diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 19876da..141e4b7 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 def scalaVersion = "2.11.8"
-def mesosVersion = "0.28.0"
+def mesosVersion = project.hasProperty("mesosVersion") ? project.getProperty("mesosVersion") :"1.3.0"
 ext.kafkaVersion = project.hasProperty("kafkaVersion") ? project.getProperty("kafkaVersion") : "0.11.0.0"
 def kafkaMajorVersion="${kafkaVersion.split("\\.").take(2).join("_")}"
 def kafkaScalaVersion=scalaVersion.split("\\.").take(2).join(".")
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ dependencies {
 jar {
     dependsOn 'test'
 
-    
+
     from(configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }) {
         exclude "*"
         exclude "about_files/*"
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jar {
         exclude "META-INF/*.DSA"
         exclude "META-INF/*.RSA"
     }
-    
+
     manifest.attributes("Main-Class": "ly.stealth.mesos.kafka.cli.Cli")
 }