diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea7575c..a23210f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ One can pre-install SDK packages with the `sdkmanager`, when passing `_ANDROID_S
 And one can pre-install Gradle by passing `_GRADLE_VERSION`.<br/>
 At the moment these are both statically set in [`cloudbuild.yaml`](https://github.com/syslogic/cloudbuild-android/blob/master/cloudbuild.yaml), but the code is there.
 
- - `_CLI_TOOLS_VERSION` ~ `12266719`
+ - `_CLI_TOOLS_VERSION` ~ `12700392`
  - `_ANDROID_SDK_PACKAGES` ~ `platform-tools platforms;android-35 build-tools;35.0.0`
- - `_GRADLE_VERSION` ~ `8.10.2`
+ - `_GRADLE_VERSION` ~ `8.12`
 
 ## Usage example: Google Cloud Build
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ While these substitutions use no underscore (being mapped at build-time: [`.spac
 
  - `CLI_TOOLS_VERSION` ~ `12266719`
  - `ANDROID_SDK_PACKAGES` ~ `platform-tools platforms;android-35 build-tools;35.0.0`
- - `GRADLE_VERSION` ~ `8.10.2`
+ - `GRADLE_VERSION` ~ `8.12`
  - `DOCKER_IMAGE` ~  the location of the Docker image previously built.
 
 The following example `.space.kts` uses `xxd` (instead of `gcloud kms`) to revert hex-dumps of binary files.
diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 0afd446..e00f057 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ steps:
     # '--build-arg', 'ANDROID_SDK_PACKAGES=platform-tools platforms;android-35 build-tools;35.0.0 ndk;25.1.8937393',
     '--build-arg', '_ANDROID_SDK_PACKAGES=platform-tools platforms;android-35 build-tools;35.0.0',
     '--build-arg', '_CLI_TOOLS_VERSION=12700392',
-    '--build-arg', '_GRADLE_VERSION=8.11.1',
+    '--build-arg', '_GRADLE_VERSION=8.12',
 
     # enable cloudbuild network
     '--network', 'cloudbuild',
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 3ae80e6..ce20ab1 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,33 +1,33 @@
 [versions]
-android_gradle_plugin       = '8.7.3'
-google_mobile_services      = '4.4.2'
-firebase_appdistribution    = '5.0.0'
-firebase_crashlytics_plugin = '3.0.2'
-firebase_perf_plugin        = '1.4.2'
+android_gradle_plugin             = '8.7.3'
+google_mobile_services            = '4.4.2'
+firebase_appdistribution          = '5.0.0'
+firebase_crashlytics_plugin       = '3.0.2'
+firebase_perf_plugin              = '1.4.2'
 
-kotlin                      = '2.0.21'
-junit                       = '4.13.2'
-androidx_appcompat          = '1.7.0'
-androidx_constraintlayout   = '2.2.0'
-androidx_navigation         = '2.8.5'
-androidx_test_junit         = '1.2.1'
-androidx_test_core          = '1.6.1'
-androidx_test_rules         = '1.6.1'
-androidx_test_runner        = '1.6.2'
-androidx_test_monitor       = '1.7.2'
-androidx_test_espresso      = '3.6.1'
-androidx_test_uiautomator   = '2.3.0'
-firebase_crashlytics        = '19.3.0'
-firebase_perf               = '21.0.3'
+kotlin                            = '2.0.21'
+junit                             = '4.13.2'
+androidx_appcompat                = '1.7.0'
+androidx_constraintlayout         = '2.2.0'
+androidx_navigation               = '2.8.5'
+androidx_test_junit               = '1.2.1'
+androidx_test_core                = '1.6.1'
+androidx_test_rules               = '1.6.1'
+androidx_test_runner              = '1.6.2'
+androidx_test_monitor             = '1.7.2'
+androidx_test_espresso            = '3.6.1'
+androidx_test_uiautomator         = '2.3.0'
+firebase_crashlytics              = '19.3.0'
+firebase_perf                     = '21.0.3'
 
 [plugins]
-android_application             = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }
-# android_library               = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }
-androidx_navigation_safeargs    = { id = "androidx.navigation.safeargs", version.ref = "androidx_navigation" }
-google_mobile_services          = { id = "com.google.gms.google-services", version.ref = "google_mobile_services" }
-firebase_appdistribution        = { id = "com.google.firebase.appdistribution", version.ref = "firebase_appdistribution" }
-firebase_crashlytics            = { id = "com.google.firebase.crashlytics", version.ref = "firebase_crashlytics_plugin" }
-firebase_perf                   = { id = "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf", version.ref = "firebase_perf_plugin" }
+android_application               = { id = "com.android.application", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }
+# android_library                 = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "android_gradle_plugin" }
+androidx_navigation_safeargs      = { id = "androidx.navigation.safeargs", version.ref = "androidx_navigation" }
+google_mobile_services            = { id = "com.google.gms.google-services", version.ref = "google_mobile_services" }
+firebase_appdistribution          = { id = "com.google.firebase.appdistribution", version.ref = "firebase_appdistribution" }
+firebase_crashlytics              = { id = "com.google.firebase.crashlytics", version.ref = "firebase_crashlytics_plugin" }
+firebase_perf                     = { id = "com.google.firebase.firebase-perf", version.ref = "firebase_perf_plugin" }
 
 [libraries]
 androidx_appcompat                = { module = "androidx.appcompat:appcompat", version.ref = "androidx_appcompat" }