diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4dbe7d7907c99..760edad55fe20 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 ext {
-  gradleVersion = "5.1"
+  gradleVersion = "5.1.1"
   minJavaVersion = "8"
   buildVersionFileName = "kafka-version.properties"