diff --git a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
index e92a18f5ae..71cc86d1b9 100644
--- a/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
+++ b/bin/templates/cordova/lib/builders/ProjectBuilder.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class ProjectBuilder {
                 // update/set the distributionUrl in the gradle-wrapper.properties
                 const gradleWrapperPropertiesPath = path.join(self.root, 'gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties');
                 const gradleWrapperProperties = createEditor(gradleWrapperPropertiesPath);
-                const distributionUrl = process.env.CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL || 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-all.zip';
+                const distributionUrl = process.env.CORDOVA_ANDROID_GRADLE_DISTRIBUTION_URL || 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.5-all.zip';
                 gradleWrapperProperties.set('distributionUrl', distributionUrl);
                 gradleWrapperProperties.save();
 
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
index 365fc416a0..ca87423345 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/app/build.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         apply from: '../CordovaLib/cordova.gradle'
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
 
         if (cdvHelpers.getConfigPreference('GradlePluginKotlinEnabled', 'false').toBoolean()) {
             classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ allprojects {
 }
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '6.6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }
 
 // Configuration properties. Set these via environment variables, build-extras.gradle, or gradle.properties.
diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index ddf4e46dc3..d09805de4e 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildscript {
     repositories repos
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/framework/build.gradle b/framework/build.gradle
index 919b6105ac..1d2a386cb5 100644
--- a/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/framework/build.gradle
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         // The gradle plugin and the maven plugin have to be updated after each version of Android
         // studio comes out
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath 'com.github.dcendents:android-maven-gradle-plugin:2.1'
-        classpath 'com.jfrog.bintray.gradle:gradle-bintray-plugin:1.8.5'
+        classpath 'com.jfrog.bintray.gradle:gradle-bintray-plugin:1.7.3'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
index 4438d8a7c8..4dc1795ee4 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
+++ b/spec/fixtures/android_studio_project/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
diff --git a/test/android/build.gradle b/test/android/build.gradle
index 774f5b22c0..e624f17e63 100644
--- a/test/android/build.gradle
+++ b/test/android/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildscript {
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/android/wrapper.gradle b/test/android/wrapper.gradle
index bd50de8f9f..94d95d2da9 100644
--- a/test/android/wrapper.gradle
+++ b/test/android/wrapper.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 */
 
 wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = '6.6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }
diff --git a/test/androidx/build.gradle b/test/androidx/build.gradle
index 946274188e..a90dee336a 100644
--- a/test/androidx/build.gradle
+++ b/test/androidx/build.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildscript {
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
         // in the individual module build.gradle files
 
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.0'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle b/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
index bd50de8f9f..94d95d2da9 100644
--- a/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
+++ b/test/androidx/wrapper.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 */
 
 wrapper {
-    gradleVersion = '6.6.1'
+    gradleVersion = '6.5'
 }