Failed to apply plugin Android Gradle plugin 3.0.0-alpha5 must not be applied to project

From this reddit thread, killing daemons fixed the problem for me.

./gradlew --stop

This worked for me:

Deactivate Configuration On Demand

In gradle.properties:

org.gradle.configureondemand=false

Then stop the daemon in a terminal window:

gradlew.bat --stop

Now everything works again.

Versions used:

  • Android Studio 3.0 Canary 5
  • gradle: gradle-4.1-milestone-1
  • android gradle plugin: com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0-alpha5

UPDATE
After upgrading to Android Studio 3.0 Beta 2 I can reactivate Configuration on Demand and everything works fine.