Version `2.3.1` stopped working with Java 8

[gotson]

Suddenly my project throws this exception when running with Java 8. It works fine with Java 11.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file 'build.gradle.kts' line: 4

* What went wrong:
An exception occurred applying plugin request [id: 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties', version: '2.3.1']
> Failed to apply plugin 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties'.
   > Could not create an instance of type com.gorylenko.GitPropertiesPluginExtension.
      > org/eclipse/jgit/api/errors/JGitInternalException has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 55.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0

Version 2.3.1 has not been updated recently, so i'm not sure what's going on.

[KENNYSOFT]

ajoberstar/grgit#339

[gotson]

Here is a workaround to force the transitive version of JGit used by the plugin:

Kotlin Script

buildscript {
  dependencies {
    "classpath"("org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.13.0.202109080827-r") {
      isForce = true
    }
  }
}

Groovy

buildscript {
  dependencies {
    classpath 'org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.13.0.202109080827-r' {
      force = true
    }
  }
}

[huangjunbiao]

I have the same problem.I found a new version:2.4.0-rc1 in https://plugins.gradle.org/. It seems to be working but i am not sure the 2.4.0-rc1 Version is available.

[croqueGrec09]

I have the same issue with version 2.2.4.

[douph1]

with old gradle 6.8.3 replace
isForce = true
with
force = true
for the workaround from @gotson
Thanks you @gotson

[gotson]

with old gradle 6.8.3 replace isForce = true with force = true for the workaround from @gotson Thanks you @gotson

isForce is for Kotlin Script, force is for Groovy. See https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/dependency_downgrade_and_exclude.html#forced_dependencies_vs_strict_dependencies for more details

[gotson]

I have updated my snippet above to provide both Kotlin Script and Groovy.

[kazukikawaguchi1108]

it also works like this
※with gradle 6.7.1

configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy.force "org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.13.0.202109080827-r"
}
dependencies {
    classpath "gradle.plugin.com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties:gradle-git-properties:2.2.4"
}

thanks you @gotson

[dcebotarenco]

with Gradle 5

configurations.all {
resolutionStrategy.force "org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:5.13.0.202109080827-r"
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.gorylenko.gradle-git-properties:gradle-git-properties:2.3.1'
}

[paulosousadias]

with Gradle 7.3

buildscript {
    dependencies {
        classpath ('org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:') {
            version {
                strictly '5.13.0.202109080827-r'
            }
        }
    }
}