Cannot change gradle JVM from: Build, Execution, Deployment > Build Tools > Gradle

Are you able to select other JDKs from the drop-down in the Project Settings dialog?

Do you see the same list of detected JDKs in the 'Gradle JVM' drop-down? If you select a value, does it populate the field?

Do you have this problem in other Gradle projects? Can you test using a new simple project?

1. Yes, I am. I can select whatever JDK I want in the "Project Structure > Project Settings > Project" settings.

2. Yes, I do. I can select the value but when I click on "Apply" or "OK" is not doing anything.

3. Yes, in all Gradle projects, if I create a new one is able to detect the JDK 17 and works, but If I change the "Gradle JVM" is not doing anything like in step 2.

>2. Yes, I do. I can select the value but when I click on "Apply" or "OK" is not doing anything.

Do you mean the "Apply" button is not pressed when you click it?

Please provide the IDE logs (use Help | 'Collect Logs and Diagnostic Data' action to collect it) and the IDE settings zipped (File | Manage IDE  Settings | 'Export Settings...' action).

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Yes, exactly, It's not pressed.

The upload ID is: 2022_03_23_2gyV6Gzcy7P6Nacv

Looks like you have invalid SDKs configuration:

2-03-23 10:53:50,345 [4268505]  ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException: SDK 'Elixir 1.13.1' is invalid. Please configure the Erlang ERLANG_SDK_NAME 
java.lang.IllegalStateException: com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException: SDK 'Elixir 1.13.1' is invalid. Please configure the Erlang ERLANG_SDK_NAME
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.wrapExceptions(IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.java:868)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.apply(IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.java:494)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.GradleProjectSettingsControl.applyExtraSettings(GradleProjectSettingsControl.java:40)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.GradleProjectSettingsControl.applyExtraSettings(GradleProjectSettingsControl.java:16)
    at com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.settings.AbstractExternalProjectSettingsControl.apply(AbstractExternalProjectSettingsControl.java:103)
    at com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.settings.AbstractExternalProjectSettingsControl.apply(AbstractExternalProjectSettingsControl.java:33)
    at com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.settings.AbstractExternalSystemConfigurable.apply(AbstractExternalSystemConfigurable.java:239)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.ex.ConfigurableWrapper.apply(ConfigurableWrapper.java:182)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.newEditor.ConfigurableEditor.apply(ConfigurableEditor.java:324)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.newEditor.SettingsEditor$5.apply(SettingsEditor.java:207)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.newEditor.SettingsEditor.apply(SettingsEditor.java:429)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.newEditor.SettingsDialog.applyAndClose(SettingsDialog.java:198)
    at com.intellij.openapi.options.newEditor.SettingsDialog.doOKAction(SettingsDialog.java:190)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$OkAction.doAction(DialogWrapper.java:1858)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper$DialogWrapperAction.actionPerformed(DialogWrapper.java:1810)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1967)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2308)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:405)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:270)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6654)
    at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3345)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6419)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2263)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5029)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2321)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4861)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4918)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4547)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4488)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2307)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2790)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4861)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:778)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:727)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
    at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:95)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:751)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:749)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:748)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:891)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchMouseEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:820)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:757)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$6(IdeEventQueue.java:447)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:818)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$7(IdeEventQueue.java:446)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runIntendedWriteActionOnCurrentThread(ApplicationImpl.java:805)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:498)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:117)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$2.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:190)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:235)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport$4.run(WaitDispatchSupport.java:233)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.WaitDispatchSupport.enter(WaitDispatchSupport.java:233)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1070)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl$MyDialog.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:701)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.impl.DialogWrapperPeerImpl.show(DialogWrapperPeerImpl.java:437)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.doShow(DialogWrapper.java:1671)
    at com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper.show(DialogWrapper.java:1629)
    at com.intellij.ide.actions.ShowSettingsUtilImpl.showSettingsDialog(ShowSettingsUtilImpl.java:90)
    at com.intellij.ide.actions.ShowSettingsAction.perform(ShowSettingsAction.java:50)
    at com.intellij.ui.mac.MacOSApplicationProvider$Worker.lambda$initMacApplication$1(MacOSApplicationProvider.java:74)
    at com.intellij.ui.mac.MacOSApplicationProvider$Worker.lambda$submit$8(MacOSApplicationProvider.java:172)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.runWithWritingAllowed(TransactionGuardImpl.java:214)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.access$200(TransactionGuardImpl.java:21)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl$2.run(TransactionGuardImpl.java:196)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runIntendedWriteActionOnCurrentThread(ApplicationImpl.java:805)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.lambda$invokeLater$4(ApplicationImpl.java:348)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.FlushQueue.doRun(FlushQueue.java:82)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.FlushQueue.runNextEvent(FlushQueue.java:131)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.FlushQueue.flushNow(FlushQueue.java:47)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.FlushQueue$FlushNow.run(FlushQueue.java:187)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:313)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:776)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:727)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:721)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:85)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:746)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:891)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:760)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$6(IdeEventQueue.java:447)
    at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:818)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.lambda$dispatchEvent$7(IdeEventQueue.java:446)
    at com.intellij.openapi.application.impl.ApplicationImpl.runIntendedWriteActionOnCurrentThread(ApplicationImpl.java:805)
    at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:492)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:203)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
    at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
Caused by: com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException: SDK 'Elixir 1.13.1' is invalid. Please configure the Erlang ERLANG_SDK_NAME
    at com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.projectRoot.ProjectSdksModel.canApply(ProjectSdksModel.java:232)
    at com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.projectRoot.ProjectSdksModel.apply(ProjectSdksModel.java:148)
    at com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.projectRoot.ProjectSdksModel.apply(ProjectSdksModel.java:143)
    at com.intellij.openapi.roots.ui.configuration.projectRoot.ProjectSdksModel.apply(ProjectSdksModel.java:139)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.lambda$apply$5(IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.java:494)
    at org.jetbrains.plugins.gradle.service.settings.IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.wrapExceptions(IdeaGradleProjectSettingsControlBuilder.java:865)
    ... 97 more
2022-03-23 10:53:50,346 [4268506]  ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - IntelliJ IDEA 2021.3.3  Build #IU-213.7172.25 
2022-03-23 10:53:50,346 [4268506]  ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - JDK: 11.0.14.1; VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM; Vendor: JetBrains s.r.o. 
2022-03-23 10:53:50,346 [4268506]  ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - OS: Mac OS X 
2022-03-23 10:53:50,346 [4268506]  ERROR - llij.ide.plugins.PluginManager - Last Action: ReformatCode 

