diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8ee23feb7..e5f26a6dd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
   description = "Generates gradlew[.bat] scripts"
-  gradleVersion = "1.4"
+  gradleVersion = "1.6"
 
   doLast() {
     def gradleOpts = "-XX:MaxPermSize=1024m -Xmx1024m"