diff --git a/gradle.Dockerfile b/gradle.Dockerfile
index edbee03..2538416 100644
--- a/gradle.Dockerfile
+++ b/gradle.Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ARG JDK_VERSION=11
-ARG GRADLE_VERSION=6.8
+ARG GRADLE_VERSION=7.1
 
 FROM gradle:$GRADLE_VERSION-jdk$JDK_VERSION
 WORKDIR /usr/src/cre/