Android Studio Gradle issue upgrading to version 0.5.0 - Gradle Migrating From 0.8 to 0.9 - Also Android Studio upgrade to 0.8.1

Question

After upgrade message states:

Failed to refresh Gradle project \'XXX\'
The project is using an unsupported version of the Android Gradle plug-in (0.8.3).
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Answer 1

Android Studio version 1.0.2 The idea of tight coupling between IDE version and build version is bad.

Android Studio 1.0.2. Gralde plugin 1.0.+ gradle.properties, distribution URL=http://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.2.1-bin.zip

Answer 2

Android Studio 0.5.0 requires gradle-plugin 0.9.0

The gradle-plugin 0.9.0 works with Gradle 1.10 or Gradle 1.11

Modify your build.gradle script as suggested by Cedric.

There is a relation between gradle-plugin and the gradle version. For example

UPDATED TO 27/11/2015:

com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+   -> gradle 1.8
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+   -> gradle 1.9
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.8.+   -> gradle 1.9/1.10
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.9.+   -> gradle 1.10/1.11
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.10.+  -> gradle 1.10/1.11/1.12
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.11.+  -> gradle 1.10/1.11/1.12
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.12.+  -> gradle 1.10/1.11/1.12
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.13.+  -> gradle 2.1
com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.14.+  -> gradle 2.1
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.0.+   -> gradle 2.2.1-2.3
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.+   -> gradle 2.2.1-2.3
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.2.+   -> gradle 2.2.1+
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.+   -> gradle 2.2.1+
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.+   -> gradle 2.2.1+
com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.5.+   -> gradle 2.2.1+
com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.0.+   -> gradle 2.10.0+

You can find gradle version used in your project in the file gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

Also there is a relation between gradle-plugin and the IDE version.

Android Studio 0.3.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.6
Android Studio 0.4.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.7
Android Studio 0.4.3+ -> gradle-plugin 0.8
Android Studio 0.5.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.9
Android Studio 0.5.8  -> gradle-plugin 0.9.+ or 0.10.+
Android Studio 0.5.9  -> gradle-plugin 0.9.+ or 0.10.4+
Android Studio 0.6.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.11.+
Android Studio 0.8.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.12.+
Android Studio 0.8.11+  -> gradle-plugin 0.13.+ / gradle-plugin 0.12.+
Android Studio 0.9.x  -> gradle-plugin 0.14.+
Android Studio 1.0.0  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0
Android Studio 1.1.x  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0/ 1.1.x / 1.2.x
Android Studio 1.2.x  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0/ 1.1.x / 1.2.x
Android Studio 1.3.x  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0/ 1.1.x / 1.2.x / 1.3.x 
Android Studio 1.4.x  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0/ 1.1.x / 1.2.x / 1.3.x 
Android Studio 1.5.x  -> gradle-plugin 1.0.0/ 1.1.x / 1.2.x / 1.3.x / 1.5.x
Android Studio 2.0.x  -> gradle-plugin 2.0.0

 Also gradle 1.12 requires Android Studio 0.5.8+

For updated news you can check this link: http://tools.android.com/recent
For updated doc about the gradle plugin check here.

If you change your plugin version, check compatibility, and then click sync project with your gradle files.It will download a new plugin version if you need it.