This is a patch release for Gradle 8.1. We recommend using 8.1.1 instead of 8.1.

It fixes the following issues:

• #24748 MethodTooLargeException when instrumenting a class with thousand of lambdas for configuration cache
• #24754 Kotlin DSL precompiled script plugins built with Gradle 8.1 cannot be used with other versions of Gradle
• #24788 Gradle 8.1 configure freeCompilerArgs for Kotlin in buildSrc breaks build with unhelpful errors

Read the Release Notes

Upgrade Instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 8.1.1 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=8.1.1

See the Gradle 8.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading to Gradle 8.1.1.

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.