diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5b37659..2863f95 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 dist: jammy
 language: java
-gradle: 6.9.3
 
 jdk:
   - openjdk8
 
+before_install:
+  # Download and install Gradle 6.9.3
+  - wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.9.3-bin.zip
+  - unzip -qq gradle-6.9.3-bin.zip
+  - export GRADLE_HOME=$PWD/gradle-6.9.3
+  - export PATH=$GRADLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
+  - chmod +x gradlew
+
 deploy:
   # deploy to Github
   provider: releases