diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f122ec1de8c14..e090f52741477 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 ext {
-  gradleVersion = "4.6"
+  gradleVersion = "4.5.1"
   buildVersionFileName = "kafka-version.properties"
 
   maxPermSizeArgs = []