# ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin

Gradle plugin to discover dependency updates

Repository: https://github.com/ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gradle-versions-plugin
Language: Groovy
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T06:08:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5022, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4079, forks 204 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.396725+00:00)

## What it is
A Gradle plugin that reports which of a build's dependencies, plugins, and Gradle itself have newer versions available. It provides a `dependencyUpdates` task with configurable filtering, revision stability checks, and multiple report formats.

## Use cases
- check for outdated gradle dependencies
- find newer versions of my project's libraries
- keep gradle plugins up to date
- audit dependency updates in a jvm build
- filter unstable dependency versions in gradle
- generate a dependency update report for multi-project builds

## When to choose
- you use Gradle and want to see which dependencies have newer releases
- you want to automate dependency freshness checks in CI
- you need configurable filtering of unstable or bounded versions

## When to avoid
- your build uses Maven instead of Gradle
- you need automatic dependency upgrades rather than reports
- you need vulnerability scanning rather than version updates

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: dependency-audit, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, version-control
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: gradle-plugin, dependency-updates, groovy, jvm-builds, automation, gradle

## Member repositories
- ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.396725+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:26.309982+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ben-manes/gradle-versions-plugin (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.396725+00:00, sha c53b329f66c7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.