diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3fe36f991a7495..fb60c323a26335 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'
-        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:2.0.0'
+        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.1.2'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/docs/AndroidBuildingFromSource.md b/docs/AndroidBuildingFromSource.md
index 70916959287e45..fbaac90178419f 100644
--- a/docs/AndroidBuildingFromSource.md
+++ b/docs/AndroidBuildingFromSource.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Add `gradle-download-task` as dependency in `android/build.gradle`:
 ...
     dependencies {
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.1'
-        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:2.0.0'
+        classpath 'de.undercouch:gradle-download-task:3.1.2'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files