diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/UserAccount/jucer_LicenseQueryThread.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/UserAccount/jucer_LicenseQueryThread.h
index 3d88291257..14c7ee9b0e 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/UserAccount/jucer_LicenseQueryThread.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Application/UserAccount/jucer_LicenseQueryThread.h
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ private:
     static ErrorMessageAndType runTask (std::unique_ptr<AccountEnquiryBase> accountEnquiryTask, LicenseState& state)
     {
         const ErrorMessageAndType cancelledError ("Cancelled.", ErrorType::cancelled);
-        const String endpointURL = "https://api.juce.com/api/v1";
+        const String endpointURL ("https://api.juce.com/api/v1");
 
-        auto url = URL (endpointURL + accountEnquiryTask->getEndpointURLSuffix());
+        URL url (endpointURL + accountEnquiryTask->getEndpointURLSuffix());
 
         auto isPOST = accountEnquiryTask->isPOSTLikeRequest();
 
@@ -322,9 +322,11 @@ private:
             return cancelledError;
 
         int statusCode = 0;
-        auto urlStream = url.createInputStream (isPOST, nullptr, nullptr,
-                                                accountEnquiryTask->getExtraHeaders(),
-                                                5000, nullptr, &statusCode);
+        auto urlStream = url.createInputStream (URL::InputStreamOptions (isPOST ? URL::ParameterHandling::inPostData
+                                                                                : URL::ParameterHandling::inAddress)
+                                                  .withExtraHeaders (accountEnquiryTask->getExtraHeaders())
+                                                  .withConnectionTimeoutMs (5000)
+                                                  .withStatusCode (&statusCode));
 
         if (urlStream == nullptr)
             return { "Failed to connect to the web server.", ErrorType::connectionError };
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_VersionInfo.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_VersionInfo.cpp
index cbc5e74f9e..2b8eb5e3c5 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_VersionInfo.cpp
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer_VersionInfo.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<InputStream> VersionInfo::createInputStreamForAsset (const Asset
     URL downloadUrl (asset.url);
     StringPairArray responseHeaders;
 
-    return std::unique_ptr<InputStream> (downloadUrl.createInputStream (false, nullptr, nullptr,
-                                                                        "Accept: application/octet-stream",
-                                                                        5000, &responseHeaders, &statusCode, 1));
+    return std::unique_ptr<InputStream> (downloadUrl.createInputStream (URL::InputStreamOptions (URL::ParameterHandling::inAddress)
+                                                                          .withExtraHeaders ("Accept: application/octet-stream")
+                                                                          .withConnectionTimeoutMs (5000)
+                                                                          .withResponseHeaders (&responseHeaders)
+                                                                          .withStatusCode (&statusCode)
+                                                                          .withNumRedirectsToFollow (1)));
 }
 
 bool VersionInfo::isNewerVersionThanCurrent()
@@ -76,7 +79,9 @@ bool VersionInfo::isNewerVersionThanCurrent()
 std::unique_ptr<VersionInfo> VersionInfo::fetch (const String& endpoint)
 {
     URL latestVersionURL ("https://api.github.com/repos/juce-framework/JUCE/releases/" + endpoint);
-    std::unique_ptr<InputStream> inStream (latestVersionURL.createInputStream (false, nullptr, nullptr, {}, 5000));
+
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStream> inStream (latestVersionURL.createInputStream (URL::InputStreamOptions (URL::ParameterHandling::inAddress)
+                                                                                 .withConnectionTimeoutMs (5000)));
 
     if (inStream == nullptr)
         return nullptr;