diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/build.gradle b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/build.gradle
index b95af2926e..0553c76296 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e5aba55012..a2dadfa6ab 100644
--- a/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/templates/cpp-template-default/proj.android/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-6.8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-bin.zip
diff --git a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/build.gradle b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/build.gradle
index b95af2926e..0553c76296 100644
--- a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e5aba55012..a2dadfa6ab 100644
--- a/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/templates/lua-template-default/frameworks/runtime-src/proj.android/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-6.8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-bin.zip
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/build.gradle b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
index b95af2926e..0553c76296 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f1915068f0..b4bc4b1eac 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/proj.android/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-6.8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-bin.zip
diff --git a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/build.gradle b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
index b95af2926e..0553c76296 100644
--- a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 4eb433a26b..fd17cfe19e 100644
--- a/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tests/fairygui-tests/proj.android/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-6.8.3-bin.zip
\ No newline at end of file
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-bin.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/build.gradle b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/build.gradle
index b95af2926e..0553c76296 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.2.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ee7c124847..8f6743f5d4 100644
--- a/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tests/lua-tests/project/proj.android/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-6.8.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9-bin.zip