Gradle 5.2.1 officially supports the Mintty terminal emulator (used by Git for Windows and Cygwin) and provides a cleaner "rich console" experience on Windows.
Includes updates to the Kotlin-based build script language for better IDE support and performance. System Requirements & Compatibility gradle 5.2.1 download
This version introduced several major enhancements designed to streamline Java and Native development: Gradle 5
Contains only the executable files required to run Gradle. This is the recommended choice for most users as it is smaller and faster to download. gradle 5.2.1 download
If you are working on an existing project, the best way to "download" and use version 5.2.1 is through the Gradle Wrapper . Run the following command in your terminal: ./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=5.2.1 Use code with caution.