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This PR contains the following updates:

Package Type Update Change
gradle/actions action major v5.0.2 -> v6.1.0

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gradle/actions (gradle/actions)

v6.1.0

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New: Basic Cache Provider

A new MIT-licensed Basic Caching provider is now available as an alternative to the proprietary Enhanced Caching provided by gradle-actions-caching. Choose Basic Caching by setting cache-provider: basic on setup-gradle or dependency-submission actions.

  • Built on @actions/cache -- fully open source
  • Caches ~/.gradle/caches and ~/.gradle/wrapper directories
  • Cache key derived from build files (*.gradle*, gradle-wrapper.properties, etc.)
  • Clean cache on build file changes (no restore keys, preventing stale entry accumulation)

Limitations vs Enhanced Caching: No cache cleanup, no deduplication of cached content, cached content is fixed unless build files change.

Revamped Licensing & Distribution Documentation
  • New DISTRIBUTION.md documents the licensing of each component (particularly Basic Caching vs Enhanced Caching)
  • Simplified licensing notices in README, docs, and runtime log output
  • Clear usage tiers: Enhanced Caching is free for public repos and in Free Preview for private repos
What's Changed

Full Changelog: gradle/actions@v6.0.1...v6.1.0

v6.0.1

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[!IMPORTANT]
The release of gradle/actions@v6 contains important changes to the license terms. More details in this blog post.
TL;DR: By upgrading to v6, you accept the Terms of Use for the gradle-actions-caching component.

Summary

The license changes in v6 introduced a gradle-actions-caching license notice that is printed in logs and in each job summary.

With this release, the license notice will be muted if build-scan terms have been accepted, or if a Develocity access key is provided.

What's Changed
  • Bump actions used in docs by @​Goooler in #​792
  • Add typing information for use by typesafegithub by @​bigdaz in #​910
  • Mute license warning when terms are accepted by @​bigdaz in #​911
  • Mention explicit license acceptance in notice by @​bigdaz in #​912
  • Bump com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-smile from 2.21.1 to 2.21.2 in /sources/test/init-scripts in the gradle group across 1 directory by @​dependabot[bot] in #​907

Full Changelog: gradle/actions@v6.0.0...v6.0.1

v6.0.0

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[!IMPORTANT]
The release of gradle/actions@v6 contains important changes to the license terms. More details in this blog post.
TL;DR: By upgrading to v6, you accept the Terms of Use for the gradle-actions-caching component.

Summary
  • Caching functionality of 'gradle-actions' has been extracted into a separate gradle-actions-caching library, and is no longer open-source. See this blog post for more context.
  • Existing, rudimentary, configuration-cache support has been removed, pending a fully functional implementation in gradle-actions-caching.
  • Dependencies updated to address security vulnerabilities

[!IMPORTANT]

Licensing notice

The caching functionality in `gradle-actions` has been extracted into `gradle-actions-caching`, a proprietary commercial component that is not covered by the MIT License.
The bundled `gradle-actions-caching` component is licensed and governed by a separate license, available at https://gradle.com/legal/terms-of-use/.

The `gradle-actions-caching` component is used only when caching is enabled and is not loaded or used when caching is disabled.

Use of the `gradle-actions-caching` component is subject to a separate license, available at https://gradle.com/legal/terms-of-use/.
If you do not agree to these license terms, do not use the `gradle-actions-caching` component.

What's Changed

Full Changelog: gradle/actions@v5.0.2...v6.0.0


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