Android Gradle Plugin 8.11.0 (June 2025)

Android Gradle Plugin 8.11.0 is a major release that includes a variety of new features and improvements.

Compatibility

The maximum API level that Android Gradle Plugin 8.11 supports is API level 36. Here is other compatibility info:

Minimum version Default version Notes
Gradle 8.13 8.13 To learn more, see updating Gradle.
SDK Build Tools 35.0.0 35.0.0 Install or configure SDK Build Tools.
NDK N/A 27.0.12077973 Install or configure a different version of the NDK.
JDK 17 17 To learn more, see setting the JDK version.

Fixed issues

Android Gradle plugin 8.11.0

Fixed Issues
Android Gradle Plugin
Isolated project: DeclarativeSchemaModel serialization error
Request: for the deprecation of zipAlignEnabled, tell why it's deprecated and what to use instead
[AGP 8.9.0+] BuiltinKotlinCompilation exposed to all Kotlin Compiler Plugins
Update Kotlin dependencies to version 2.1.20 when building AGP 8.11
Don't enforce com.android.internal.version-check when updating Gradle distribution
Fail build when proguard file does not exist
Dexer (D8)
AutoClosable desugaring breaks AGP builds from within Android Studio
Lint
Lint rule BuildListAdds does not detect usage of operator fun plusAssign (+=) in buildList
UseSdkSuppress false positives on test helper code
Warn potential conflict of member and extension
False positive for lint issue `MemberExtensionConflict` if extension function receiver is nullable
`WrongGradleMedthod` inspection false positive
SyntheticAccessor false positive for data class's synthetic member call
TestMode.SUPPRESSIBLE error for issue reported on label-able expression
New MemberExtensionConflict lint issues starting in AGP 8.11.0-alpha03 - how to solve?
Lint inspection in 'libs.versions.toml' file suggests upgrade to non-supported AGP version.
Shrinker (R8)
Unable to Generate Signed AAB after updating to AGP 8.9.0
R8 Crashes with min-api 24 When Processing JavaFuzzer Code

Android Gradle plugin 8.11.1

Fixed Issues