The Gradle team is excited to announce Gradle 9.0.0 RC1.
Here are the highlights of this release:
- Configuration Cache is the recommended execution mode
- Gradle now requires JVM 17 or higher to run
- Build scripts use Kotlin 2.1 and Groovy 4.0
- Improved Kotlin DSL build script compilation avoidance
We would like to thank the following community members for their contributions to this release of Gradle:
Aaron Matthis,
Adam S,
Adam E,
Björn Kautler,
Daniel Lacasse,
Ghost,
Eng Zer Jun,
EunHyunsu,
FlorianMichael,
Francisco Prieto,
Jake Wharton,
Kengo TODA,
Kent Kaseda,
Madalin Valceleanu,
Marc Philipp,
Mark S. Lewis,
Mycroft Wong,
Na Minhyeok,
Nelson Osacky,
Olivier "Oli" Dagenais,
ploober,
Radai Rosenblatt,
Róbert Papp,
Sebastian Schuberth,
Victor Merkulov.
Upgrade instructions
Switch your build to use Gradle 9.0.0 RC1 by updating your wrapper:
./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=9.0.0-rc-1 && ./gradlew wrapper
See the Gradle 9.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading.
For Java, Groovy, Kotlin and Android compatibility, see the full compatibility notes.
Reporting problems
If you find a problem with this release, please file a bug on GitHub Issues adhering to our issue guidelines.
If you're not sure you're encountering a bug, please use the forum.
We hope you will build happiness with Gradle, and we look forward to your feedback via Twitter or on GitHub.