diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index eb1a55be..e1b837a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f397b287023acdba1e9f6fc5ea72d22dd63669d59ed4a289a29b1a76eee151c6
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=7a00d51fb93147819aab76024feece20b6b84e420694101f276be952e08bef03
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradlew b/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradlew
index f5feea6d..f3b75f3b 100755
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradlew
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/gradle-plugin/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index eb1a55be..e1b837a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f397b287023acdba1e9f6fc5ea72d22dd63669d59ed4a289a29b1a76eee151c6
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=7a00d51fb93147819aab76024feece20b6b84e420694101f276be952e08bef03
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradlew b/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradlew
index f5feea6d..f3b75f3b 100755
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradlew
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/groovy-dsl/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index eb1a55be..e1b837a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f397b287023acdba1e9f6fc5ea72d22dd63669d59ed4a289a29b1a76eee151c6
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=7a00d51fb93147819aab76024feece20b6b84e420694101f276be952e08bef03
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradlew b/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradlew
index f5feea6d..f3b75f3b 100755
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradlew
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/java-toolchain/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index eb1a55be..e1b837a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f397b287023acdba1e9f6fc5ea72d22dd63669d59ed4a289a29b1a76eee151c6
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=7a00d51fb93147819aab76024feece20b6b84e420694101f276be952e08bef03
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradlew b/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradlew
index f5feea6d..f3b75f3b 100755
--- a/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradlew
+++ b/.github/workflow-samples/kotlin-dsl/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-check-and-unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-check-and-unit-test.yml
index c4b72c05..2a573ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-check-and-unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-check-and-unit-test.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         ALLOWED_GRADLE_WRAPPER_CHECKSUMS: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 # Invalid wrapper jar used for testing
       with:
-        gradle-version: "8.11.1"
+        gradle-version: "8.12"
 
     - name: Check formatting and compile
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integ-test-provision-gradle-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/integ-test-provision-gradle-versions.yml
index 90d37267..4417efe8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integ-test-provision-gradle-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integ-test-provision-gradle-versions.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        gradle: ["8.11.1", 8.9, 8.1, 7.6.4, 6.9.4, 5.6.4, 4.10.3, 3.5.1]
+        gradle: ["8.12", 8.9, 8.1, 7.6.4, 6.9.4, 5.6.4, 4.10.3, 3.5.1]
         os: ${{fromJSON(inputs.runner-os)}}
         include:
           - java-version: 11
diff --git a/sources/.tool-versions b/sources/.tool-versions
index 1726f37a..b03ead33 100644
--- a/sources/.tool-versions
+++ b/sources/.tool-versions
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Configuration file for asdf version manager
 nodejs 20.10.0
-gradle 8.11.1
+gradle 8.12
diff --git a/sources/src/caching/cache-cleaner.ts b/sources/src/caching/cache-cleaner.ts
index 2151eb95..d8e0b237 100644
--- a/sources/src/caching/cache-cleaner.ts
+++ b/sources/src/caching/cache-cleaner.ts
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ export class CacheCleaner {
         )
         fs.writeFileSync(path.resolve(cleanupProjectDir, 'build.gradle'), 'task("noop") {}')
 
-        // Gradle >= 8.11 required for cache cleanup
         // TODO: This is ineffective: we should be using the newest version of Gradle that ran a build, or a newer version if it's available on PATH.
-        const executable = await provisioner.provisionGradleAtLeast('8.11.1')
+        const executable = await provisioner.provisionGradleAtLeast('8.12')
 
         await core.group('Executing Gradle to clean up caches', async () => {
             core.info(`Cleaning up caches last used before ${cleanTimestamp}`)
diff --git a/sources/test/init-scripts/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/sources/test/init-scripts/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index eb1a55be..e1b837a1 100644
--- a/sources/test/init-scripts/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/sources/test/init-scripts/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionSha256Sum=f397b287023acdba1e9f6fc5ea72d22dd63669d59ed4a289a29b1a76eee151c6
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-bin.zip
+distributionSha256Sum=7a00d51fb93147819aab76024feece20b6b84e420694101f276be952e08bef03
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/sources/test/init-scripts/gradlew b/sources/test/init-scripts/gradlew
index f5feea6d..f3b75f3b 100755
--- a/sources/test/init-scripts/gradlew
+++ b/sources/test/init-scripts/gradlew
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
-' "$PWD" ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s\n' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/sources/test/init-scripts/src/test/groovy/com/gradle/gradlebuildaction/BaseInitScriptTest.groovy b/sources/test/init-scripts/src/test/groovy/com/gradle/gradlebuildaction/BaseInitScriptTest.groovy
index eac74e66..32e7b69f 100644
--- a/sources/test/init-scripts/src/test/groovy/com/gradle/gradlebuildaction/BaseInitScriptTest.groovy
+++ b/sources/test/init-scripts/src/test/groovy/com/gradle/gradlebuildaction/BaseInitScriptTest.groovy
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BaseInitScriptTest extends Specification {
     static final TestGradleVersion GRADLE_7_1 = new TestGradleVersion(GradleVersion.version('7.1.1'), 8, 16)
     static final TestGradleVersion GRADLE_7_X = new TestGradleVersion(GradleVersion.version('7.6.2'), 8, 19)
     static final TestGradleVersion GRADLE_8_0 = new TestGradleVersion(GradleVersion.version('8.0.2'), 8, 19)
-    static final TestGradleVersion GRADLE_8_X = new TestGradleVersion(GradleVersion.version('8.11.1'), 8, 23)
+    static final TestGradleVersion GRADLE_8_X = new TestGradleVersion(GradleVersion.version('8.12'), 8, 23)
 
     static final List<TestGradleVersion> ALL_VERSIONS = [
         GRADLE_3_X, // First version where TestKit supports environment variables
diff --git a/sources/test/jest/cache-cleanup.test.ts b/sources/test/jest/cache-cleanup.test.ts
index cca159e7..7a8f3358 100644
--- a/sources/test/jest/cache-cleanup.test.ts
+++ b/sources/test/jest/cache-cleanup.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test('will cleanup unused gradle versions', async () => {
     const transforms3 = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "caches/transforms-3")
     const metadata100 = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "caches/modules-2/metadata-2.100")
     const wrapper802 = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "wrapper/dists/gradle-8.0.2-bin")
-    const gradleCurrent = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "caches/8.11.1")
+    const gradleCurrent = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "caches/8.12")
     const metadataCurrent = path.resolve(gradleUserHome, "caches/modules-2/metadata-2.107")
 
     expect(fs.existsSync(gradle802)).toBe(true)