ResolutionStrategy

plugins {
    id 'java' // so that there are some configurations
}

configurations.all {
  resolutionStrategy {
    // fail eagerly on version conflict (includes transitive dependencies)
    // e.g. multiple different versions of the same dependency (group and name are equal)
    failOnVersionConflict()

    // prefer modules that are part of this build (multi-project or composite build) over external modules
    preferProjectModules()

    // force certain versions of dependencies (including transitive)
    //  *append new forced modules:
    force 'asm:asm-all:3.3.1', 'commons-io:commons-io:1.4'
    //  *replace existing forced modules with new ones:
    forcedModules = ['asm:asm-all:3.3.1']

    // add dependency substitution rules
    dependencySubstitution {
      substitute module('org.gradle:api') using project(':api')
      substitute project(':util') using module('org.gradle:util:3.0')
    }

    // cache dynamic versions for 10 minutes
    cacheDynamicVersionsFor 10*60, 'seconds'
    // don't cache changing modules at all
    cacheChangingModulesFor 0, 'seconds'
  }
}