Update dependency gradle to v6.9.4

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Update	Change
gradle (source)	patch	6.9.2 -> 6.9.4

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Release Notes

gradle/gradle

v6.9.4: 6.9.4

This is a patch release for 6.9. We recommend using 6.9.4 instead of 6.9.

It fixes the following issues:

• #​23680 Dependency graph resolution: Equivalent excludes can cause un-necessary graph mutations [backport 6.x]
• #​23945 Backport trusting only full GPG keys in dependency verification [Backport 6.9.4]
• #​23950 Exclude rule merging: missing optimization [backport 6.x]

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Upgrade Instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 6.9.4 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=6.9.4

See the Gradle 6.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading to Gradle 6.9.4.

Reporting Problems

If you find a problem with this release, please file a bug on GitHub Issues adhering to our issue guidelines.
If you're not sure you're encountering a bug, please use the forum.

v6.9.3: 6.9.3

This is a patch release for Gradle 6.9, containing backported bugfixes in Gradle 7.x to Gradle 6.x.

It fixes the following issues:

• #​19523 Fix buffer overflow error in KryoBackedDecoder [Backport 6.x]
• #​20189 Support constraints without version in GMM [Backport 6.9.x]
• #​22358 Missing exclude rule merging optimizations

We recommend users upgrade to 6.9.3 instead of 6.9.

Upgrade Instructions

Switch your build to use Gradle 6.9.3 by updating your wrapper:

./gradlew wrapper --gradle-version=6.9.3

See the Gradle 6.x upgrade guide to learn about deprecations, breaking changes and other considerations when upgrading to Gradle 6.9.3.

Reporting Problems

If you find a problem with this release, please file a bug on GitHub Issues adhering to our issue guidelines.
If you're not sure you're encountering a bug, please use the forum.

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