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Hard to say (at least for me) where that error comes from, without a full MCVE. But regarding things you shouldn't do: • Don't use regular script plugins (apply from), but use convention plugins • Don't centralize dependency versions using a script plugin, but use a version catalog • Don't use

allprojects { ... }

, but use convention plugins • mvnrepository.com is not an actual maven repository, it is just an indexing site that allows you to search in certain other repositories for maven artifacts. Using a mvnrepository.com URL as Maven repository is useless, it just wastes time looking in them for an artifact that will never be found at that URL. • Do not use

mavenLocal

if you can avoid it, it is broken by design and dangerous in terms of slow, non-reprocuible, and flaky builds

@Vampire thanks for the comments, but at the moment it’s not possible to completely get away from allprojects. do you know what exactly this error means? i.e. source

As I said, no idea without MCVE. Never seen that message.