diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 121ca57..06ec216 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ RapidMiner Extension Template
 A template project for creating a RapidMiner Studio extension. 
 
 ### Prerequisite
-* Requires Gradle 4.10.2+ (get it [here](http://gradle.org/installation) or use the Gradle wrapper shipped with this template)
+* Requires Gradle 6.8.1+ (use the Gradle wrapper shipped with this template or get it [here](http://gradle.org/installation))
+
+* Requires Java 11
 
 ### Getting started
 1. Clone the extension template
 
 2. Change the extension settings in _build.gradle_ (e.g. replace 'Template' by the desired extension name)
 
-3. Initialize the extension project by executing the _initializeExtensionProject_ Gradle task (e.g. via 'gradlew --no-daemon initializeExtensionProject')
+3. Initialize the extension project by executing the _initializeExtensionProject_ Gradle task (e.g. via 'gradlew initializeExtensionProject')
 
 4. Add an extension icon by placing an image named "icon.png" in  _src/main/resources/META-INF/_. 
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d632cba..290d7aa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 buildscript {
 	repositories {
-	    jcenter()
-		maven { url 'https://maven.rapidminer.com/content/groups/public/' }
+	    mavenCentral()
+            maven { url 'https://maven.rapidminer.com/content/groups/public/' }
 	}
 }
 
-plugins { id 'com.rapidminer.extension' version '0.9.4' }
+plugins { id 'com.rapidminer.extension' version '0.10.0' }
 
 // Define Maven artifact repositories
 repositories {
-    jcenter()
-	maven { url 'https://maven.rapidminer.com/content/groups/public/' }
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url 'https://maven.rapidminer.com/content/groups/public/' }
 }
 
 extensionConfig {
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ extensionConfig {
 
     // define RapidMiner version and extension dependencies
     dependencies {
-        rapidminer '9.8.0'
-        //extension namespace: 'text', version: '8.1.0'
+        rapidminer '10.1.1'
+        //extension namespace: 'text', version: '10.0.0'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index f6b961f..e708b1c 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bf3de21..28ff446 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-6.8.1-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists