[🐛] Task :app:checkReleaseAarMetadata FAILED with latest react native version

[ghulamyazdani]

Issue

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I have been getting this issue

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Task :app:checkReleaseAarMetadata FAILED

Task :app:createBundleReleaseJsAndAssets
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WARN Watchman watch-project returned a warning: Recrawled this watch 103 times, most recently because:
MustScanSubDirs UserDroppedTo resolve, please review the information on
https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/troubleshooting.html#recrawl
To clear this warning, run:
watchman watch-del '/Users/ghulamyazdani/posist/restroApp' ; watchman watch-project '/Users/ghulamyazdani/posist/restroApp'

WARN Watchman query returned a warning: Recrawled this watch 103 times, most recently because:
MustScanSubDirs UserDroppedTo resolve, please review the information on
https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/troubleshooting.html#recrawl
To clear this warning, run:
watchman watch-del '/Users/ghulamyazdani/posist/restroApp' ; watchman watch-project '/Users/ghulamyazdani/posist/restroApp'

Recrawled this watch 103 times, most recently because:`

I have been working on fixing it with multiple things creating my own task like tasks.whenTaskAdded { task -> if (task.name == 'checkReleaseAarMetadata') { task.dependsOn(':@react-native-firebase_auth:writeReleaseAarMetadata') } }
but it doesn't work what could be the issue

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Project Files

`def node_require(script)

Resolve script with node to allow for hoisting

require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
"require.resolve(
'#{script}',
{paths: [process.argv[1]]},
)", dir]).strip
end

Use it to require both react-native's and this package's scripts:

node_require('react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb')
node_require('react-native-permissions/scripts/setup.rb')

platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
prepare_react_native_project!

⬇️ uncomment the permissions you need

setup_permissions([

'AppTrackingTransparency',

'Bluetooth',

'Calendars',

'CalendarsWriteOnly',

'Camera',

'Contacts',

'FaceID',

'LocationAccuracy',
'LocationAlways',
'LocationWhenInUse',

'MediaLibrary',

'Microphone',

'Motion',

'Notifications',

'PhotoLibrary',

'PhotoLibraryAddOnly',

'Reminders',

'Siri',

'SpeechRecognition',

'StoreKit',

])

linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
if linkage != nil
Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
use_frameworks! :linkage => linkage.to_sym
end

target 'SkipQ' do
config = use_native_modules!
use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true
use_react_native!(
:path => config[:reactNativePath],
# An absolute path to your application root.
:app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
)

post_install do |installer|
# https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb#L197-L202
react_native_post_install(
installer,
config[:reactNativePath],
:mac_catalyst_enabled => false,
# :ccache_enabled => true
)
end
end`

`buildscript {

ext {
    buildToolsVersion = "35.0.0"
    minSdkVersion = 21
    compileSdkVersion = 33
    targetSdkVersion = 34
    ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
    kotlinVersion = "2.0.21"


}
repositories {
    google()
    mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
    classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle")
    classpath("com.facebook.react:react-native-gradle-plugin")
    classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin")
    classpath("com.google.gms:google-services:4.4.2")
}

}

apply plugin: "com.facebook.react.rootproject"
`

`apply plugin: "com.android.application"

apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
apply plugin: "com.google.gms.google-services"

/**

• This is the configuration block to customize your React Native Android app.

• By default you don't need to apply any configuration, just uncomment the lines you need.
  /
  react {
  / Folders */
  // Configurations...

  /* Autolinking */
  autolinkLibrariesWithApp()
  }

// Use default .env file
project.ext.envConfigFiles = [
debug: ".env",
release: ".env"
]

// Apply react-native-config early to make env variables available to android build config
apply from: project.rootProject.file("../node_modules/react-native-config/android/dotenv.gradle")

/**

• Set this to true to Run Proguard on Release builds to minify the Java bytecode.
  */
  def enableProguardInReleaseBuilds = false

/**

• The preferred build flavor of JavaScriptCore (JSC)
  */
  def jscFlavor = 'io.github.react-native-community:jsc-android:2026004.+'

android {
ndkVersion rootProject.ext.ndkVersion
buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion
compileSdk rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion

namespace "com.skipq"
defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.skipq"
    minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
    targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}

packagingOptions {
    pickFirst '**/androidx.localbroadcastmanager_localbroadcastmanager.version'
    pickFirst '**/META-INF/androidx.*.version'
    pickFirst '**/META-INF/com.android.support_*.version'
}
signingConfigs {
    debug {
        storeFile file('debug.keystore')
        storePassword 'android'
        keyAlias 'androiddebugkey'
        keyPassword 'android'
    }
}
buildTypes {
    debug {
        signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
    }
    release {
        // Caution! In production, you need to generate your own keystore file.
        // see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
        signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
        minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
    }
}

