diff --git a/gradle-modules/.gitignore b/gradle-modules/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63b7142f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-modules/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+!gradle-wrapper.jar
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-5/README.md b/gradle-modules/gradle-5/README.md
index 7871c0e822..6d701ac43c 100644
--- a/gradle-modules/gradle-5/README.md
+++ b/gradle-modules/gradle-5/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ### Relevant Articles:
 
+This module is using gradle-8.3.
+
 - [Run a Java main Method Using Gradle](https://www.baeldung.com/gradle-run-java-main)
 - [Finding Unused Gradle Dependencies](https://www.baeldung.com/gradle-finding-unused-dependencies)
 - [Intro to Gradle Lint Plugin](https://www.baeldung.com/java-gradle-lint-intro)
diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-6/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle-modules/gradle-6/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 94920145f3..cd141cfc9d 100644
--- a/gradle-modules/gradle-6/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle-modules/gradle-6/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.0.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.3-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
+
diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-7/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle-modules/gradle-7/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f93135c49
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diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-8/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle-modules/gradle-8/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f93135c49
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diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f93135c49
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diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 774fae8767..878fe049c2 100644
--- a/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle-modules/gradle-customization/gradle-protobuf/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6.3-bin.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/shipkit.gradle b/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/shipkit.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 144c01dc05..0000000000
--- a/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/shipkit.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-//This default Shipkit configuration file was created automatically and is intended to be checked-in.
-//Default configuration is sufficient for local testing and trying out Shipkit.
-//To leverage Shipkit fully, please fix the TODO items, refer to our Getting Started Guide for help:
-//
-//     https://github.com/mockito/shipkit/blob/master/docs/getting-started.md
-//
-shipkit {
-   //TODO is the repository correct?
-   gitHub.repository = "unspecified-user/unspecified-repo"
-
-   //TODO generate and use your own read-only GitHub personal access token
-   gitHub.readOnlyAuthToken = "76826c9ec886612f504d12fd4268b16721c4f85d"
-
-   //TODO generate GitHub write token, and ensure your Travis CI has this env variable exported
-   gitHub.writeAuthToken = System.getenv("GH_WRITE_TOKEN")
-}
-
-allprojects {
-   plugins.withId("com.jfrog.bintray") {
-
-       //Bintray configuration is handled by JFrog Bintray Gradle Plugin
-       //For reference see the official documentation: https://github.com/bintray/gradle-bintray-plugin
-       bintray {
-
-           //TODO sign up for free open source account with https://bintray.com, then look up your API key on your profile page in Bintray
-           key = '7ea297848ca948adb7d3ee92a83292112d7ae989'
-           //TODO don't check in the key, remove above line and use env variable exported on CI:
-           //key = System.getenv("BINTRAY_API_KEY")
-
-           pkg {
-               //TODO configure Bintray settings per your project (https://github.com/bintray/gradle-bintray-plugin)
-               repo = 'bootstrap'
-               user = 'shipkit-bootstrap-bot'
-               userOrg = 'shipkit-bootstrap'
-               name = 'maven'
-               licenses = ['MIT']
-               labels = ['continuous delivery', 'release automation', 'shipkit']
-           }
-       }
-   }
-}
diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f93135c49
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diff --git a/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ebf7ae9184..3fa8f862f7 100644
--- a/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle-modules/gradle/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#Thu Oct 12 16:43:02 BDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.2.1-bin.zip