diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f76e1e71b..c0d205088 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 18.x
+      - name: set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'zulu'
       - name: NPM ^9.5.0
         run: npm i -g npm@^9.5.0 --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
index 5e6593106..d2038a5cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           ref: 'main'
           token: ${{ secrets.CAP_GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-      - name: set up JDK 11
+      - name: set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'zulu'
       - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
         run: chmod +x ./android/gradlew
diff --git a/android-template/build.gradle b/android-template/build.gradle
index bebaa7e1a..9cc72cb6d 100644
--- a/android-template/build.gradle
+++ b/android-template/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.0.0'
         classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.15'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
diff --git a/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 249e5832f..ccebba771 100644
Binary files a/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 2ec77e51a..761b8f088 100644
--- a/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/android-template/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-all.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/android-template/gradlew b/android-template/gradlew
index a69d9cb6c..79a61d421 100755
--- a/android-template/gradlew
+++ b/android-template/gradlew
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
-
-APP_NAME="Gradle"
+# This is normally unused
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
+APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
 # Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
 DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
@@ -143,12 +143,16 @@ fi
 if ! "$cygwin" && ! "$darwin" && ! "$nonstop" ; then
     case $MAX_FD in #(
       max*)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -H is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC3045
         MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
             warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
     esac
     case $MAX_FD in  #(
       '' | soft) :;; #(
       *)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC3045
         ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
             warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
     esac
diff --git a/android-template/gradlew.bat b/android-template/gradlew.bat
index 53a6b238d..6689b85be 100644
--- a/android-template/gradlew.bat
+++ b/android-template/gradlew.bat
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
+@rem This is normally unused
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
diff --git a/android/capacitor/build.gradle b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
index 076ecd9a4..c8a95fbf1 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/build.gradle
+++ b/android/capacitor/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ buildscript {
         }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.4.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.0.0'
 
         if (System.getenv("CAP_PUBLISH") == "true") {
             classpath 'io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin:1.1.0'
diff --git a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 249e5832f..ccebba771 100644
Binary files a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 2ec77e51a..761b8f088 100644
--- a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-all.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/android/gradlew b/android/gradlew
index a69d9cb6c..79a61d421 100755
--- a/android/gradlew
+++ b/android/gradlew
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ do
     esac
 done
 
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
-
-APP_NAME="Gradle"
+# This is normally unused
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
+APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
 # Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
 DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
@@ -143,12 +143,16 @@ fi
 if ! "$cygwin" && ! "$darwin" && ! "$nonstop" ; then
     case $MAX_FD in #(
       max*)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -H is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC3045
         MAX_FD=$( ulimit -H -n ) ||
             warn "Could not query maximum file descriptor limit"
     esac
     case $MAX_FD in  #(
       '' | soft) :;; #(
       *)
+        # In POSIX sh, ulimit -n is undefined. That's why the result is checked to see if it worked.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC3045
         ulimit -n "$MAX_FD" ||
             warn "Could not set maximum file descriptor limit to $MAX_FD"
     esac
diff --git a/android/gradlew.bat b/android/gradlew.bat
index 53a6b238d..6689b85be 100644
--- a/android/gradlew.bat
+++ b/android/gradlew.bat
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
 if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
+@rem This is normally unused
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
diff --git a/capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/build.gradle b/capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/build.gradle
index 1a82aa6d7..9967e55a3 100644
--- a/capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/build.gradle
+++ b/capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
         mavenCentral()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.2.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.0.0'
     }
 }