diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 71c11b159..afa9dfc45 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ant.properties
 .gradle
 build
 gradle.properties
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle
 
 #Maven
 target
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Demo/.gitignore b/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Demo/.gitignore
index 71c11b159..afa9dfc45 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Demo/.gitignore
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Demo/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ant.properties
 .gradle
 build
 gradle.properties
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle
 
 #Maven
 target
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Lib/.gitignore b/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Lib/.gitignore
index 71c11b159..afa9dfc45 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Lib/.gitignore
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain-API-Lib/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ant.properties
 .gradle
 build
 gradle.properties
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle
 
 #Maven
 target
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/.gitignore b/OpenPGP-Keychain/.gitignore
index 71c11b159..afa9dfc45 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/.gitignore
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ ant.properties
 .gradle
 build
 gradle.properties
+gradlew
+gradlew.bat
+gradle
 
 #Maven
 target
diff --git a/OpenPGP-Keychain/build.gradle b/OpenPGP-Keychain/build.gradle
index 19b2576e9..ec8e07cbd 100644
--- a/OpenPGP-Keychain/build.gradle
+++ b/OpenPGP-Keychain/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-
-task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
-    gradleVersion = '1.6'
-}
-
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0971edae6..881f2b59f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Fork OpenPGP Keychain and do a merge request. I will merge your changes back int
 
 1. Have Android SDK "tools", "platform-tools", and "build-tools" directories in your PATH (http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html)
 2. Export ANDROID_HOME pointing to your Android SDK
-3. Install Gradle (Minimum version: 1.6)
-4. Execute ``gradle assemble``
+3. Execute ``gradle wrapper`` (http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/gradle_wrapper.html)
+4. Execute ``./gradlew assemble``
 
 ## Build with Ant
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4573e05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
+    gradleVersion = '1.6'
+}