diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/__snapshots__/parser.spec.ts.snap b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/__snapshots__/parser.spec.ts.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 571951909582d3..00000000000000
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/__snapshots__/parser.spec.ts.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`modules/manager/gradle/parser calculations parses fixture from "gradle" manager 1`] = `
-[
-  {
-    "currentValue": "1.5.2.RELEASE",
-    "depName": "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin",
-    "groupName": "springBootVersion",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 53,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "1.2.3",
-    "depName": "com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 417,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "0.1",
-    "depName": "com.fkorotkov:gradle-libraries-plugin",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 481,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "0.2.3",
-    "depName": "gradle.plugin.se.patrikerdes:gradle-use-latest-versions-plugin",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 568,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "3.1.1",
-    "depName": "org.apache.openjpa:openjpa",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 621,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "0.13.0",
-    "depName": "com.gradle.publish:plugin-publish-plugin",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 688,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "6.0.9.RELEASE",
-    "depName": "org.grails:gorm-hibernate5-spring-boot",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 1882,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "6.0.5",
-    "depName": "mysql:mysql-connector-java",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 1938,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "1.0-groovy-2.4",
-    "depName": "org.spockframework:spock-spring",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 1996,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "1.3",
-    "depName": "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 2101,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "3.1",
-    "depName": "cglib:cglib-nodep",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 2189,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-  {
-    "currentValue": "3.1.1",
-    "depName": "org.apache.openjpa:openjpa",
-    "managerData": {
-      "fileReplacePosition": 2295,
-      "packageFile": "build.gradle",
-    },
-  },
-]
-`;
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
index cfc2e4f3152896..6e835a56d6be00 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser.spec.ts
@@ -803,7 +803,106 @@ describe('modules/manager/gradle/parser', () => {
         content.slice(managerData!.fileReplacePosition).indexOf(currentValue!),
       );
       expect(replacementIndices.every((idx) => idx === 0)).toBeTrue();
-      expect(deps).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(deps).toMatchObject([
+        {
+          currentValue: '1.5.2.RELEASE',
+          depName: 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin',
+          groupName: 'springBootVersion',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 53,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '1.2.3',
+          depName: 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 417,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '0.1',
+          depName: 'com.fkorotkov:gradle-libraries-plugin',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 481,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '0.2.3',
+          depName:
+            'gradle.plugin.se.patrikerdes:gradle-use-latest-versions-plugin',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 568,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '3.1.1',
+          depName: 'org.apache.openjpa:openjpa',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 621,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '0.13.0',
+          depName: 'com.gradle.publish:plugin-publish-plugin',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 688,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '6.0.9.RELEASE',
+          depName: 'org.grails:gorm-hibernate5-spring-boot',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 1882,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '6.0.5',
+          depName: 'mysql:mysql-connector-java',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 1938,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '1.0-groovy-2.4',
+          depName: 'org.spockframework:spock-spring',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 1996,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '1.3',
+          depName: 'org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 2101,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '3.1',
+          depName: 'cglib:cglib-nodep',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 2189,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+        {
+          currentValue: '3.1.1',
+          depName: 'org.apache.openjpa:openjpa',
+          managerData: {
+            fileReplacePosition: 2295,
+            packageFile: 'build.gradle',
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
index fffc610c0cac41..a008c30249da4c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/common.ts
@@ -321,14 +321,24 @@ export const qDotOrBraceExpr = (
   matcher: q.QueryBuilder<Ctx, parser.Node>,
 ): q.QueryBuilder<Ctx, parser.Node> =>
   q.sym<Ctx>(symValue).alt(
-    q.alt<Ctx>(
-      q.op<Ctx>('.').join(matcher),
-      q.tree({
-        type: 'wrapped-tree',
-        maxDepth: 1,
-        startsWith: '{',
-        endsWith: '}',
-        search: matcher,
-      }),
-    ),
+    q.op<Ctx>('.').join(matcher),
+    q.tree({
+      type: 'wrapped-tree',
+      maxDepth: 1,
+      startsWith: '{',
+      endsWith: '}',
+      search: matcher,
+    }),
   );
+
+export const qGroupId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
+  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'groupId'),
+);
+
+export const qArtifactId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
+  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'artifactId'),
+);
+
+export const qVersion = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
+  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'version'),
+);
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
index 93e029da4037bf..e9fb2b1265fe66 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/dependencies.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import type { Ctx } from '../types';
 import {
   GRADLE_PLUGINS,
   cleanupTempVars,
+  qArtifactId,
   qDotOrBraceExpr,
+  qGroupId,
   qTemplateString,
   qValueMatcher,
+  qVersion,
   storeInTokenMap,
   storeVarToken,
 } from './common';
@@ -17,18 +20,6 @@ import {
   handleLongFormDep,
 } from './handlers';
 