}

configurations.all {
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-compat'
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-v4'
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'animated-vector-drawable'
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-vector-drawable'
exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'versionedparcelable'
}

dependencies {
// The version of react-native is set by the React Native Gradle Plugin
implementation("com.facebook.react:react-android")

// Add react-native-video here instead of at the top level
implementation project(':react-native-video')

// Firebase BOM
implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:33.7.0')
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-analytics'
implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging'

if (hermesEnabled.toBoolean()) {
    implementation("com.facebook.react:hermes-android")
} else {
    implementation jscFlavor
}

}
tasks.whenTaskAdded { task ->
if (task.name == 'checkReleaseAarMetadata') {
task.dependsOn(':@react-native-firebase_auth:writeReleaseAarMetadata')
}
}
apply from: file("../../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons/fonts.gradle")
// This is already applied at the top of the file, so we can remove it here
// apply from: project.rootProject.file("../node_modules/react-native-config/android/dotenv.gradle")

`

. `xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" /> <!-- Push Notifications --> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" /> <application android:name=".MainApplication" android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round" android:allowBackup="false" android:theme="@style/AppTheme" android:supportsRtl="true" android:appComponentFactory="androidx.core.app.CoreComponentFactory" tools:replace="android:appComponentFactory"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize" android:exported="true"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <!-- Firebase Messaging Service --> <service android:name="io.invertase.firebase.messaging.RNFirebaseMessagingService" android:exported="false"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" /> </intent-filter> </service> </application> `

Javascript

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package.json:

{
  "name": "skipQ",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "android": "react-native run-android",
    "ios": "react-native run-ios",
    "lint": "eslint .",
    "start": "react-native start",
    "test": "jest",
    "apk:prod": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew assemblerelease",
    "remove_and_install": "rm -rf ios/Pods && rm -rf ios/build && cd ios && pod install && cd ../ && rm -rf node_modules && rm yarn.lock && yarn install",
    "link-fonts": "npx react-native-asset",
    "setup-fonts": "npx react-native-asset && cd ios && pod install && cd ..",
    "reset-cache": "npx react-native start --reset-cache",
    "build:android:testing": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew assembleDebug",
    "build:android:staging": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew assembleRelease -PBUILD_VARIANT=staging",
    "build:android:production": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew assembleRelease -PBUILD_VARIANT=production",
    "build:android:bundle:testing": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew bundleDebug",
    "build:android:bundle:staging": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew bundleRelease -PBUILD_VARIANT=staging",
    "build:android:bundle:production": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && ./gradlew bundleRelease -PBUILD_VARIANT=production",
    "build:ios:testing": "cd ios && xcodebuild -workspace restroApp.xcworkspace -scheme restroApp -configuration Debug -destination generic/platform=iOS -archivePath build/restroApp.xcarchive archive",
    "build:ios:staging": "cd ios && xcodebuild -workspace restroApp.xcworkspace -scheme restroApp -configuration Release -destination generic/platform=iOS -archivePath build/restroApp-staging.xcarchive archive",
    "build:ios:production": "cd ios && xcodebuild -workspace restroApp.xcworkspace -scheme restroApp -configuration Release -destination generic/platform=iOS -archivePath build/restroApp-production.xcarchive archive",
    "build:ios:export:testing": "cd ios && xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath build/restroApp.xcarchive -exportPath build/ipa-testing -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions-testing.plist",
    "build:ios:export:staging": "cd ios && xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath build/restroApp-staging.xcarchive -exportPath build/ipa-staging -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions-staging.plist",
    "build:ios:export:production": "cd ios && xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath build/restroApp-production.xcarchive -exportPath build/ipa-production -exportOptionsPlist exportOptions-production.plist",
    "clean:all": "rm -rf node_modules && rm -rf ios/build && rm -rf android/build && rm -rf android/app/build && rm yarn.lock && yarn install && cd ios && rm -rf Pods && pod install",
    "clean:android": "cd android && ./gradlew clean && rm -rf build && rm -rf app/build",
    "clean:ios": "cd ios && rm -rf build && rm -rf Pods && pod install",
    "prebuild:android": "yarn install && cd android && ./gradlew clean",
    "prebuild:ios": "yarn install && cd ios && pod install",
    "test:build": "yarn test && yarn lint",
    "dev:android": "react-native run-android",
    "dev:ios": "react-native run-ios --mode=Debug",
    "dev:android:device": "react-native run-android --mode=debug --deviceId",
    "dev:ios:device": "react-native run-ios --mode=Debug --device",
    "dev:android:release": "react-native run-android --mode=release",
    "dev:ios:release": "react-native run-ios --mode=Release",
    "start:dev": "react-native start",
    "start:reset": "react-native start --reset-cache",
    "logs:android": "react-native log-android",
    "logs:ios": "react-native log-ios"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^5",
    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^2.2.0",
    "@react-native-community/blur": "^4.4.1",
    "@react-native-community/geolocation": "^3.4.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^21.14.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/auth": "^21.14.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "21.14.0",
    "@react-native-voice/voice": "^3.2.4",
    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.3.9",
    "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.14",
    "@react-navigation/native-stack": "^7.2.0",
    "@reduxjs/toolkit": "^2.6.0",
    "@shopify/react-native-skia": "^1.11.8",
    "env-cmd": "^10.1.0",
    "firebase": "^12.0.0",
    "geolib": "^3.3.4",
    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
    "moment": "^2.30.1",
    "react": "19.0.0",
    "react-native": "0.78.0",
    "react-native-config": "^1.5.5",
    "react-native-dotenv": "^3.4.11",
    "react-native-geolocation-service": "^5.3.1",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.24.0",
    "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.11.0",
    "react-native-haptic-feedback": "^2.3.3",
    "react-native-linear-gradient": "^2.8.3",
    "react-native-permissions": "^5.2.6",
    "react-native-push-notification": "^8.1.1",
    "react-native-qrcode-svg": "^6.3.15",
    "react-native-razorpay": "^2.3.0",
    "react-native-reanimated": "^3.17.0",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "^5.2.0",
    "react-native-screens": "^4.9.1",
    "react-native-svg": "^15.11.2",
    "react-native-vector-icons": "^10.2.0",
    "react-native-video": "^6.10.2",
    "react-redux": "^9.2.0",
    "redux-persist": "^6.0.0",
    "redux-persist-transform-filter": "^0.0.22"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.25.0",
    "@react-native-community/cli": "^15.1.3",
    "@react-native-community/cli-platform-android": "15.0.1",
    "@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "15.0.1",
    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.78.0",
    "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.78.0",
    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.78.0",
    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.78.0",
    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
    "@types/react": "^19.0.0",
    "@types/react-native-push-notification": "^8.1.4",
    "@types/react-native-vector-icons": "^6.4.18",
    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^19.0.0",
    "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "^5.0.2",
    "eslint": "^8.19.0",
    "install": "^0.13.0",
    "jest": "^29.6.3",
    "npm": "^11.1.0",
    "prettier": "2.8.8",
    "react-test-renderer": "19.0.0",
    "reactotron-react-native": "^5.1.12",
    "reactotron-redux": "^3.1.11",
    "typescript": "5.0.4"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=18"
  }
}

