diff --git a/.idea/libraries/Groovy.xml b/.idea/libraries/Groovy.xml
index a3e16bb8d1dd..3f7f2456d235 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/Groovy.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/Groovy.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <component name="libraryTable">
   <library name="Groovy">
     <CLASSES>
-      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/groovy-all-2.0.6.jar!/"/>
+      <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/groovy-all-2.0.6.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
-    <JAVADOC/>
-    <SOURCES/>
+    <JAVADOC />
+    <SOURCES />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant b/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
index 8da033429bb9..92bd43138cdf 100644
--- a/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/libLicenses.gant
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ libraryLicense(name: "Log4j", libraryName: "Log4J", version: "1.2", license: "Ap
 libraryLicense(name: "Maven", version: "2.2.1", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://maven.apache.org/", licenseUrl: "http://maven.apache.org/license.html")
 libraryLicense(name: "plexus-util", version: "2.0.6", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://maven.apache.org/", libraryNames:['plexus-utils-2.0.6.jar'], licenseUrl: "http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0")
 libraryLicense(name: "Maven3", libraryNames: ["Maven3", "maven-dependency-tree-1.2.jar", "archetype-catalog-2.2.jar", "archetype-common-2.2.jar"], version: "3.0.3", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://maven.apache.org/", licenseUrl: "http://maven.apache.org/license.html")
-libraryLicense(name: "Gradle", version: "1.3", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://gradle.org/", licenseUrl: "http://gradle.org/license")
-libraryLicense(name: "Slf4j", version: "1.6.6", license: "MIT License", url: "http://slf4j.org/", licenseUrl: "http://slf4j.org/license.html")
+libraryLicense(name: "Gradle", version: "1.4", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://gradle.org/", licenseUrl: "http://gradle.org/license")
+libraryLicense(name: "Slf4j", version: "1.7.2", license: "MIT License", url: "http://slf4j.org/", licenseUrl: "http://slf4j.org/license.html")
 libraryLicense(name: "GradleGuava", version: "11.0.2", license: "Apache 2.0", url: "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/", licenseUrl: "http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0")
 libraryLicense(name: "Jsr305", version: "1.3.9", license: "New BSD", url: "http://code.google.com/p/jsr-305/", licenseUrl: "http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause")
 libraryLicense(name: "markdownj", attachedTo: "tasks-core", version: "", license: "BSD", url: "http://markdownj.org/", licenseUrl: "http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php")
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml b/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
index 6cd994032a10..925abcc74d0b 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
+++ b/plugins/gradle/gradle.iml
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@
     <orderEntry type="module-library">
       <library name="Gradle">
         <CLASSES>
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-base-services-1.3.jar!/" />
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-core-1.3.jar!/" />
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-messaging-1.3.jar!/" />
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.3.jar!/" />
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.3.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-base-services-1.4.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-core-1.4.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-messaging-1.4.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.4.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.4.jar!/" />
         </CLASSES>
         <JAVADOC />
         <SOURCES>
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     <orderEntry type="module-library">
       <library name="Slf4j">
         <CLASSES>
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/slf4j-api-1.6.6.jar!/" />
-          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/slf4j-simple-1.6.6.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar!/" />
+          <root url="jar://$MODULE_DIR$/lib/slf4j-simple-1.7.2.jar!/" />
         </CLASSES>
         <JAVADOC />
         <SOURCES />
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.3.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.4.jar
similarity index 63%
rename from plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.3.jar
rename to plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.4.jar
index 25a2657e7e8e..b755f84af983 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.3.jar and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-base-services-1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.3.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.4.jar
similarity index 62%
rename from plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.3.jar
rename to plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.4.jar
index e94e4fa95f28..7df93217eb3a 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.3.jar and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-core-1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.3.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.4.jar
similarity index 50%
rename from plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.3.jar
rename to plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.4.jar
index 6974b2f02689..e570772510b1 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.3.jar and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-messaging-1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-src.zip b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-src.zip
index 58f669a9949e..672346527564 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-src.zip and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-src.zip differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.3.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.4.jar
similarity index 82%
rename from plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.3.jar
rename to plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.4.jar
index fee63475cff6..077bca9c3614 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.3.jar and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-tooling-api-1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.3.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.4.jar
similarity index 90%
rename from plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.3.jar
rename to plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.4.jar
index 466191519f48..2b1282d718b9 100644
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.3.jar and b/plugins/gradle/lib/gradle-wrapper-1.4.jar differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.6.6.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.6.6.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c03fa6bb214..000000000000
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diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-api-1.7.2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1a8870833b37
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diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-simple-1.6.6.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-simple-1.6.6.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a03ef5d0cdd..000000000000
Binary files a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-simple-1.6.6.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-simple-1.7.2.jar b/plugins/gradle/lib/slf4j-simple-1.7.2.jar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2498c443b56c
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