diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6bd3b127948..04b98e606fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 - Android: Attachments on the scope will now be synced to native ([#5211](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5211))
 - Add THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md for vendored third-party code, bundled as SENTRY_THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md in the sentry JAR under META-INF ([#5186](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5186))
 
+### Dependencies
+
+- Bump Gradle from v8.14.3 to v9.4.1 ([#5063](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/pull/5063))
+  - [changelog](https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#v941)
+  - [diff](https://github.com/gradle/gradle/compare/v8.14.3...v9.4.1)
+
 ## 8.37.1
 
 ### Fixes
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 376d0652832..bfa4aef86f3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -249,9 +249,13 @@ tasks.register("buildForCodeQL") {
         }
         .forEach { proj ->
             if (proj.plugins.hasPlugin("com.android.library")) {
-                this.dependsOn(proj.tasks.findByName("compileReleaseUnitTestSources"))
+                proj.tasks.findByName("compileReleaseUnitTestSources")?.let { testTask ->
+                    this.dependsOn(testTask)
+                }
             } else {
-                this.dependsOn(proj.tasks.findByName("testClasses"))
+                proj.tasks.findByName("testClasses")?.let { testTask ->
+                    this.dependsOn(testTask)
+                }
             }
         }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Config.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Config.kt
index b5d1dafeb74..3285db23a98 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/Config.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/Config.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import java.math.BigDecimal
 
 object Config {
-    val AGP = System.getenv("VERSION_AGP") ?: "8.6.0"
+    val AGP = System.getenv("VERSION_AGP") ?: "8.13.1"
     val kotlinStdLib = "stdlib-jdk8"
     val kotlinStdLibVersionAndroid = "1.9.24"
     val kotlinTestJunit = "test-junit"
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3ce5df53b45..74e535312be 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ org.jetbrains.dokka.experimental.gradle.pluginMode=V2Enabled
 
 # AndroidX required by AGP >= 3.6.x
 android.useAndroidX=true
-android.experimental.lint.version=8.9.0
+android.experimental.lint.version=8.13.1
 
 # Release information
 versionName=8.37.1
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index eb7ab86e4bd..9eb39e5066e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ vanniktech-maven-publish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version = "0.3
 springboot2 = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot2" }
 springboot3 = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot3" }
 springboot4 = { id = "org.springframework.boot", version.ref = "springboot4" }
-spring-dependency-management = { id = "io.spring.dependency-management", version = "1.0.11.RELEASE" }
+spring-dependency-management = { id = "io.spring.dependency-management", version = "1.1.7" }
 gretty = { id = "org.gretty", version = "4.0.0" }
 animalsniffer = { id = "ru.vyarus.animalsniffer", version = "2.0.1" }
 sentry = { id = "io.sentry.android.gradle", version = "6.0.0-alpha.6"}
+shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "8.3.6" }
 
 [libraries]
 apache-httpclient = { module = "org.apache.httpcomponents.client5:httpclient5", version = "5.0.4" }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index d4081da476b..c61a118f7dd 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.4.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-agent/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-agent/build.gradle.kts
index 7ee17c09385..1a57766cc96 100644
--- a/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-agent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-opentelemetry/sentry-opentelemetry-agent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 plugins {
   `java-library`
   id("io.sentry.javadoc")
-  id("com.gradleup.shadow") version "8.3.6"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 fun relocatePackages(shadowJar: ShadowJar) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ tasks {
   // each CopySpec has
   // its own duplicatesStrategy
   register("isolateJavaagentLibs", Copy::class.java) {
-    dependsOn(findByName("relocateJavaagentLibs"))
+    findByName("relocateJavaagentLibs")?.let { task -> dependsOn(task) }
     with(isolateClasses(findByName("relocateJavaagentLibs")!!.outputs.files))
 
     into(project.layout.buildDirectory.file("isolated/javaagentLibs").get().asFile)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ tasks {
   named("shadowJar", ShadowJar::class) {
     configurations = listOf(bootstrapLibs) + listOf(upstreamAgent)
 
-    dependsOn(findByName("isolateJavaagentLibs"))
+    findByName("isolateJavaagentLibs")?.let { task -> dependsOn(task) }
     from(findByName("isolateJavaagentLibs")!!.outputs)
 
     archiveClassifier.set("")
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-opentelemetry-noagent/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-opentelemetry-noagent/build.gradle.kts
index 338241078ae..dfab063591b 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-opentelemetry-noagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-opentelemetry-noagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.console.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-otlp/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-otlp/build.gradle.kts
index 18836c89555..08b9315f785 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-otlp/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console-otlp/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.console.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console/build.gradle.kts
index 0dc6183b4fc..6d0a4fc736b 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-console/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.console.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-jul/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-jul/build.gradle.kts
index 8b5f5057054..ac1afa03d37 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-jul/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-jul/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.jul.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-log4j2/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
index dede2d9cb29..84e6bb6a0ab 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-log4j2/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.log4j2.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-logback/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-logback/build.gradle.kts
index ee6949c6c6b..5cd5a2eb85b 100644
--- a/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-logback/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-samples/sentry-samples-logback/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   application
   alias(libs.plugins.kotlin.jvm)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
+  alias(libs.plugins.shadow)
 }
 
 application { mainClass.set("io.sentry.samples.logback.Main") }
diff --git a/sentry-system-test-support/build.gradle.kts b/sentry-system-test-support/build.gradle.kts
index dea680b4db1..b8e4a283c87 100644
--- a/sentry-system-test-support/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sentry-system-test-support/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
   jacoco
   alias(libs.plugins.errorprone)
   alias(libs.plugins.gradle.versions)
-  id("com.apollographql.apollo3") version "3.8.2"
+  id("com.apollographql.apollo") version "4.1.1"
 }
 
 configure<JavaPluginExtension> {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile>().configureEach
 dependencies {
   api(projects.sentry)
   api(projects.sentryTestSupport)
-  api(libs.apollo3.kotlin)
+  api(libs.apollo4.kotlin)
 
   compileOnly(libs.jetbrains.annotations)
   compileOnly(libs.nopen.annotations)
diff --git a/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/graphql/GraphqlTestClient.kt b/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/graphql/GraphqlTestClient.kt
index 5127f06b8f7..c1b0a409bda 100644
--- a/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/graphql/GraphqlTestClient.kt
+++ b/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/graphql/GraphqlTestClient.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package io.sentry.systemtest.graphql
 
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.ApolloClient
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.ApolloResponse
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Mutation
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Query
+import com.apollographql.apollo.ApolloClient
+import com.apollographql.apollo.api.ApolloResponse
+import com.apollographql.apollo.api.Mutation
+import com.apollographql.apollo.api.Query
 import io.sentry.samples.graphql.AddProjectMutation
 import io.sentry.samples.graphql.GreetingQuery
 import io.sentry.samples.graphql.ProjectQuery
diff --git a/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/util/TestHelper.kt b/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/util/TestHelper.kt
index 19817c34ac8..7f0dfc8c955 100644
--- a/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/util/TestHelper.kt
+++ b/sentry-system-test-support/src/main/kotlin/io/sentry/systemtest/util/TestHelper.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package io.sentry.systemtest.util
 
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.ApolloResponse
-import com.apollographql.apollo3.api.Operation
+import com.apollographql.apollo.api.ApolloResponse
+import com.apollographql.apollo.api.Operation
 import io.sentry.JsonSerializer
 import io.sentry.ProfileChunk
 import io.sentry.SentryEnvelopeHeader