diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b14f474..6469f30 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ dependencies {
         implementation("org.jgrapht:jgrapht-core:1.5.2") {
             because("previous versions have a bug impacting this application")
         }
+        implementation("com.jayway.jsonpath:json-path:2.9.0") {
+            because("previous versions have a bug impacting this application")
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/main-branch-pipeline.yml b/main-branch-pipeline.yml
index 75eff53..0da0927 100644
--- a/main-branch-pipeline.yml
+++ b/main-branch-pipeline.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ steps:
   # the kindling jar to oss sonatype.
 
   # 5. Deploy SNAPSHOT build to sonatype
-  - task: Gradle@2
+  - task: Gradle@3
     inputs:
       workingDirectory: ''
       gradleWrapperFile: 'gradlew'
diff --git a/pull-request-pipeline-parameterized.yml b/pull-request-pipeline-parameterized.yml
index feca0bd..bcca60e 100644
--- a/pull-request-pipeline-parameterized.yml
+++ b/pull-request-pipeline-parameterized.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
         steps:
           # Runs 'mvn clean install'
-          - task: Gradle@2
+          - task: Gradle@3
             inputs:
               workingDirectory: ''
               gradleWrapperFile: 'gradlew'