This month we’re excited to present the new Gradle Best Practices pages and the accepted GSoC projects. We also have updates on the Gradle 9 release and the changes to Maven Central publishing coming in June 2025.
This month’s update is packed with major announcements from the Gradle Build Tool and Develocity teams. Highlights include the release of Gradle 8.14 with support for Java 24, the launch of Declarative Gradle EAP 3, Develocity 2025.1, and new Gradle intro videos on YouTube.
Learn about the state of the Configuration Cache and ongoing work towards Gradle 9 and beyond, new Develocity solution page for Gradle Build Tool, upcoming webinars, and new blogs and videos by Gradle community members.
In this edition, explore Gradle 8.13, learn about build performance, dependency verification, and watch new Gradle tutorials. Plus, updates on Google Summer of Code and Gradle’s collaboration with Google & JetBrains.
We’re kicking off the New Year with exciting updates: explore the Gradle 8.12 release and the latest blogs, videos, and releases, as well as an update on our involvement in the Kotlin Foundation. Plus, we’re gearing up for Google Summer of Code 2025 and are looking for mentors and project ideas—join us!
In this edition, you can learn more about Configuration Cache improvements, experimental support for Declarative Gradle in IntelliJ IDEA, upcoming events, and surveys. This is our last newsletter this year so we wish a great new year to all Gradle users and community members.