diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5a3ad82c9d..94bda0ea45 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ configure(javaProjects) {
     sourceCompatibility = 1.7
     targetCompatibility = 1.7
 
+    tasks.withType(AbstractArchiveTask) {
+        preserveFileTimestamps = false
+        reproducibleFileOrder = true
+    }
+
     def i2pBootClasspath
     // Set java7BootClasspath=/path/to/rt.jar:/path/to/jce.jar in ~/.gradle/gradle.properties if needed
     if (java7BootClasspath) {
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index 71e1c982e3..38ce6c559e 100644
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-04-21 str4d
+ * Gradle:
+   - Adjust dependencies to match Tomcat and Jetty updates
+   - Generate reproducible archives
+
 2019-04-17 zzz
  * Transport: More fixes for NTCP when SSU disabled (ticket #1417)