Eclipse gradle error: Could not run build action using Gradle distribution

Question

My build.gradle:

plugins {
    id 'org.springframework.boot' // version defined in setting.gradle file
    id 'io.spring.dependency-management' // version defined in setting.gradle file
    id 'java'
}

presents the following error message:

Could not run build using Gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-bin.zip'

I have changed the initial gradle-wrapper.properties distribution url (6.6.1) to a one working with other projects in the same eclipse workspace (7.1.1):

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.1.1-bin.zip
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

but when I Refresh Gradle Project, the error remains.

I haven't been able to find the solution in posts describing similar issues.

My setting.gradle pluginManagement looks like this:

pluginManagement {
    plugins {
        id 'org.springframework.boot' version '2.3.5.RELEASE'
        id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.0.11.RELEASE'
        id 'java'
    }
}

And the version of Eclipse that I am running is:

• Version: 2018-12 (4.10.0)
• Build id: 20181214-0600

Answer 1

This worked for me:

1. Remove plugins section from build.gradle file
2. Refresh Gradle Project. The following error is displayed now:
3. Add back plugins section from build.gradle file
4. Refresh Gradle Project. The error icon is gone: