diff --git a/docker/backend/Dockerfile b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
index a455da4d1e..0d5a310c45 100644
--- a/docker/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ARG BASE_VERSION=1.0.2@sha256:c7698687f486707ddef9e0298587ca8b44c4e96185e1bdb0c3
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=stirlingtools/stirling-pdf-base:${BASE_VERSION}
 
 # Stage 1: Build the Java application (backend only, no frontend)
-FROM gradle:9.7.0-jdk25@sha256:7d4e63b32991e679b183645680ff81762b6f1ef137850d8c2750b362eb994d08 AS app-build
+FROM gradle:9.7.1-jdk25@sha256:a80276ab804c348989df46016e2b5d58cad07c5b29e06f2112434d28ca5b2844 AS app-build
 
 # JDK 25+: --add-exports is no longer accepted via JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS; use JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS instead
 ENV JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS="--add-exports=jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \
diff --git a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile
index 6d0a47542f..7289d67bb5 100644
--- a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ARG BASE_VERSION=1.0.2@sha256:c7698687f486707ddef9e0298587ca8b44c4e96185e1bdb0c3
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=stirlingtools/stirling-pdf-base:${BASE_VERSION}
 
 # Stage 1: Build the Java application and frontend
-FROM gradle:9.7.0-jdk25@sha256:7d4e63b32991e679b183645680ff81762b6f1ef137850d8c2750b362eb994d08 AS app-build
+FROM gradle:9.7.1-jdk25@sha256:a80276ab804c348989df46016e2b5d58cad07c5b29e06f2112434d28ca5b2844 AS app-build
 
 ARG TASK_VERSION=3.52.0
 RUN apt-get update \
diff --git a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat
index bdaa005517..542bdec981 100644
--- a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat
+++ b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ARG BASE_VERSION=1.0.2@sha256:c7698687f486707ddef9e0298587ca8b44c4e96185e1bdb0c3
 ARG BASE_IMAGE=stirlingtools/stirling-pdf-base:${BASE_VERSION}
 
 # Stage 1: Build the Java application and frontend
-FROM gradle:9.7.0-jdk25@sha256:7d4e63b32991e679b183645680ff81762b6f1ef137850d8c2750b362eb994d08 AS app-build
+FROM gradle:9.7.1-jdk25@sha256:a80276ab804c348989df46016e2b5d58cad07c5b29e06f2112434d28ca5b2844 AS app-build
 
 ARG TASK_VERSION=3.52.0
 RUN apt-get update \
diff --git a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite
index a94f9eeeda..c21ddf2f8d 100644
--- a/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite
+++ b/docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Single JAR contains both frontend and backend with minimal dependencies
 
 # Stage 1: Build application with embedded frontend
-FROM gradle:9.7.0-jdk25@sha256:7d4e63b32991e679b183645680ff81762b6f1ef137850d8c2750b362eb994d08 AS build
+FROM gradle:9.7.1-jdk25@sha256:a80276ab804c348989df46016e2b5d58cad07c5b29e06f2112434d28ca5b2844 AS build
 
 # Install Node.js and npm for frontend build
 ARG TASK_VERSION=3.52.0
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 69dd0d0404..ad7845be30 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.7.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 retries=0
 retryBackOffMs=500