How can I force update all the snapshot Gradle dependencies in intellij

In IntelliJ 2017.2 you can right-click on the project name in the Gradle Tool Window and select Refresh dependencies from the context menu.

This will refresh all your dependencies, not only the SNAPSHOTS, so it might take a while. I don't know if other versions of IntelliJ also have this feature.

Another option is to open up the Project Structure, and under Project Settings, Libraries, find the dependency in the list and remove it. Then press the Gradle refresh blue circling arrows icon and IntelliJ should fetch the latest version.

I have run into some very sticky snapshots. There are a few options you can try:

• On the Gradle tab (right side of UI), click the blue circling arrows icon, which should refresh the dependencies (works in most cases)
• If that does not work, try running the gradle command in IntelliJ using the Green "run Gradle command" icon - this runs the command in IntelliJs environment not that of your local machine.
• If both of those fail, you can modify your Gradle resolutionStrategy settings to something like: configurations.all { resolutionStrategy.cacheDynamicVersionsFor 4, 'hours' resolutionStrategy.cacheChangingModulesFor 4, 'hours' } This config change is a last-ditch option and should be used sparingly. It basically tells Gradle to refresh the local cache more often. You should click the IntelliJ Gradle refresh button after making these changes.