diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/com/example/android/samples/build/SampleGenPlugin.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/com/example/android/samples/build/SampleGenPlugin.groovy
index faa2973..e60f1f6 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/com/example/android/samples/build/SampleGenPlugin.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/com/example/android/samples/build/SampleGenPlugin.groovy
@@ -89,8 +89,17 @@
             project.refresh.dependsOn(project.processCommon)
 
             // People get nervous when they see a task with no actions, so...
-            project.create << {println "Project creation finished."}
-            project.refresh << {println "Project refresh finished."}
+            project.create {
+                doLast {
+                    println "Project creation finished."
+                }
+            }
+
+            project.refresh {
+                doLast {
+                    println "Project refresh finished."
+                }
+            }
 
         })
     }
diff --git a/templates/Wear/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/Wear/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
index 5a8e19b..e490b5a 100644
--- a/templates/Wear/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/Wear/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/WearPlusShared/Shared/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/WearPlusShared/Shared/build.gradle.ftl
index 4f99332..c8db84f 100644
--- a/templates/WearPlusShared/Shared/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/WearPlusShared/Shared/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/WearPlusShared/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/WearPlusShared/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
index a50f652..6423396 100644
--- a/templates/WearPlusShared/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/WearPlusShared/Wearable/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/WearPlusShared/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/WearPlusShared/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
index ebc8732..32c6473 100644
--- a/templates/WearPlusShared/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/WearPlusShared/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/base-application/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/base-application/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
index 4675f61..b5d32ed 100644
--- a/templates/base-application/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/base-application/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/base/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/base/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
index 0243794..427e291 100644
--- a/templates/base/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/base/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/create/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl b/templates/create/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
index d1816c8..bb8663e 100644
--- a/templates/create/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
+++ b/templates/create/_MODULE_/build.gradle.ftl
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.3.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.4.2'
     }
 }