diff --git a/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/api/execute/GradleDistributionManager.java b/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/api/execute/GradleDistributionManager.java
index a73b433bab37..8a5b88892953 100644
--- a/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/api/execute/GradleDistributionManager.java
+++ b/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/api/execute/GradleDistributionManager.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public final class GradleDistributionManager {
         GradleVersion.version("9.4.0"),// JDK-26
     };
 
-    private static final GradleVersion LAST_KNOWN_GRADLE = GradleVersion.version("9.4.1"); //NOI18N
+    private static final GradleVersion LAST_KNOWN_GRADLE = GradleVersion.version("9.6.1"); //NOI18N
 
     private static final int LATEST_SUPPORTED_MAJOR = 9;
 
diff --git a/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/spi/newproject/GradleInitWizard.java b/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/spi/newproject/GradleInitWizard.java
index e58e03ed8522..38ed3bd02571 100644
--- a/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/spi/newproject/GradleInitWizard.java
+++ b/extide/gradle/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/spi/newproject/GradleInitWizard.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public String toString() {
         "LBL_TFW_CPP_TEST=C++ Test",
         "LBL_TFW_JUNIT=JUnit 4",
         "LBL_TFW_JUNIT_5=JUnit 5",
+        "LBL_TFW_JUNIT_JUPITER=JUnit Jupiter",
         "LBL_TFW_KOTLIN_TEST=Kotlin Test",
         "LBL_TFW_SCALA_TEST=Scala Test",
         "LBL_TFW_SPOCK=Spock",
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ public String toString() {
     public enum TestFramework {
         CPP_TEST("cpptest"),
         JUNIT("junit"),
+        @Deprecated
         JUNIT_5("junit-jupiter"),
+        JUNIT_JUPITER("junit-jupiter"),
         KOTLIN_TEST("kotlintest"),
         SCALA_TEST("scalatest"),
         SPOCK("spock"),
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ public String toString() {
                 case CPP_TEST -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_CPP_TEST();
                 case JUNIT -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_JUNIT();
                 case JUNIT_5 -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_JUNIT_5();
+                case JUNIT_JUPITER -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_JUNIT_JUPITER();
                 case KOTLIN_TEST -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_KOTLIN_TEST();
                 case SCALA_TEST -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_SCALA_TEST();
                 case SPOCK -> Bundle.LBL_TFW_SPOCK();
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/external/binaries-list b/extide/libs.gradle/external/binaries-list
index 365f6a9fff03..2a2a60a2fa4c 100644
--- a/extide/libs.gradle/external/binaries-list
+++ b/extide/libs.gradle/external/binaries-list
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-5DE943D707DEB36CD23919473870BF0A051AB24D https://repo.gradle.org/artifactory/libs-releases/org/gradle/gradle-tooling-api/9.3.0/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0.jar gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0.jar
+1C800044DBAD7BACC5ED32E8A4AB76B0D7BA5276 https://repo.gradle.org/artifactory/libs-releases/org/gradle/gradle-tooling-api/9.6.1/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1.jar gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1.jar
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0-license.txt b/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1-license.txt
similarity index 99%
rename from extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0-license.txt
rename to extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1-license.txt
index 097d03d4a656..a97440f5cf0d 100644
--- a/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0-license.txt
+++ b/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1-license.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: Gradle Tooling API
 Description: Gradle Tooling API
-Version: 9.3.0
-Files: gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0.jar
+Version: 9.6.1
+Files: gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1.jar
 License: Apache-2.0
 Origin: Gradle Inc.
 URL: https://gradle.org/
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0-notice.txt b/extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1-notice.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0-notice.txt
rename to extide/libs.gradle/external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1-notice.txt
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/manifest.mf b/extide/libs.gradle/manifest.mf
index a3d2c2ea2660..0c966a412348 100644
--- a/extide/libs.gradle/manifest.mf
+++ b/extide/libs.gradle/manifest.mf
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 AutoUpdate-Show-In-Client: false
 OpenIDE-Module: org.netbeans.modules.libs.gradle/9
 OpenIDE-Module-Localizing-Bundle: org/netbeans/modules/libs/gradle/Bundle.properties
-OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 9.5
+OpenIDE-Module-Specification-Version: 9.6
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.properties b/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.properties
index 2ccf694acdfd..a130c577f0dd 100644
--- a/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.properties
+++ b/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.properties
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ javac.compilerargs=-Xlint -Xlint:-serial
 # Sigtest fails to read the classes in the gradle-tooling-api
 sigtest.skip.gen=true
 
-release.external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0.jar=modules/gradle/gradle-tooling-api.jar
+release.external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1.jar=modules/gradle/gradle-tooling-api.jar
diff --git a/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.xml b/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.xml
index f3e83ec4cf56..6620741ceec3 100644
--- a/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.xml
+++ b/extide/libs.gradle/nbproject/project.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             </public-packages>
             <class-path-extension>
                 <runtime-relative-path>gradle/gradle-tooling-api.jar</runtime-relative-path>
-                <binary-origin>external/gradle-tooling-api-9.3.0.jar</binary-origin>
+                <binary-origin>external/gradle-tooling-api-9.6.1.jar</binary-origin>
             </class-path-extension>
         </data>
     </configuration>
diff --git a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/Wizards.java b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/Wizards.java
index e3cbd41ffa77..d35a73f122b2 100644
--- a/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/Wizards.java
+++ b/java/gradle.java/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/java/newproject/Wizards.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public final class Wizards {
     private static final List<Integer> JAVA_VERSIONS = List.of(26, 25, 21, 17, 11, 8);
     private static final List<TestFramework> JAVA_TEST_FRAMEWORKS = List.of(
             JUNIT,
-            JUNIT_5,
+            JUNIT_JUPITER,
             TESTNG
     );
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public static BaseGradleWizardIterator createJavaApplication() {
         return GradleInitWizard.create("java-application", Bundle.LBL_SimpleApplicationProject())
                 .withJavaVersions(JAVA_VERSIONS)
                 .withTestframeworks(JAVA_TEST_FRAMEWORKS)
-                .withPreferredTestFramework(JUNIT_5)
+                .withPreferredTestFramework(JUNIT_JUPITER)
                 .withImportantPaths(List.of(
                         "app",
                         "app/src/main/java/${package}/App.java"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static BaseGradleWizardIterator createJavaLibrary() {
         return GradleInitWizard.create("java-library", Bundle.LBL_SimpleApplicationProject())
                 .withJavaVersions(JAVA_VERSIONS)
                 .withTestframeworks(JAVA_TEST_FRAMEWORKS)
-                .withPreferredTestFramework(JUNIT_5)
+                .withPreferredTestFramework(JUNIT_JUPITER)
                 .withImportantPaths(List.of(
                         "lib",
                         "lib/src/main/java/${package}/Library.java"
diff --git a/java/gradle.test/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/test/GradleTestSuiteTest.java b/java/gradle.test/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/test/GradleTestSuiteTest.java
index 2cd2abc6bf16..6682dc775b52 100644
--- a/java/gradle.test/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/test/GradleTestSuiteTest.java
+++ b/java/gradle.test/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/gradle/test/GradleTestSuiteTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.gradle.tooling.events.OperationDescriptor;
 import org.gradle.tooling.events.test.JvmTestKind;
 import org.gradle.tooling.events.test.JvmTestOperationDescriptor;
+import org.gradle.tooling.events.test.source.TestSource;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
@@ -112,5 +113,10 @@ public String getMethodName() {
         public String getTestDisplayName() {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public TestSource getSource() {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
     }
 }