diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7addc07..a3a2b9c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
 
         // external dependency versions
         groovyVersion = '2.4.5'
-        gradleVersion = '2.14.1'
+        gradleVersion = '8.11'
         jacksonVersion = "[${testJacksonVersions.first()},)"
         licensePluginVersion = '0.13.1'
         releasePluginVersion = '2.4.0'
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 5a87f98..65697c3 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-bin.zip