We would like to thank the following community members for their contributions to this release of Gradle: André Sousa, Attila Király, Aurimas, Björn Kautler, Christoph Dreis, David Morris, DJtheRedstoner, Gabriel Feo, J.T. See the What's new in Gradle 8.0 for a discussion of changes from 7.0 to 8.0.

This release also contains several other improvements and bug fixes.

Additionally, CodeNarc analysis runs in parallel by default, allowing for faster code quality analysis. In JVM-based projects, it is now possible to use Java 20 for compiling, testing, and running Java projects. As an experimental feature, Kotlin DSL also has a simple assignment for Gradle Property types. The Kotlin DSL has undergone significant improvements to make it easier for build authors to create simpler build scripts and better plugins. Plus, there are several other improvements that enhance its usability and compatibility that pave the way for further performance boosts. The configuration cache was introduced in Gradle 6.6 to help speed up builds by caching the result of the configuration phase and reusing it for subsequent builds. You'll be happy to know that the configuration cache is now stable and ready for general use. The Gradle team is excited to announce Gradle 8.1-rc-1.

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