diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7ee5ca07..d84bc0b7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ build/
 local.properties
 *.iml
 .idea/
-build.gradle
 BuildConfig.java
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4b3b586b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2016 microG Project Team
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.3'
+        classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:1.4.1'
+    }
+}
+
+allprojects {
+    apply plugin: 'idea'
+    ext.androidBuildVersionTools = "23.0.3"
+}
+
+def androidCompileSdk() { return 23 }
+
+subprojects {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index aa76e3eb..06df1f78 100755
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.12-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
diff --git a/microg-ui-tools/build.gradle b/microg-ui-tools/build.gradle
index ea1ec07b..c3cac8ab 100644
--- a/microg-ui-tools/build.gradle
+++ b/microg-ui-tools/build.gradle
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-    dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.2'
-    }
-}
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 String getMyVersionName() {
@@ -34,8 +26,8 @@ String getMyVersionName() {
 }
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"
+    compileSdkVersion androidCompileSdk()
+    buildToolsVersion "$androidBuildVersionTools"
 
     defaultConfig {
         versionName getMyVersionName()