diff --git a/framework/cdv-gradle-config-defaults.json b/framework/cdv-gradle-config-defaults.json
index 09809881..6081ba0c 100644
--- a/framework/cdv-gradle-config-defaults.json
+++ b/framework/cdv-gradle-config-defaults.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "MIN_SDK_VERSION": 22,
     "SDK_VERSION": 30,
-    "GRADLE_VERSION": "6.8.3",
+    "GRADLE_VERSION": "7.1.1",
     "BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION": "30.0.3",
     "AGP_VERSION": "4.2.2",
     "KOTLIN_VERSION": "1.5.20",
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 122a0dca..66eab69d 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/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-2.10-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.1.1-all.zip