firebase.json for react-native-firebase v6:

# N/A

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

# N/A

AppDelegate.m:

// N/A

---

Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/settings.gradle:

// N/A

MainApplication.java:

// N/A

AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- N/A -->

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Environment

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react-native info output:

 OUTPUT GOES HERE

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • e.g. 5.4.3
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • e.g. Instance ID
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • Y/N & VERSION

---

• 👉 Check out React Native Firebase and Invertase on Twitter for updates on the library.

[ghulamyazdani]

export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" && [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \.
  "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" && nvm use 22.14.0 && cd android && ./gradlew
  app:assembleRelease -x checkReleaseAarMetadata

this command is running like a charm but its a work around how to solve the real issue

this is waht my claude has given me `Your JDK version (17) is actually fine and compatible with Gradle 8.12.
The issue isn't caused by JDK incompatibility.

The checkReleaseAarMetadata task failure is specifically a Gradle task
dependency ordering issue in React Native Firebase modules, not a JDK
version problem. This is a known issue with:

1. React Native Firebase modules not properly declaring task
   dependencies
2. Gradle's stricter validation in newer versions catching these
   undeclared dependencies
3. Build order race conditions where tasks run in the wrong sequence

Your setup is correct:

• ✅ JDK 17 (compatible with Gradle 8.12)
• ✅ Gradle 8.12 (latest stable)
• ✅ Node.js 22 (meets Firebase requirements)`

[ghulamyazdani]

this is my claude again ` The latest versions haven't resolved the core issue. The problem is that
Gradle's strict dependency validation detects implicit task
dependencies between Firebase package tasks, and these issues cascade
through multiple tasks (checkAarMetadata → packageDebugResources →
mapDebugSourceSetPaths).

Even with comprehensive workarounds (disabled validation tasks,
dependency management, gradle properties), the build system continues to
find new dependency conflicts. This suggests the issue is deeply
embedded in the React Native Firebase architecture itself.
`

[MichaelVerdon]

Hi there, I am not sure I understand your issue and its a bit hard to read with the formatting. If it is to do with the React Native version as the title implies, could you try use version 0.78.2?