diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9c5b3fa79..f069098f0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ before_script:
   - echo " == Installing Android emulator images"
   - echo y | android -s update sdk --no-ui -a -t android-10
   - echo " == Installing Gradle"
-  - wget -q -O gradle.zip https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.7-bin.zip
+  - wget -q -O gradle.zip https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.8-bin.zip
   - unzip -q gradle.zip
-  - export PATH="$PWD/gradle-2.7/bin:$PATH"
+  - export PATH="$PWD/gradle-2.8/bin:$PATH"
 
 test:
   script:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 6c9018bc1..39ca14e5b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '2.7'
+    gradleVersion = '2.8'
 }