diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8cd3d00b2d..71634a0cbe 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'
-        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.1.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
+        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.4.3'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c8fabc8de0..ec9c72459f 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/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-2.14.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.5.1-all.zip
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
index d9ab00a1c7..225b5f682d 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index dbdc05d274..81a86e2134 100644
--- a/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/local-cli/templates/HelloWorld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.5.1-all.zip