chore(deps): update gradle to v9.6.0

[renovate-mike]

This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change	Pending
gradle (source)	minor	9.5.1 → 9.6.0	9.6.1

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Release Notes

gradle/gradle (gradle)

v9.6.0: 9.6.0

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The Gradle team is excited to announce Gradle 9.6.0.

Here are the highlights of this release:

• Improved Configuration Cache hit rates
• Additional CLI rendering options
• Important project hierarchy lookup deprecations

Read the Release Notes

We would like to thank the following community members for their contributions to this release of Gradle:
Aharnish Solanki,
Benedikt Johannes,
Devendra Reddy Pennabadi,
Dmytro Rodionov,
Dreeam,
Elías Hernández Rodríguez,
Eng Zer Jun,
FinlayRJW,
Kamal Kansal,
Marcono1234,
Nelson Osacky,
Philip Wedemann,
Ravi,
Roberto Perez Alcolea,
Ryan Schmitt,
Sebastian Schuberth,
seunghun.ham,
sk-reddy17,
Suvrat Acharya,
Vedant Madane.

Upgrade instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 9.6.0 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew :wrapper --gradle-version=9.6.0 && ./gradlew :wrapper

See the Gradle 9.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading.

For Java, Groovy, Kotlin and Android compatibility, see the full compatibility notes.

Reporting problems

If you find a problem with this release, please file a bug on GitHub Issues adhering to our issue guidelines.
If you're not sure you're encountering a bug, please use the forum.

We hope you will build happiness with Gradle, and we look forward to your feedback via Twitter or on GitHub.

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