diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c0b9b6b9822..9f17358f0b7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ configure(allprojects) { project ->
 	ext.jrubyVersion         = "1.7.25"  // JRuby 9000 only supported through JSR-223 (StandardScriptFactory)
 	ext.jtaVersion           = "1.2"
 	ext.junitVersion         = "4.12"
+	ext.log4jVersion         = "1.2.17"
 	ext.nettyVersion         = "4.1.1.Final"
 	ext.okhttpVersion        = "2.7.5"
 	ext.okhttp3Version       = "3.3.1"
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ project("spring-core") {
 		optional("commons-codec:commons-codec:1.10")
 		optional("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:${aspectjVersion}")
 		optional("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:5.0.1")
-		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
+		optional("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
 		testCompile("com.fasterxml.woodstox:woodstox-core:5.0.2") {
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ project("spring-beans") {
 		optional("javax.inject:javax.inject:1")
 		optional("javax.el:javax.el-api:2.2.5")
 		optional("org.yaml:snakeyaml:${snakeyamlVersion}")
-		testCompile("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
+		testCompile("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:${tomcatVersion}")
 	}
 }
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ project("spring-messaging") {
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-logging-juli:${tomcatVersion}")
 		testCompile("io.netty:netty-all:${nettyVersion}")
 		testCompile("commons-dbcp:commons-dbcp:1.4")
-		testCompile("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
+		testCompile("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("xmlunit:xmlunit:${xmlunitVersion}")
 	}
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ project("spring-web") {
 		optional("org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-server:${jettyVersion}") {
 			exclude group: "javax.servlet", module: "javax.servlet-api"
 		}
-		optional("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
+		optional("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		optional("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java:2.6.1")
 		optional("com.googlecode.protobuf-java-format:protobuf-java-format:1.4")
 		optional("javax.mail:javax.mail-api:${javamailVersion}")
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ project("spring-websocket") {
 		testCompile("org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-logging-juli:${tomcatVersion}")
 		testCompile("io.projectreactor:reactor-net:${reactorVersion}")
 		testCompile("io.netty:netty-all:${nettyVersion}")
-		testCompile("log4j:log4j:1.2.17")
+		testCompile("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
 	}
 }
@@ -1033,6 +1034,7 @@ project("spring-test") {
 		testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:${slf4jVersion}")
 		testCompile("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:${httpclientVersion}")
 		testCompile("javax.cache:cache-api:1.0.0")
+		testRuntime("log4j:log4j:${log4jVersion}")
 		testRuntime("org.ehcache:ehcache:${ehcache3Version}")
 		testRuntime("org.terracotta:management-model:2.0.0")
 	}
@@ -1365,7 +1367,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 
 	task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
 		description = "Generates gradlew[.bat] scripts"
-		gradleVersion = "2.13"
+		gradleVersion = "2.14"
 
 		doLast() {
 			def gradleOpts = "-XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1024m -Xmx1024m"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ca78035ef05..d3b83982b9b 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3bbae029dfe..29de9a9dffe 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Mon Apr 25 12:42:24 CEST 2016
+#Tue Jun 14 17:29:02 CEST 2016
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.13-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14-bin.zip