diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/async-tracing.gradle b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/async-tracing.gradle
index bc1496a60e..1ed753c62a 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/async-tracing.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/async-tracing.gradle
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-  gradleVersion = '4.0'
+  gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
 }
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 37fa35e944..6b6ea3ab4f 100644
Binary files a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 98f3a58994..702c4b68b8 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/async-tracing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Fri Jul 21 16:12:09 PDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.3.1-all.zip
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/dropwizard-mongo-client.gradle b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/dropwizard-mongo-client.gradle
index d8bba707cb..d6edc6e18d 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/dropwizard-mongo-client.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/dropwizard-mongo-client.gradle
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ shadowJar {
 
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-  gradleVersion = '4.0'
+  gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
 }
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 37fa35e944..6b6ea3ab4f 100644
Binary files a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 98f3a58994..702c4b68b8 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/dropwizard-mongo-client/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Fri Jul 21 16:12:09 PDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.3.1-all.zip
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 895b7857cc..6b6ea3ab4f 100644
Binary files a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index fccb4a287a..702c4b68b8 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Mon Jul 31 16:10:41 CEST 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.3.1-all.zip
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/rest-spark.gradle b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/rest-spark.gradle
index 8531478ace..edb3d50078 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/rest-spark.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/rest-spark/rest-spark.gradle
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ shadowJar {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-  gradleVersion = '4.0'
+  gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
 }
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 37fa35e944..6b6ea3ab4f 100644
Binary files a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 98f3a58994..702c4b68b8 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Fri Jul 21 16:12:09 PDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.3.1-all.zip
diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/spring-boot-jdbc.gradle b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/spring-boot-jdbc.gradle
index cdb5523ae0..49efbf7a02 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/spring-boot-jdbc.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/spring-boot-jdbc/spring-boot-jdbc.gradle
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ bootRun {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-  gradleVersion = '4.0'
+  gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
 }
diff --git a/dd-trace-java.gradle b/dd-trace-java.gradle
index 48fa3c37b6..dda7b8a848 100644
--- a/dd-trace-java.gradle
+++ b/dd-trace-java.gradle
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ description = 'dd-trace-java'
 // Applied here to allow publishing of artifactory build info
 apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/publish.gradle"
 
+ext.gradleWrapperVersion = '4.3.1'
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-  gradleVersion = '4.0'
+  gradleVersion = gradleWrapperVersion
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 895b7857cc..6b6ea3ab4f 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 cb5250d38a..702c4b68b8 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#Thu Jul 06 17:54:32 EDT 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.0-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.3.1-all.zip