Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 to run. You are currently using Java 1.8.

Messages

Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 to run. You are currently using Java 1.8. You can try some of the following options:

• changing the IDE settings.
• changing the JAVA_HOME environment variable.
• changing org.gradle.java.home in gradle.properties.

Description

I cannot build the Android Studio project with above message on Jenkins.

Dev env

• macOS 11.6 (Big Sur) x64
• Android Studio Bumblebee Patch 1
• Android SDK version 31
• Android Gradle Plugin: 4.1.3
• Gradle: 7.1.1
• Gradle JDK: corretto-1.8
• Kotlin: 1.6.10
• Jenkins 2.190.2

Tried approaches

• Error message "Android Gradle plugin requires Java 11 to run. You are currently using Java 1.8"
  • change Gradle JDK version in Android Studio> Gradle Settings.
    => Not work for me. This works when build locally.
• Update jdk version on Jenkins to 11, or install version 11 jdk for option.
  => This maybe help, but I don't have permission to config Jenkins.

Solutions

• The DevOps helped me install JDK 11 in the node where Build Job runs. Then I update the JAVA_HOME env var temporarily in my building script. This works for me.
  • If you use a Freestyle Job, you can add export JAVA_HOME=your_jdk11_path in the building script.
  • If you use a Declarative Pipeline Job, you can add JAVA_HOME='your_jdk11_path' in the environment section.