diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6abd82325..b770bf7ad7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ bitsquare.iml
 *.log
 *.sw[op]
 .DS_Store
+.gradle
+build
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f83998f76e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+wrapper.gradleVersion = '2.0'