Newer versions in in the gradle/libs.versions.toml file

Question

Hello,

the documentation Install and set up | ArcGIS Maps SDK for Kotlin | Esri Developer  lists the following versions:

agp = "8.12.1"
kotlin = "2.2.10"
coreKtx = "1.17.0"

May I use the most recent versions, below, with arcgisMapsKotlin = "300.0.0"?

agp = "9.2.0"
coreKtx = "1.18.0"
junit = "4.13.2"
junitVersion = "1.3.0"
espressoCore = "3.7.0"
lifecycleRuntimeKtx = "2.10.0"
activityCompose = "1.13.0"
kotlin = "2.3.21"
composeBom = "2026.04.01"

Thank you!

Adriana

@Shubham_Sharma

AdrianaPaese · Answer

Hi @Shubham_Sharma.

I had upgraded Android Studio to Panda 4, and I was tempted to upgrade the dependency versions.

My experience has been that it is better to stick with the Esri-recommended specifications:

* AGP 8.12.1
* Kotlin 2.2.10

AGP 9.x and other versions were running well on the emulator but not on an actual device. So, I will wait other releases of the SDK before upgrading

Thank you

Shubham_Sharma · Answer

Thanks for reaching out @AdrianaPaese and using the v300 release for the ArcGIS Kotlin Maps SDK!

To clarify, users are free to choose generally any dependency versions to work with the Kotlin SDK, it's just that product documentation lists the versions we used to certify and test the product for the associated release on the Install and set up page, which also aligns with Kotlin toolkit, samples, and tutorials.

Typically upgrades take place right after a product release to use recommended stable versions, to target them for the next release. You can usually find them on our v.next branches on GitHub, or best visit the the upgrade notes for the version you plan to use like Android Gradle plugin for the recommended setup.