Android studio Could not find kotlin-compiler.jar error on execute lint

Question

I tested and debugged my app successfully but when I want to release apk of my app, on Execute Lint it got into this error :

Could not find kotlin-compiler.jar (com.android.tools.external.com-intellij:kotlin-compiler:26.5.0).
Searched in the following locations:
    https://dl.google.com/dl/android/maven2/com/android/tools/external/com-intellij/kotlin-compiler/26.5.0/kotlin-compiler-26.5.0.jar

when I click that link, it successfully get downloaded in browser, but I have no idea why android sutdio could not find it. Also my offline work is unselected.

please check this : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51878497/java-android-apk-release-mode-error-could-not-download-kotlin-compiler-jar/51878650 — YuvrajsinhJadeja, Oct 02 '19 at 09:31
did you find the solution? I got exactly the same error but non of the solutions in StackOverflow worked. — Mojtaba, Jul 18 '20 at 13:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 19 '20 at 05:24

I disabled offline work in gradle tab and also according to answers of this question I changed order of repositories but none of those solved my problem. Instead I cleared cache and after that everything came back to normal. Here is how I cleared gradle cache:

Clear Project Cache — there are 2 hidden directories in the main level of your project (after your first compile). Hint: on Mac type “cmd-shift-.” if you don’t see these files in your Finder window. Delete both the directories:

[project home]/.idea

[project home]/.gradle
Delete the system Gradle cache. Delete this folder:

/[userhome]/.gradle/cache

Android studio Could not find kotlin-compiler.jar error on execute lint

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