In reply to@emilazy:matrix.org
it's a strong source IMO

For major versions, Gradle will backport critical fixes and security fixes to the last minor in the previous major version. For example, when Gradle 7 was the latest major version, several releases were made in the 6.x line, including Gradle 6.9 (and subsequent releases).

The major version before the previous one to become end-of-life (EOL), and that release line will not receive any new fixes.