dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target

Owner: Mitchell Tilbrook

Sets the Kotlin and Java sourceCompatibility targetCompatibility and release flag to a specific bytecode target

https://github.com/marukami/kotlin-bytecode-target-plugin

Sources: https://github.com/marukami/kotlin-bytecode-target-plugin

Version 1.1.0 (latest)

Created 31 August 2026.

Sets Kotlin, Java, Android, and Kotlin Multiplatform JVM bytecode targets and release flags

Add this plugin to your build using the plugins DSL:

plugins {
  id("dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target") version "1.1.0"
}

See also:

Adding the plugin to build logic for usage in precompiled script plugins.

See the relevant documentation for more information.

Add this plugin as a dependency to <convention-plugins-build>/build.gradle(.kts):
```
dependencies {
  implementation("dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target:dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target.gradle.plugin:1.1.0")
}
```
It can then be applied in the precompiled script plugin:
```
plugins {
  id("dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target")
}
```

The legacy method of plugin application.

See the relevant documentation for more information.

buildscript {
  repositories {
    gradlePluginPortal()
  }
  dependencies {
    classpath("dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target:dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target.gradle.plugin:1.1.0")
  }
}

apply(plugin = "dev.tilbrook.kotlin.bytecode-target")

Applying plugins to all subprojects .