diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0505b06..102c039 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ include(BasicConfig)
 set(CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES
     "${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX}"
     CACHE STRING "sets the suffix for qtutilities")
-find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.0.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package(qtutilities${CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE_SUFFIX_QTUTILITIES} 6.8.0 REQUIRED)
 use_qt_utilities()
 
 # find passwordfile
diff --git a/gui/initiategui.cpp b/gui/initiategui.cpp
index 1a0d1e8..154577e 100644
--- a/gui/initiategui.cpp
+++ b/gui/initiategui.cpp
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ int runWidgetsGui(int argc, char *argv[], const QtConfigArguments &qtConfigArgs,
     QApplication application(argc, argv);
 
     // restore Qt settings
-    QtSettings qtSettings;
-    QSettings settings(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, QStringLiteral(PROJECT_NAME));
-
-    // move old config to new location
-    const QString oldConfig
-        = QSettings(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, QApplication::organizationName(), QApplication::applicationName()).fileName();
-    QFile::rename(oldConfig, settings.fileName()) || QFile::remove(oldConfig);
-    settings.sync();
-    qtSettings.restore(settings);
+    auto qtSettings = QtSettings();
+    auto settings = QtUtilities::getSettings(QStringLiteral(PROJECT_NAME));
+    qtSettings.restore(*settings);
     qtSettings.apply();
 
     // apply settings specified via command line args
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ int runWidgetsGui(int argc, char *argv[], const QtConfigArguments &qtConfigArgs,
     LOAD_QT_TRANSLATIONS;
 
     // init widgets GUI
-    MainWindow w(settings, &qtSettings);
+    auto w = MainWindow(*settings, &qtSettings);
     w.show();
     if (!file.isEmpty()) {
         w.openFile(file);
diff --git a/quickgui/initiatequick.cpp b/quickgui/initiatequick.cpp
index 7fd9ed3..4442831 100644
--- a/quickgui/initiatequick.cpp
+++ b/quickgui/initiatequick.cpp
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ int runQuickGui(int argc, char *argv[], const QtConfigArguments &qtConfigArgs, c
 #endif
 
     // load settings from configuration file
-    QSettings settings(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, QStringLiteral(PROJECT_NAME));
+    auto settings = QtUtilities::getSettings(QStringLiteral(PROJECT_NAME));
 
     // load translations
     LOAD_QT_TRANSLATIONS;
 
     // init Quick GUI
-    QQmlApplicationEngine engine;
-    Controller controller(settings, file);
+    auto engine = QQmlApplicationEngine();
+    auto controller = Controller(*settings, file);
 #ifdef Q_OS_ANDROID
     registerControllerForAndroid(&controller);
 #endif