There are three primary ways to get the JAR file, depending on your workflow. 1. Direct JAR Download (Manual)

Once the JAR is in your classpath, you can immediately begin serializing and deserializing data.

Add this line to your build.gradle file under the dependencies block: implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9' Use code with caution. Verifying the Download (Checksums)

Version 2.8.9 was released primarily as a . Its most significant contribution was addressing deserialization vulnerabilities that existed in older versions (like 2.8.8 and below).

For most modern Java projects, you should let your build tool handle the download. Add the following snippet to your pom.xml :