diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 72f1c0b8ebff9e207c1668920212bb3aaa16ee61..3b150e299acd278b36480106ed6e213ef57aa58b 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ POM_SCM_CONNECTION=scm:git:git://github.com/square/retrofit.git
 POM_SCM_DEV_CONNECTION=scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/square/retrofit.git
 
 POM_LICENCE_NAME=The Apache Software License, Version 2.0
-POM_LICENCE_URL=http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
+POM_LICENCE_URL=https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 POM_LICENCE_DIST=repo
 
 POM_DEVELOPER_ID=square