-const qGroupId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'groupId'),
-);
-
-const qArtifactId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'artifactId'),
-);
-
-const qVersion = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'version'),
-);
-
 // "foo:bar:1.2.3"
 // "foo:bar:$baz"
 // "foo" + "${bar}" + baz
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/plugins.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/plugins.ts
index 5cf27b58c11891..aebb081067abe2 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/plugins.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/plugins.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,12 @@ import type { Ctx } from '../types';
 import {
   cleanupTempVars,
   qStringValue,
-  qValueMatcher,
+  qVersion,
   storeInTokenMap,
   storeVarToken,
 } from './common';
 import { handlePlugin } from './handlers';
 
-const qVersion = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'version'),
-);
-
 export const qPlugins = q
   .sym(regEx(/^(?:id|kotlin)$/), storeVarToken)
   .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'methodName'))
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/registry-urls.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/registry-urls.ts
index 341dc37d547ec2..e684135f808852 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/registry-urls.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/registry-urls.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const qUri = q
 // mavenCentral { ... }
 const qPredefinedRegistries = q
   .sym(regEx(`^(?:${Object.keys(REGISTRY_URLS).join('|')})$`), storeVarToken)
+  .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'registryUrl'))
   .alt(
     q.tree({
       type: 'wrapped-tree',
@@ -45,10 +46,31 @@ const qPredefinedRegistries = q
       endsWith: '}',
     }),
   )
-  .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'registryUrl'))
   .handler(handlePredefinedRegistryUrl)
   .handler(cleanupTempVars);
 
+// { url = "https://some.repo" }
+const qMavenArtifactRegistry = q.tree({
+  type: 'wrapped-tree',
+  maxDepth: 1,
+  startsWith: '{',
+  endsWith: '}',
+  search: q.alt(
+    q
+      .sym<Ctx>('name')
+      .opt(q.op('='))
+      .join(qValueMatcher)
+      .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'name')),
+    q.sym<Ctx>('url').opt(q.op('=')).join(qUri),
+    q.sym<Ctx>('setUrl').tree({
+      maxDepth: 1,
+      startsWith: '(',
+      endsWith: ')',
+      search: q.begin<Ctx>().join(qUri).end(),
+    }),
+  ),
+});
+
 // maven(url = uri("https://foo.bar/baz"))
 // maven { name = some; url = "https://foo.bar/${name}" }
 const qCustomRegistryUrl = q
@@ -61,26 +83,7 @@ const qCustomRegistryUrl = q
       endsWith: ')',
       search: q.begin<Ctx>().opt(q.sym<Ctx>('url').op('=')).join(qUri).end(),
     }),
-    q.tree({
-      type: 'wrapped-tree',
-      maxDepth: 1,
-      startsWith: '{',
-      endsWith: '}',
-      search: q.alt(
-        q
-          .sym<Ctx>('name')
-          .opt(q.op('='))
-          .join(qValueMatcher)
-          .handler((ctx) => storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'name')),
-        q.sym<Ctx>('url').opt(q.op('=')).join(qUri),
-        q.sym<Ctx>('setUrl').tree({
-          maxDepth: 1,
-          startsWith: '(',
-          endsWith: ')',
-          search: q.begin<Ctx>().join(qUri).end(),
-        }),
-      ),
-    }),
+    qMavenArtifactRegistry,
   )
   .handler(handleCustomRegistryUrl)
   .handler(cleanupTempVars);
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/version-catalogs.ts b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/version-catalogs.ts
index 272688ee6084b1..c4c1259ccf424d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/version-catalogs.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/gradle/parser/version-catalogs.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { query as q } from 'good-enough-parser';
 import type { Ctx } from '../types';
 import {
   cleanupTempVars,
+  qArtifactId,
+  qGroupId,
   qStringValue,
   qStringValueAsSymbol,
   qValueMatcher,
@@ -10,14 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from './common';
 import { handleLibraryDep, handlePlugin } from './handlers';
 
-const qGroupId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'groupId'),
-);
-
-const qArtifactId = qValueMatcher.handler((ctx) =>
-  storeInTokenMap(ctx, 'artifactId'),
-);
-
 const qVersionCatalogVersion = q
   .op<Ctx>('.')
   .alt(