versionCatalogUpdate { sortByKey = true versionCatalogs { special { keep { keepUnusedVersions = true } } } } def isNonStable = { String version -> def stableKeyword = ['RELEASE', 'FINAL', 'GA'].any { it -> version.toUpperCase().contains(it) } def regex = /^[0-9,.v-]+(-r)?$/ return !stableKeyword && !(version ==~ regex) } tasks.named("dependencyUpdates").configure { resolutionStrategy { componentSelection { all { if (isNonStable(it.candidate.version) && !isNonStable(it.currentVersion)) { reject('Release candidate') } } } } }