diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8ffa1a34..ef4ee1f0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
         maven {
-            url "http://repo.springsource.org/plugins-release";
+            url "https://repo.springsource.org/plugins-release";
         }
     }
     dependencies {
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes) {
 allprojects {
     gradle.projectsEvaluated {
         tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
-            options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:all" << "-Xlint:-serial" << "-Werror"
+            options.compilerArgs << "-Xlint:all" << "-Xlint:-serial"
         }
         tasks.withType(Javadoc) {
             options.addStringOption('Xwerror', '-quiet')