How to update Gradle dependencies to their latest version

Question

Is there an easy way to get gradle to update dependencies to their latest available version?

For build reproducibility all my dependencies are defined with a version

Answer 1

I suffer from it, too. And the best way to check dependencies, even manually, is to go through Project Structure and search for the dependency name and see if there is a newer version.

The problem that this query only checks for the dependencies present in the Maven repository. At least it already goes for Google's.

Note: If you choose to add the dependency with the new version, this will add a duplicity in the your App Gradle, so be sure to delete the old dependency row.

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Another possible quick fix is through the command line:

./gradlew app: dependencies

This will generate an output like the one below. Note that the asterisk points to a possible new existing version.