diff --git a/updatewrappers.sh b/updatewrappers.sh
index ec95a87..c12a4b0 100644
--- a/updatewrappers.sh
+++ b/updatewrappers.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,60 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-export JAVA_HOME="$JAVA8_HOME"
-export PATH="$(cygpath "$JAVA_HOME")/bin:$PATH"
+#
+# Version: 1.0
+#
+
+# set the examples directories
+declare -a dirs=(
+    "${PWD##*/}"
+    "samples/java"
+    "samples/kotlin")
+java8=true
+
+###
 
-declare -a dirs=("${PWD##*/}" "samples/java" "samples/kotlin")
 pwd=$PWD
+cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
+green=$(tput setaf 2)
+red=$(tput setaf 1)
+std=$(tput sgr0)
 
+if [ "$java8" = true ]
+then
+    export JAVA_HOME="$JAVA8_HOME"
+    export PATH="$(cygpath "$JAVA_HOME")/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+kVer=$(kobaltw --version | awk '{print substr($2, 1, length($2)-1)}')
 updateWrappers() {
+    curVer="$(gradle --version | awk '/Gradle/ {print $2}')"
     if [ -d gradle ]; then
-        gradle -q --console=plain wrapper
-        echo -e "    $(./gradlew --version | grep Gradle)"
+        if [ "$curVer" != "$(./gradlew --version | awk '/Gradle/ {print $2}')" ]; then
+            gradle -q --console=plain wrapper
+            echo -e "        $(./gradlew --version | awk '/Gradle/') ${green}UPDATED${std}"
+        else
+            echo -e "        Gradle $curVer UP-TO-DATE"
+        fi
     fi
     if [ -d kobalt ]; then
-        ./kobaltw --update --log 0
-        echo -e "    Kobalt $(cut -d "=" -f 2 kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties)"
+        kw=$(cut -d "=" -f 2 kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties)
+        if [ "$kw" = "$kVer" ]
+        then
+            echo -e "        Kobalt $kw UP-TO-DATE"
+        else
+            echo "kobalt.version=$kVer" > kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
+            echo -e "        Kobalt $kVer ${green}UPDATED${std}"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
-color=$(tput setaf 6)
-normal=$(tput sgr0)
+echo -e "Updating wrappers..."
 
 for d in "${dirs[@]}"; do
     if [ -d "$d" ]; then
         cd "$d" || exit 1
     fi
-    echo -e "${color}${d}${normal}"
+    echo -e "    ${cyan}${d}${std}"
     updateWrappers
     cd "$pwd"
 done