diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index 7454180f2ae..41d9927a4d4 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 2e6e5897b52..41dfb87909a 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/build-tool-plugins/gradle.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/build-tool-plugins/gradle.adoc
index 6c883232210..2413dc1ac92 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/build-tool-plugins/gradle.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/build-tool-plugins/gradle.adoc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [[build-tool-plugins.gradle]]
 == Spring Boot Gradle Plugin
 The Spring Boot Gradle Plugin provides Spring Boot support in Gradle, letting you package executable jar or war archives, run Spring Boot applications, and use the dependency management provided by `spring-boot-dependencies`.
-It requires Gradle 7.x (7.3 or later).
+It requires Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later).
 See the plugin's documentation to learn more:
 
 * Reference ({spring-boot-gradle-plugin-docs}[HTML] and {spring-boot-gradle-plugin-pdfdocs}[PDF])
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/installing.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/installing.adoc
index c558757aaa3..6d60a5298ea 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/installing.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/installing.adoc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ More details on getting started with Spring Boot and Maven can be found in the {
 
 [[getting-started.installing.java.gradle]]
 ==== Gradle Installation
-Spring Boot is compatible with Gradle 7.x (7.3 or later).
+Spring Boot is compatible with Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later).
 If you do not already have Gradle installed, you can follow the instructions at https://gradle.org.
 
 Spring Boot dependencies can be declared by using the `org.springframework.boot` `group`.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/system-requirements.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/system-requirements.adoc
index 91cdfd44bfc..d776d73b2d8 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/system-requirements.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/system-requirements.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Explicit build support is provided for the following build tools:
 | 3.5+
 
 | Gradle
-| 7.x (7.3 or later)
+| 7.x (7.4 or later)
 |===
 
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/introduction.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/introduction.adoc
index 651932aa16f..798cdd5ddba 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/introduction.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/asciidoc/introduction.adoc
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 = Introduction
 The Spring Boot Gradle Plugin provides Spring Boot support in https://gradle.org[Gradle].
 It allows you to package executable jar or war archives, run Spring Boot applications, and use the dependency management provided by `spring-boot-dependencies`.
-Spring Boot's Gradle plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.3 or later) and can be used with Gradle's {gradle-userguide}/configuration_cache.html[configuration cache].
+Spring Boot's Gradle plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later) and can be used with Gradle's {gradle-userguide}/configuration_cache.html[configuration cache].
 
 In addition to this user guide, {api-documentation}[API documentation] is also available.
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
index 7e3ff75958b..e0c3ee31e9b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/JavaPluginAction.java
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ final class JavaPluginAction implements PluginApplicationAction {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private void configureArtifactPublication(TaskProvider<BootJar> bootJar) {
 		LazyPublishArtifact artifact = new LazyPublishArtifact(bootJar);
 		this.singlePublishedArtifact.addCandidate(artifact);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/WarPluginAction.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/WarPluginAction.java
index c1b6762e7f2..ccc6042be76 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/WarPluginAction.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/WarPluginAction.java
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class WarPluginAction implements PluginApplicationAction {
 				.configure((buildImage) -> buildImage.getArchiveFile().set(bootWar.get().getArchiveFile()));
 	}
 
+	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	private void configureArtifactPublication(TaskProvider<BootWar> bootWar) {
 		LazyPublishArtifact artifact = new LazyPublishArtifact(bootWar);
 		this.singlePublishedArtifact.addCandidate(artifact);
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/buildinfo/BuildInfoProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/buildinfo/BuildInfoProperties.java
index 44d588cedea..9524093772d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/buildinfo/BuildInfoProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/tasks/buildinfo/BuildInfoProperties.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2022 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ public class BuildInfoProperties implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 	private Provider<String> projectVersion(Project project) {
-		try {
-			Provider<String> externalVersionProperty = project.getProviders().gradleProperty("version")
-					.forUseAtConfigurationTime();
-			externalVersionProperty.getOrNull();
-		}
-		catch (NoSuchMethodError ex) {
-			// Gradle < 6.5
-		}
 		return project.provider(() -> project.getVersion().toString());
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests.java
index 72361e8f823..f3f59645ca3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/plugin/SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests.java
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class SpringBootPluginIntegrationTests {
 
 	@DisabledForJreRange(min = JRE.JAVA_14)
 	@Test
-	void failFastWithVersionOfGradle6LowerThanRequired() {
-		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.gradleVersion("6.7.1").buildAndFail();
-		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains(
-				"Spring Boot plugin requires Gradle 6.8.x, 6.9.x, or 7.x. The current version is Gradle 6.7.1");
+	void failFastWithVersionOfGradle7LowerThanRequired() {
+		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.gradleVersion("7.3.3").buildAndFail();
+		assertThat(result.getOutput())
+				.contains("Spring Boot plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later). The current version is Gradle 7.3.3");
 	}
 
 	@DisabledForJreRange(min = JRE.JAVA_16)