diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
index 4ad6033f..fdf35be4 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class ProjectBuilder {
                 // update/set the distributionUrl in the gradle-wrapper.properties
                 const gradleWrapperPropertiesPath = path.join(self.root, 'gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties');
                 const gradleWrapperProperties = createEditor(gradleWrapperPropertiesPath);
-                const distributionUrl = process.env.CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL || 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.1-all.zip';
+                const distributionUrl = process.env.CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL || 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-all.zip';
                 gradleWrapperProperties.set('distributionUrl', distributionUrl);
                 gradleWrapperProperties.save();
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
index c454561d..f2485d05 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         apply from: '../CordovaLib/cordova.gradle'
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
 
         if (cdvHelpers.getConfigPreference('GradlePluginKotlinEnabled', 'false').toBoolean()) {
             classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }
 
 // Configuration properties. Set these via environment variables, build-extras.gradle, or gradle.properties.
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index 14248fde..089660c2 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index 43307d89..1541251c 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         // The gradle plugin and the maven plugin have to be updated after each version of Android
         // studio comes out
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:2.1'
         classpath 'com.jfrog.bintray.gradle:gradle-bintray-plugin:1.7.3'
     }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
index 8df9299d..4dc1795e 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
+++ b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/test/android/build.gradle b/test/android/build.gradle
index 8ed97544..e624f17e 100644
--- a/test/android/build.gradle
+++ b/test/android/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildscript {
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/android/wrapper.gradle b/test/android/wrapper.gradle
index 3980234f..94d95d2d 100644
--- a/test/android/wrapper.gradle
+++ b/test/android/wrapper.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 */
 
 wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = '6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }
diff --git a/test/androidx/build.gradle b/test/androidx/build.gradle
index 46eb0c49..a90dee33 100644
--- a/test/androidx/build.gradle
+++ b/test/androidx/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildscript {
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.6.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle b/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
index 3980234f..94d95d2d 100644
--- a/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
+++ b/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 */
 
 wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = '6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }