Gradle is a build tool with a focus on build automation and support for multi-language development. If you are building, testing, publishing, and deploying software on any platform, Gradle offers a flexible model that can support the entire development lifecycle from compiling and packaging code to publishing websites.
Release | Released | Active Support | Bug and Security Fixes | Latest |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 1 month and 2 weeks ago (10 Feb 2023) |
Yes | Yes |
8.0.2
(03 Mar 2023)
|
7 | 1 year and 11 months ago (09 Apr 2021) |
No | Yes |
7.6.1
(24 Feb 2023)
|
6 | 3 years and 4 months ago (08 Nov 2019) |
No | Yes |
6.9.4
(21 Feb 2023)
|
Gradle follows Semantic Versioning. The support and EOL policy is not clearly defined, but looking at the releases history and Feature Lifecycle page:
- only the latest release is receiving new features,
- after 7, 6 started to receive bug and security fixes,
- before 7, only the latest release were receiving bug and security fixes.
Java Compatibility
Gradle itself is tested with the following versions:
Gradle | Java | Kotlin | Groovy | Android |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 8-19 | 1.6.10-1.8.10 | 1.5.8-4.0.0 | 7.3, 7.4, 8.0 |
7 | 8-19 | 1.3.72-1.7.10 | 1.5.8-4.0.0 | 4.1, 4.2, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 |
6 | 8-15 | 1.3.21-1.4.20 | 1.5.8-2.5.12 | 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 |
Java 6 and 7 can still be used for compilation and forked test execution.
More information is available on the Gradle website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
gradle --version
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This page was last updated on 06 March 2023. Latest releases are automatically updated.