Resolving Version Conflicts & Dependency Constraints
Diagnose and fix dependency version clashes using the dependency report, resolution strategies, constraints, and forced versions.
The Conflict Problem
Two libraries you depend on may each pull in a different version of the same transitive dependency. Gradle must pick one — and the wrong choice causes runtime errors. Managing this is a core skill.
Default: Newest Wins
By default Gradle resolves a conflict by choosing the highest requested version of a dependency across the graph. Usually safe, but not always.
All lessons in this course
- Declaring Project Dependencies
- Dependency Resolution & Caching
- Custom Repositories & BOMs
- Resolving Version Conflicts & Dependency Constraints