diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cce1cb9a..8f2bd0aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ tasks.named('test') {
 	  useJUnitPlatform()
 }
 
-generateJava {
+tasks.named('generateJava') {
     schemaPaths = ["${projectDir}/src/main/resources/schema"] // List of directories containing schema files
     packageName = 'io.spring.graphql' // The package name to use to generate sources
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ec991f9a..41dfb879 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-6.9.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists