gradle v9.8.0-RC1

The Gradle team is excited to announce Gradle 9.8.0 RC1.

Here are the highlights of this release:

• Java 27 support
• Maven mirror settings reuse
• Linked problem locations in build output

Read the Release Notes

We would like to thank the following community members for their contributions to this release of Gradle: Aman Gautam, Björn Kautler, Eng Zer Jun, Hashim Khan, Julian Krannich, KBS, Labh R Jethe, Mark Dodgson, Maxim, monkey, nataphon-ktsystems, Paul King, Qiu Tian, rg_sandesh, Roberto Perez Alcolea, Sean, Zongle Wang.

Upgrade instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 9.8.0 RC1 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew :wrapper --gradle-version=9.8.0-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.

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Source gradle/gradle · v9.8.0-RC1 · 2026-09-08 · upstream release

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