diff --git a/gradle/test.libs.versions.toml b/gradle/test.libs.versions.toml
index 2b091d911..1f7815a2c 100644
--- a/gradle/test.libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/test.libs.versions.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ mockito = "5.13.0"
 java-debug = "0.52.0"
 mixin = "0.15.3+mixin.0.8.7"
 
-gradle-nightly = "8.12-20241009055624+0000"
+gradle-nightly = "8.12-20241017001814+0000"
 fabric-loader = "0.16.5"
 fabric-installer = "1.0.1"
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/LoomTestConstants.groovy b/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/LoomTestConstants.groovy
index 6e128956d..f14eb2a2d 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/LoomTestConstants.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/net/fabricmc/loom/test/LoomTestConstants.groovy
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@
 
 package net.fabricmc.loom.test
 
-import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
-
 class LoomTestConstants {
 	private final static String NIGHTLY_VERSION = LoomTestVersions.GRADLE_NIGHTLY.version()
 	private final static boolean NIGHTLY_EXISTS = nightlyExists(NIGHTLY_VERSION)
 
 	// Test against the version of Gradle being used to build loom
-	public final static String DEFAULT_GRADLE = GradleVersion.current().getVersion()
+	public final static String DEFAULT_GRADLE = "8.11-rc-1"
 	// Tests that depend specifically on the nightly will run on the current version when the nightly is not available.
 	public final static String PRE_RELEASE_GRADLE = NIGHTLY_EXISTS ? NIGHTLY_VERSION : DEFAULT_GRADLE
 	// Randomly sorted to ensure that all versions can run with a clean gradle home.