Gradle version 2.2 is required. Current version is 2.12. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-2.2-all.zip

[snowdream]

 gradle clean installDebug --info
Starting Build
Compiling settings file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\settings.gradle' using SubsetScriptTransformer.
Compiling settings file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\settings.gradle' using BuildScriptTransformer.
Settings evaluated using settings file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\settings.gradle'.
Projects loaded. Root project using build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\build.gradle'.
Included projects: [root project 'gitbook-android', project ':app']
Evaluating root project 'gitbook-android' using build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\build.gradle'.
Compiling build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\build.gradle' using SubsetScriptTransformer.
Compiling build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\build.gradle' using BuildScriptTransformer.
Evaluating project ':app' using build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\app\build.gradle'.
Compiling build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\app\build.gradle' using SubsetScriptTransformer.
Compiling build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\app\build.gradle' using BuildScriptTransformer.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file 'D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\app\build.gradle' line: 9

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating project ':app'.
> Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']
   > Gradle version 2.2 is required. Current version is 2.12. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in D:\workspace\snowdream\git\gitbook-android\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-2.2-all.zip

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 6.846 secs

[snowdream]

As new release with the fix not available yet, the former walk-around works fine.

buildscript {
System.properties['com.android.build.gradle.overrideVersionCheck'] = 'true'
...
}

See: https://discuss.gradle.org/t/gradle-thinks-2-10-is-less-than-2-2-when-resolving-plugins/13434