# Android Gradle Plugin changelog

> Android's Gradle build system, versioned independently of Android Studio.

- Vendor: Google
- Category: Developer Tools
- Official site: https://developer.android.com/build/releases/gradle-plugin
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## Releases

### 9.3.0 — Android Gradle plugin 9.3.0

- Date: 2026-07-01
- Version: 9.3.0
- Original notes: https://developer.android.com/build/releases/gradle-plugin
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/android-gradle-plugin/releases/9.3.0

- **added** — Standalone R8 Configuration Analyzer Gradle task for running R8 Configuration Analyzer in isolation
- **added** — Optimization DSL to configure R8 keep rules supported by app modules and library module tests
- **added** — Source sets to define keep rules in src/<variant>/keepRules/ source set with file-suffix .keep

Standalone R8 Configuration Analyzer Gradle task introduced for running R8 Configuration Analyzer in isolation
Updated optimization DSL to configure R8 keep rules supported by app modules and library module tests
Introduction of source sets to define keep rules in src/<variant>/keepRules/ source set with file-suffix .keep