Stuck on a Gradle configuration error in React Native CLI? I was too — until I found a simple fix: update Gradle to the latest version. Worked instantly!

Solved: “A Problem Occurred Configuring Project” Error in React Native CLI

How I Fixed the “A Problem Occurred Configuring Project” Error in React Native CLI

A simple way to fix Gradle configuration errors in React Native CLI.

My Experience with the Gradle Error in React Native CLI

A few days ago, I was working on my React Native CLI project, and everything was running fine. Suddenly, when I tried to build my app, I got this frustrating error:

Caused by: org.gradle.api.ProjectConfigurationException: A problem occurred configuring project ':gradle-plugin:react-native-gradle-plugin'.

At first, I thought it was a small issue, so I cleaned the project and tried again:

cd android && ./gradlew clean

But the error didn’t go away! 😓

I checked my Gradle version, and it was 8.10.1. After searching for solutions and trying different fixes, I finally found a simple but effective solution.

How I Fixed It