Gradle - Could not target platform: 'Java SE 8' using tool chain: 'JDK 7 (1.7)'

Question

I am trying to import Gradle project in Intellij Idea with local Gradle distrib and getting stacktrace with the following message: Could not target platform: \'Java SE

Answer 1

For IntelliJ 2019:

Intellij IDEA -> Preferences -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Build Tools -> Gradle -> Gradle JVM

Select correct version.