diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4de77fe6..6ba34d823 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # cicd-pipeline-train-schedule-jenkins
 
+# testing jenkins webhook
+
 This is a simple train schedule app written using nodejs. It is intended to be used as a sample application for a series of hands-on learning activities.
 
 ## Running the app
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4d15aaf52..72b966210 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   //inlude the nodeJS plugin to execute nodejs and npm tasks
-  id "com.moowork.node" version "1.2.0"
+  id "com.github.node-gradle.node" version "3.5.1"
 }
 
 node {
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ task zip(type: Zip) {
 		include "routes/**"
 		include "views/**"
 	}
-	destinationDir(file("dist"))
-	baseName "trainSchedule"
+	destinationDirectory = file("dist")
+	archiveBaseName = "trainSchedule"
 }
 
 //declare task dependencies
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ build.dependsOn zip
 zip.dependsOn npm_build
 npm_build.dependsOn npm_test
 npm_test.dependsOn npmInstall
-npm_build.dependsOn npmInstall
\ No newline at end of file
+npm_build.dependsOn npmInstall
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bf3de2183..e1bef7e87 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-4.6-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists