diff --git a/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in b/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
index 20681fb5275042b901745c272e2a138a7aceb928..573978112a97ef2af657bff3180cd413a14a0457 100644
--- a/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
+++ b/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '2.2.1'
+    gradleVersion = '2.14.1'
 }
 
 buildscript {
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ task bugfixtask << {
 
 jar.dependsOn(bugfixtask)
 
-defaultTasks 'publishMavenJavaPublicationToMavenRepository'
+defaultTasks 'publish'