java/gradle crap: do something I do not even want to understand to fix random build errors

Yes I hate Java, and I hate gradle.
Both are a huge waste of resources.
I wonder how many nuclear plants could be switched off if people would stop using this bloated crappy VM bullshit language and "ecosystem".
And no it does not "make you super productive" and it it does not justify "investing in more hardware cpu/ram/cloud capacity" because it is "cheaper than manpower".

GBDaoGenerator/build.gradle

@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ artifacts {
 }
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
+
+tasks.named("distTar") {
+    duplicatesStrategy = 'include'
+}
+
+tasks.named("distZip") {
+    duplicatesStrategy = 'include'
+}

app/build.gradle

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.jaredrummler:colorpicker:1.0.2'
 //    implementation project(":DaoCore")
     implementation 'com.github.wax911:android-emojify:0.1.7'
-    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-lite:3.0.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.protobuf:protobuf-lite:3.0.1'
     implementation "androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.1"
 }