diff --git a/avatar-view-glide/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarviewglide/GlideLoader.java b/avatar-view-glide/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarviewglide/GlideLoader.java
index 0d2f9cb..b3f0541 100644
--- a/avatar-view-glide/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarviewglide/GlideLoader.java
+++ b/avatar-view-glide/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarviewglide/GlideLoader.java
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ public GlideLoader(String defaultPlaceholderString) {
     @Override
     public void loadImage(@NonNull AvatarView avatarView, @NonNull AvatarPlaceholder avatarPlaceholder, @NonNull String avatarUrl) {
         Glide.with(avatarView.getContext())
-                .load(avatarUrl)
-                .crossFade()
-                .placeholder(avatarPlaceholder)
-                .fitCenter()
-                .into(avatarView);
+            .load(avatarUrl)
+            .fitCenter()
+            .centerCrop()
+            .placeholder(avatarPlaceholder)
+            .crossFade()
+            .into(avatarView);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/avatar-view-picasso/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/loader/PicassoLoader.java b/avatar-view-picasso/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/loader/PicassoLoader.java
index 2744496..b23e05e 100644
--- a/avatar-view-picasso/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/loader/PicassoLoader.java
+++ b/avatar-view-picasso/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/loader/PicassoLoader.java
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ public PicassoLoader(String defaultPlaceholderString) {
     @Override
     public void loadImage(@NonNull AvatarView avatarView, @NonNull AvatarPlaceholder avatarPlaceholder, String avatarUrl) {
         Picasso.with(avatarView.getContext())
-                .load(avatarUrl)
-                .placeholder(avatarPlaceholder)
-                .fit()
-                .into(avatarView);
+            .load(avatarUrl)
+            .fit()
+            .centerCrop()
+            .placeholder(avatarPlaceholder)
+            .into(avatarView);
     }
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index aaf8e7a..8a69022 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.2'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.3'
         classpath 'com.novoda:bintray-release:0.3.4'
     }
 }
diff --git a/example-data-binding/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/example/viewmodel/ExampleViewModel.java b/example-data-binding/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/example/viewmodel/ExampleViewModel.java
index 2569f3e..a3d1539 100644
--- a/example-data-binding/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/example/viewmodel/ExampleViewModel.java
+++ b/example-data-binding/src/main/java/agency/tango/android/avatarview/example/viewmodel/ExampleViewModel.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class ExampleViewModel extends BaseObservable {
     private static final String OBAMA_IMAGE = "http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2016/08/11/11-obama-sex-playlist.w529.h529.jpg";
     private static final String DUDA_IMAGE = "https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/556495456805453826/wKEOCDN0_400x400.png";
     private static final String STONOGA_IMAGE = "http://brzeg24.pl/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Zbigniew-Stonoga-e1434539892479.jpg";
-    private static final String LINDA_IMAGE = "http://www.cyfraplus.pl/ms_galeria/fotostar/3032_c.jpg";
+    private static final String PICHAI_IMAGE = "https://business-reporter.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pichai-PA.jpg";
 
     public User userWithNoImageSmall;
     public User userWithNoImage;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public ExampleViewModel() {
         userWithImageSmall = new User("Obama", OBAMA_IMAGE);
         userWithImage = new User("Duda", DUDA_IMAGE);
         userWithImageBiggest = new User("Stonoga", STONOGA_IMAGE);
-        refreshableUser = new User("Linda", LINDA_IMAGE);
+        refreshableUser = new User("Pichai", PICHAI_IMAGE);
     }
 
     @Bindable
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public User getRefreshableUser() {
     }
 
     public void reloadImage() {
-        refreshableUser.setAvatarUrl(String.format("%s?%s", LINDA_IMAGE, new Date().getTime()));        //new Date() added in order to block Picasso caching
+        refreshableUser.setAvatarUrl(String.format("%s?%s", PICHAI_IMAGE, new Date().getTime()));        //new Date() added in order to block Picasso caching
         notifyPropertyChanged(BR.refreshableUser);
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 04e285f..b41529c 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Mon Dec 28 10:00:20 PST 2015
+#Fri Sep 22 16:15:52 CEST 2017
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-3.3-all.zip