Java

A Java version between 8 and 19 is required to execute Gradle. Java 20 and later versions are not yet supported.

Java 6 and 7 can still be used for compilation, but are deprecated for use with testing. Testing with Java 6 and 7 will not be supported in Gradle 9.0.

Any supported version of Java can be used for compile or test.

For older Gradle versions, please see the table below which Java version is supported by which Gradle release.

Table 1. Java Compatibility

Java version

First Gradle version to support it

8

2.0

9

4.3

10

4.7

11

5.0

12

5.4

13

6.0

14

6.3

15

6.7

16

7.0

17

7.3

18

7.5

19

7.6

Kotlin

Gradle is tested with Kotlin 1.6.10 through 1.8.10. Beta and RC versions may or may not work.

Table 2. Embedded Kotlin version

Gradle version

Embedded Kotlin version

Kotlin Language version

5.0

1.3.10

1.3

5.1

1.3.11

1.3

5.2

1.3.20

1.3

5.3

1.3.21

1.3

5.5

1.3.31

1.3

5.6

1.3.41

1.3

6.0

1.3.50

1.3

6.1

1.3.61

1.3

6.3

1.3.70

1.3

6.4

1.3.71

1.3

6.5

1.3.72

1.3

6.8

1.4.20

1.3

7.0

1.4.31

1.4

7.2

1.5.21

1.4

7.3

1.5.31

1.4

7.5

1.6.21

1.4

7.6

1.7.10

1.4

8.0

1.8.10

1.8

Groovy

Gradle is tested with Groovy 1.5.8 through 4.0.0.

Gradle plugins written in Groovy must use Groovy 3.x for compatibility with Gradle and Groovy DSL build scripts.

Android

Gradle is tested with Android Gradle Plugin 7.3, 7.4 and 8.0. Alpha and beta versions may or may not work.