diff --git a/bin/install-clara b/bin/install-clara
index 25dc829c45..d839c7603c 100755
--- a/bin/install-clara
+++ b/bin/install-clara
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 # Default versions:
-grapes=2.24
+grapes=2.26
 clara=5.0.2
 
 function error() {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function cleanup() {
 function build_clara {
     #git clone --branch $clara --depth 1 https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/clara-java
     git clone --depth 1 https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/clara-java
-    cd clara-java && CLARA_HOME=$1 ./gradlew deploy && cd -
+    cd clara-java && CLARA_HOME=$1 ./gradlew -Djavax.net.debug=ssl:handshake deploy && cd -
 }
 
 function build_grapes {