diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 79eb9d003fe..c1d5e018598 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-8.10.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 79eb9d003fe..c1d5e018598 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/tasks/BundleHermesCTask.kt b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/tasks/BundleHermesCTask.kt
index 78e5a9b2606..e0a5f8e29af 100644
--- a/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/tasks/BundleHermesCTask.kt
+++ b/packages/gradle-plugin/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/facebook/react/tasks/BundleHermesCTask.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.utils.detectOSAwareHermesCommand
 import com.facebook.react.utils.moveTo
 import com.facebook.react.utils.windowsAwareCommandLine
 import java.io.File
+import javax.inject.Inject
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileTree
 import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
+import org.gradle.process.ExecOperations
 
 abstract class BundleHermesCTask : DefaultTask() {
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ abstract class BundleHermesCTask : DefaultTask() {
     group = "react"
   }
 
+  @get:Inject abstract val execOperations: ExecOperations
+
   @get:Internal abstract val root: DirectoryProperty
 
   @get:InputFiles
@@ -127,9 +131,9 @@ abstract class BundleHermesCTask : DefaultTask() {
       File(jsIntermediateSourceMapsDir.get().asFile, "$bundleAssetName.compiler.map")
 
   private fun runCommand(command: List<Any>) {
-    project.exec {
-      it.workingDir(root.get().asFile)
-      it.commandLine(command)
+    execOperations.exec { exec ->
+      exec.workingDir(root.get().asFile)
+      exec.commandLine(command)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/helloworld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/packages/helloworld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 79eb9d003fe..c1d5e018598 100644
--- a/packages/helloworld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/packages/helloworld/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11.1-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME