diff --git a/docs/java-rest/sniffer.asciidoc b/docs/java-rest/sniffer.asciidoc
index 233c4c74a3e..b9700d7f401 100644
--- a/docs/java-rest/sniffer.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/java-rest/sniffer.asciidoc
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ Nodes Info api and uses jackson to parse the obtained json response.
 
 Compatible with Elasticsearch 2.x and onwards.
 
-=== Maven Repository
+The low-level REST client is subject to the same release cycle as
+elasticsearch. Replace the version with the desired sniffer version, first
+released with `5.0.0-alpha4`. There is no relation between the sniffer version
+and the elasticsearch version that the client can communicate with. Sniffer
+supports fetching the nodes list from elasticsearch 2.x and onwards.
+
+
+=== Maven coordinates
 
 Here is how you can configure the dependency using maven as a dependency manager.
 Add the following to your `pom.xml` file:
@@ -22,11 +29,17 @@ Add the following to your `pom.xml` file:
 </dependency>
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-The low-level REST client is subject to the same release cycle as
-elasticsearch. Replace `${es.version}` with the desired sniffer version, first
-released with `5.0.0-alpha4`. There  is no relation between the sniffer version
-and the elasticsearch version that the client can communicate with. Sniffer
-supports fetching the nodes list from elasticsearch 2.x and onwards.
+=== Gradle coordinates
+
+Here is how you can configure the dependency using gradle as a dependency manager.
+Add the following to your `build.gradle` file:
+
+["source","groovy",subs="attributes"]
+--------------------------------------------------
+dependencies {
+    compile group: 'org.elasticsearch.client', name: 'sniffer', version: '{version}'
+}
+--------------------------------------------------
 
 === Usage
 
diff --git a/docs/java-rest/usage.asciidoc b/docs/java-rest/usage.asciidoc
index 7ca8456d7d1..5ea2b36526c 100644
--- a/docs/java-rest/usage.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/java-rest/usage.asciidoc
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 == Getting started
 
-=== Maven Repository
+=== Maven Central Repository
 
 The low-level Java REST client is hosted on
 http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.elasticsearch.client%22[Maven
 Central]. The minimum Java version required is `1.7`.
 
+The low-level REST client is subject to the same release cycle as
+elasticsearch. Replace the version with the desired client version, first
+released with `5.0.0-alpha4`. There  is no relation between the client version
+and the elasticsearch version that the client can communicate with. The
+low-level REST client is compatible with all elasticsearch versions.
+
+=== Maven coordinates
+
 Here is how you can configure the dependency using maven as a dependency manager.
 Add the following to your `pom.xml` file:
 
@@ -18,11 +26,17 @@ Add the following to your `pom.xml` file:
 </dependency>
 --------------------------------------------------
 
-The low-level REST client is subject to the same release cycle as
-elasticsearch. Replace `${es.version}` with the desired client version, first
-released with `5.0.0-alpha4`. There  is no relation between the client version
-and the elasticsearch version that the client can communicate with. The
-low-level REST client is compatible with all elasticsearch versions.
+=== Gradle coordinates
+
+Here is how you can configure the dependency using gradle as a dependency manager.
+Add the following to your `build.gradle` file:
+
+["source","groovy",subs="attributes"]
+--------------------------------------------------
+dependencies {
+    compile group: 'org.elasticsearch.client', name: 'rest', version: '{version}'
+}
+--------------------------------------------------
 
 === Dependencies