diff --git a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/providers/MinecraftProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/providers/MinecraftProvider.java
index 7295abfd..b56c858d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/providers/MinecraftProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/fabricmc/loom/providers/MinecraftProvider.java
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ public class MinecraftProvider extends DependencyProvider {
 		initFiles(project);
 
 		downloadMcJson();
-		versionInfo = gson.fromJson(new FileReader(MINECRAFT_JSON), MinecraftVersionInfo.class);
+		FileReader reader = new FileReader(MINECRAFT_JSON);
+		versionInfo = gson.fromJson(reader, MinecraftVersionInfo.class);
+		reader.close();
 
 		// Add Loom as an annotation processor
         addDependency(project.files(this.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation()), project, "compileOnly");