diff --git a/test/Dockerfile.distro b/test/Dockerfile.distro
index b8a7744012..87ac1c6eec 100644
--- a/test/Dockerfile.distro
+++ b/test/Dockerfile.distro
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ FROM build AS test-java
 # renovate: datasource=java-version packageName=java-jre?os=linux&architecture=x64
 RUN install-tool java 25.0.3+9.0.LTS
 # renovate: datasource=gradle-version packageName=gradle versioning=gradle
-RUN install-tool gradle 9.5.1
+RUN install-tool gradle 9.6.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases packageName=containerbase/maven-prebuild versioning=maven
 RUN install-tool maven 3.9.16
 
diff --git a/test/java/Dockerfile b/test/java/Dockerfile
index 8f2637c18d..94068de687 100644
--- a/test/java/Dockerfile
+++ b/test/java/Dockerfile
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ FROM base AS test-gradle-b
 RUN install-tool java-jre 21.0.11+10.0.LTS
 
 # renovate: datasource=gradle-version versioning=gradle
-RUN install-tool gradle 9.5.1
+RUN install-tool gradle 9.6.0
 
 USER 12021
 
diff --git a/test/java/Dockerfile.arm64 b/test/java/Dockerfile.arm64
index dfabde9043..180f9e4b66 100644
--- a/test/java/Dockerfile.arm64
+++ b/test/java/Dockerfile.arm64
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ RUN install-tool java 25.0.3+9.0.LTS
 FROM test-java AS test-gradle
 
 # renovate: datasource=gradle-version packageName=gradle versioning=gradle
-RUN install-tool gradle 9.5.1
+RUN install-tool gradle 9.6.0
 
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 # Image: maven