diff --git a/ApiDemos/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/ApiDemos/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index ff6f5228..7a9d8749 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/ApiDemos/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Wed Apr 24 16:52:26 PDT 2024
+#Tue May 07 08:42:16 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/ApiDemos/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/ApiDemos/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 7a4b38f7..3cb79799 100644
--- a/ApiDemos/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/ApiDemos/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Wed Apr 24 16:50:10 PDT 2024
+#Tue May 07 08:42:40 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/hooks/pre-commit b/hooks/pre-commit
index d79b3122..0cc85613 100644
--- a/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 ## has been modified. Git Hooks are located in the folder .git/hooks
 
 FILE="local.defaults.properties"
+API_KEY_REGEX="AIza[0-9A-Za-z\-_]{35}"
 
-if ! grep -q "^MAPS_API_KEY=DEFAULT_API_KEY" "$FILE"; then
+if grep -qE "^MAPS_API_KEY=$API_KEY_REGEX" "$FILE"; then
     echo "Error: Commit rejected. Invalid content in $FILE."
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/tutorials/java/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/java/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..f029d687 100644
--- a/tutorials/java/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/java/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:43:21 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/tutorials/java/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/java/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..1fb1c93b 100644
--- a/tutorials/java/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/java/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:46:26 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/tutorials/java/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/java/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..44be27d7 100644
--- a/tutorials/java/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/java/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:48:57 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/tutorials/kotlin/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/kotlin/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..834af080 100644
--- a/tutorials/kotlin/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/kotlin/CurrentPlaceDetailsOnMap/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:50:46 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/tutorials/kotlin/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/kotlin/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..fd632dfd 100644
--- a/tutorials/kotlin/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/kotlin/MapWithMarker/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:51:23 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/tutorials/kotlin/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/tutorials/kotlin/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3fa8f862..b20602ab 100644
--- a/tutorials/kotlin/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/tutorials/kotlin/Polygons/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#Tue May 07 08:52:32 CEST 2024
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.6-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME