diff --git a/docs/build.gradle b/docs/build.gradle
index b3e58bb8..9accb8cb 100644
--- a/docs/build.gradle
+++ b/docs/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-	id 'org.asciidoctor.convert' version '1.5.6'
+	id 'org.asciidoctor.convert' version '1.5.3'
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc
index d0e6804c..c02d3313 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started.adoc
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ the configuration are described below.
 .Gradle
 ----
 	plugins { <1>
-		id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+		id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 	}
 
 	dependencies {
diff --git a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/working-with-asciidoctor.adoc b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/working-with-asciidoctor.adoc
index 642172d4..59a02030 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/working-with-asciidoctor.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/docs/asciidoc/working-with-asciidoctor.adoc
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ been generated for a specific operation. It is made available by including
 `spring-restdocs-asciidoctor` in your project's <<getting-started-build-configuration,
 build configuration>>.
 
+WARNING: If you are using Gradle and its daemon or support for continuous builds, do not
+use version 1.5.6 of the `org.asciidoctor.convert` plugin. It contains a
+https://github.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctor-gradle-plugin/issues/222[regression] that
+prevents extensions from working reliably.
+
 The target of the macro is the name of the operation. The `snippets` attribute can be
 used to select the snippets that should be included using a comma-separated list.
 Each entry in the list should be the name of a snippet file, minus the `.adoc` suffix,
diff --git a/samples/junit5/build.gradle b/samples/junit5/build.gradle
index 3b8b1780..66ffd19e 100644
--- a/samples/junit5/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/junit5/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/samples/rest-assured/build.gradle b/samples/rest-assured/build.gradle
index a6a5f84b..309856f4 100644
--- a/samples/rest-assured/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/rest-assured/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-grails/build.gradle b/samples/rest-notes-grails/build.gradle
index 3ff00826..01f6a883 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-grails/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-grails/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id 'org.asciidoctor.convert' version '1.5.6'
+	id 'org.asciidoctor.convert' version '1.5.3'
 }
 
 version "0.1"
diff --git a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
index 08733d45..e6e04f28 100644
--- a/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/samples/testng/build.gradle b/samples/testng/build.gradle
index 9ba7605c..1d38ca51 100644
--- a/samples/testng/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/testng/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
diff --git a/samples/web-test-client/build.gradle b/samples/web-test-client/build.gradle
index bd08ba6d..9c5eeb3f 100644
--- a/samples/web-test-client/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/web-test-client/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.6"
+	id "org.asciidoctor.convert" version "1.5.3"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'java'