diff --git a/lib/java/gradle.properties b/lib/java/gradle.properties
index e99788f..4955b4c 100644
--- a/lib/java/gradle.properties
+++ b/lib/java/gradle.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # This file is shared currently between this Gradle build and the
 # Ant builds for fd303 and JavaScript. Keep the dotted notation for
 # the properties to minimize the changes in the dependencies.
-thrift.version=1.0.0
+thrift.version=0.12.0
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
-release=false
+release=true
 
 # Local Install paths
 install.path=/usr/local/lib