diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0db46ce4..2f4bbac0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 probably reading the documentation for the __HEAD revision__, which may not
 apply to the released version you are using. To read the documentation of a
 released version, you will need to switch to the corresponding release tag,
-e.g., [v0.7.2](https://github.com/google/protobuf-gradle-plugin/tree/v0.7.2).
+e.g., [v0.7.3](https://github.com/google/protobuf-gradle-plugin/tree/v0.7.3).
 
 # Protobuf Plugin for Gradle
 The Gradle plugin that compiles Protocol Buffer (aka. Protobuf) definition
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For more information about the Protobuf Compiler, please refer to
 [Google Developers Site](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/reference/java-generated?csw=1).
 
 ## Latest Version
-The latest version is ``0.7.2``. It is available on Maven Central. To add
+The latest version is ``0.7.3``. It is available on Maven Central. To add
 dependency to it:
 ```gradle
 buildscript {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
     mavenCentral()
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.2'
+    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.3'
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.2-SNAPSHOT'
+    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.4-SNAPSHOT'
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ buildscript {
     mavenLocal()
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.2-SNAPSHOT'
+    classpath 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.7.4-SNAPSHOT'
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ buildscript {
 
 ### Adding the plugin to your project
 
+:warning: this plugin __does not__ work under the new plugins DSL of Gradle
+(#40). Use the traditional `apply` method instead.
+
 In Java projects, you must apply the java plugin before applying the Protobuf
 plugin:
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 54a7b024..6ef4ac8d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ apply plugin: "com.gradle.plugin-publish"
 apply plugin: 'signing'
 
 group = 'com.google.protobuf'
-version = '0.7.2'
+version = '0.7.3'
 
 ext.isReleaseVersion = !version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/google/protobuf/gradle/ProtobufPlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/google/protobuf/gradle/ProtobufPlugin.groovy
index 35ec9beb..b6326953 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/google/protobuf/gradle/ProtobufPlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/google/protobuf/gradle/ProtobufPlugin.groovy
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ class ProtobufPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         }
 
         if (!project.plugins.hasPlugin('java') && !Utils.isAndroidProject(project)) {
-            throw new GradleException('Please apply the Java plugin or the Android plugin first')
+            throw new GradleException('Please apply the Java plugin or the Android plugin first.'
+                + ' This error may also be a result of using the new Gradle plugins DSL.'
+                + ' Please use the traditional "apply" function as described in README.md.')
         }
 
         // Provides the osdetector extension