React Native 0.80.1 + Gradle 8.2 build failing with :react-native-gradle-plugin:compileKotlin error

Question

I'm facing a build failure in my React Native 0.80.1 project with Gradle 8.2. The error occurs during :react-native-gradle-plugin:compileKotlin task.

Error Details:

Task :react-native-gradle-plugin:compileKotlin FAILED FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':react-native-gradle-plugin:compileKotlin'.

Compilation error. See log for more details

Environment:

• React Native: 0.80.1
• Gradle Wrapper: 8.2-bin
• Android Gradle Plugin: 8.3.2
• Kotlin Version: 1.9.23 (forced via resolution strategy)
• JDK: 11

Relevant Configuration Files:

android/build.gradle:

buildscript {
 ext {
 buildToolsVersion = "36.0.0"
 minSdkVersion = 23
 compileSdkVersion = 36
 targetSdkVersion = 36
 ndkVersion = "24.0.8215888" // M1
 }
 dependencies {
 classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.3.2")
 classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin") {
 exclude group: "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
 }
 }
}
allprojects {
 configurations.all {
 resolutionStrategy {
 eachDependency { details ->
 if (details.requested.group == 'org.jetbrains.kotlin') {
 details.useVersion '1.9.23'
 }
 }
 }
 }
}
android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties:
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.2-bin.zip

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