}
+
+buf {
+  publishSchema = true
+  //previousVersion = '2319'
+
+  imageArtifact {
+    groupId = 'foo'
+    artifactId = 'bar'
+    version = '2319'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e932c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+message BasicMessage {}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45ee9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..012fb1f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'java'
+  id 'build.buf'
+  id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+}
+
+publishing {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+  }
+}
+
+buf {
+  publishSchema = true
+  //checkSchemaAgainstLatestRelease = true
+
+  imageArtifact {
+    groupId = 'foo'
+    artifactId = 'bar'
+    version = '2319'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e932c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_latest_release_as_version_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+message BasicMessage {}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45ee9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48306d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+    id 'build.buf'
+    id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+}
+
+publishing {
+    repositories {
+        maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+    }
+}
+
+buf {
+    publishSchema = true
+    //previousVersion = '2319'
+
+    build {
+        imageFormat = REPLACEME
+        compressionFormat = REPLACEME
+    }
+
+    imageArtifact {
+        groupId = 'foo'
+        artifactId = 'bar'
+        version = '2319'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e932c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/breaking_schema_with_specified_publication_file_extension_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+message BasicMessage {}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b13ab9ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
+    breaking:
+      ignore:
+        - workspace/buf
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..445aea8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'java'
+  id 'build.buf'
+  id 'maven-publish'
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+  maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+}
+
+publishing {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url 'build/repos/test' }
+  }
+}
+
+buf {
+  publishSchema = true
+  //previousVersion = '2319'
+
+  imageArtifact {
+    groupId = 'foo'
+    artifactId = 'bar'
+    version = '2319'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e932c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/BreakingWithWorkspaceTest/normally_breaking_schema_with_an_ignore_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+message BasicMessage {}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.gen.yaml b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.gen.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02e49114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.gen.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+version: v1
+plugins:
+  - plugin: buf.build/protocolbuffers/java:v23.4
+    out: java
diff --git a/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.yaml b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45ee9f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version: v2
+modules:
+  - path: workspace
diff --git a/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6667d840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+plugins {
+  id 'java'
+  id 'build.buf'
+}
+
+repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
+}
+
+buf {
+  generate {
+    configFileLocation = rootProject.file("./buf.yaml")
+    templateFileLocation = project.file("./buf.gen.yaml")
+  }
+}
+
+compileJava.dependsOn 'bufGenerate'
+
+sourceSets.main.java {
+  srcDir 'build/bufbuild/generated/java'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+  implementation "com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:$protobufVersion"
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/src/main/java/buf/test/v1/Foo.java b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/src/main/java/buf/test/v1/Foo.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a037af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/src/main/java/buf/test/v1/Foo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+public class Foo {
+    public static void test() {
+        Test.BasicMessage.newBuilder().build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae9bc374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/GenerateWithWorkspaceTest/buf_generate_with_default_template_file_path_explicitly_specifying_v2/workspace/buf/test/v1/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Buf Technologies, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package buf.test.v1;
+
+option java_package = "buf.test.v1";
+
+message BasicMessage {}