diff --git a/dd-smoke-tests/gradle/src/test/resources/latest-tool-versions.properties b/dd-smoke-tests/gradle/src/test/resources/latest-tool-versions.properties
index 039d37c2a1f..9493af4c3a7 100644
--- a/dd-smoke-tests/gradle/src/test/resources/latest-tool-versions.properties
+++ b/dd-smoke-tests/gradle/src/test/resources/latest-tool-versions.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Pinned latest eligible stable versions (>=48h old) for CI Visibility Gradle smoke tests.
 # Updated automatically by the update-smoke-test-latest-versions workflow.
-gradle.latest=9.6.0
+gradle.latest=9.6.1
 # Latest eligible stable patch per Gradle major release. Used to resolve the "oldest" smoke-test
 # Gradle version (the latest patch of the oldest major the current TestKit supports).
 gradle.latest.3=3.5.1
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ gradle.latest.5=5.6.4
 gradle.latest.6=6.9.4
 gradle.latest.7=7.6.6
 gradle.latest.8=8.14.5
-gradle.latest.9=9.6.0
+gradle.latest.9=9.6.1