diff --git a/bitnami/gradle/9/debian-12/Dockerfile b/bitnami/gradle/9/debian-12/Dockerfile
index 32644ee03f07..8985469f7d1f 100644
--- a/bitnami/gradle/9/debian-12/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/gradle/9/debian-12/Dockerfile
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ ARG DOWNLOADS_URL="downloads.bitnami.com/files/stacksmith"
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bookworm" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2026-02-19T01:44:12Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2026-03-05T08:39:20Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by Broadcom, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.documentation="https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/gradle/README.md" \
       org.opencontainers.image.source="https://github.com/bitnami/containers/tree/main/bitnami/gradle" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="gradle" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="Broadcom, Inc." \
-      org.opencontainers.image.version="9.3.1"
+      org.opencontainers.image.version="9.4.0"
 
 ENV HOME="/app" \
     OS_ARCH="${TARGETARCH:-amd64}" \
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=secret,id=downloads_url,env=SECRET_DOWNLOADS_URL \
     mkdir -p /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ ; cd /tmp/bitnami/pkg/cache/ || exit 1 ; \
     COMPONENTS=( \
       "jre-17.0.18-10-1-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-12" \
-      "gradle-9.3.1-0-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-12" \
+      "gradle-9.4.0-0-linux-${OS_ARCH}-debian-12" \
     ) ; \
     for COMPONENT in "${COMPONENTS[@]}"; do \
       if [ ! -f "${COMPONENT}.tar.gz" ]; then \
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && \
 RUN mkdir /app && chmod g+rwX /app
 RUN find / -perm /6000 -type f -exec chmod a-s {} \; || true
 
-ENV APP_VERSION="9.3.1" \
+ENV APP_VERSION="9.4.0" \
     BITNAMI_APP_NAME="gradle" \
-    IMAGE_REVISION="1" \
+    IMAGE_REVISION="0" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/java/bin:/opt/bitnami/gradle/bin:$PATH"
 
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/bitnami/gradle/README.md b/bitnami/gradle/README.md
index f85366c81127..1b9d4595a977 100644
--- a/bitnami/gradle/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/gradle/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Bitnami Secure Image for Gradle
 
-## What is Gradle?
-
 > Gradle is an open source automation tool to compile, deploy, and package software for any platform. It supports multiple languages such as Java,  C/C++, and JavaScript.
 
 [Overview of Gradle](https://gradle.org/)
@@ -58,6 +56,8 @@ docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
 
 ## Configuration
 
+The following section describes how to run commands
+
 ### Running your Gradle builds
 
 The default work directory for the Gradle image is `/app`. You can mount a folder from your host here that includes your Gradle build script, and run any task specifying its identifier.
@@ -78,32 +78,6 @@ The Bitnami Gradle Docker image from the [Bitnami Secure Images](https://go-vmwa
 
 - `OPENSSL_FIPS`: whether OpenSSL runs in FIPS mode or not. `yes` (default), `no`.
 
-## Maintenance
-
-### Upgrade this image
-
-Bitnami provides up-to-date versions of Gradle, including security patches, soon after they are made upstream. We recommend that you follow these steps to upgrade your container.
-
-#### Step 1: Get the updated image
-
-```console
-docker pull bitnami/gradle:latest
-```
-
-#### Step 2: Remove the currently running container
-
-```console
-docker rm -v gradle
-```
-
-#### Step 3: Run the new image
-
-Re-create your container from the new image.
-
-```console
-docker run --name gradle bitnami/gradle:latest
-```
-
 ## Notable Changes
 
 ### Starting January 16, 2024