This is a patch release for Gradle 6.9, containing backported bugfixes in Gradle 7.x to Gradle 6.x.

It fixes the following issues:

• #19523 Fix buffer overflow error in KryoBackedDecoder [Backport 6.x]
• #20189 Support constraints without version in GMM [Backport 6.9.x]
• #22358 Missing exclude rule merging optimizations

We recommend users upgrade to 6.9.3 instead of 6.9.

Upgrade Instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 6.9.3 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=6.9.3

See the Gradle 6.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading to Gradle 6.9.3.

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.