Please try disabling these plugins: 

Loaded custom plugins: Nginx Configuration (2021.3-2021.3), Kotlin (213-1.6.10-release-961-IJ6777.52), Elixir (12.2.0), Pomodoro-tm (0.70), PlantUML integration (5.11.1), Key Promoter X (2021.3), Vue.js (213.6777.8), Prettier (213.7172.5), Python (213.7172.26) 

I'd started with Elixir.

That's it! It was Elixir plugin the one that was creating the problem, thank you very much

Great, thanks for the information. I'm glad it is working for you now.

Change Gradle JVM version has no effect.

Running Gradle tasks still results in:

Unsupported Gradle JVM.

Your build is currently configured to use Java 17.0.11 and Gradle 6.6.

Possible solutions:
- Use Java 14 as Gradle JVM: Open Gradle settings
- Upgrade to Gradle 8.5 and re-sync
- Upgrade to Gradle 7.2 and re-sync

Dominic Tobias Gradle 6.6 only supports JDK 14 and earlier.

Please refer to Gradle/JDK Compatibility Table for more information and adjust the Gradle/JDK versions accordingly.

Thanks for your reply. I realized I was doing something silly and had an old branch with Java 13 checked out - Gradle build setting works fine

Encountered this on IDEA 2025.2.4 - I checked the “idea.log” and it was complaining about an invalid SDK for JDK 25. Somehow I had JDK 25 added to my SDK list with its name being set to an empty string. Giving it a name solved the issue for me.