diff --git a/.github/template-cleanup/gradle.properties b/.github/template-cleanup/gradle.properties
index be51561..1e7bc6e 100644
--- a/.github/template-cleanup/gradle.properties
+++ b/.github/template-cleanup/gradle.properties
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platformVersion = 2023.2.6
 platformPlugins =
 
 # Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
-gradleVersion = 8.7
+gradleVersion = 8.8
 
 # Opt-out flag for bundling Kotlin standard library -> https://jb.gg/intellij-platform-kotlin-stdlib
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false