Gradle sync failed 'java.util.zip.ZipException: zip END header not found'

I am trying to migrate from groovy gradle to kotlin gradle. But when I convert any app level or project level build.gradle file then I get the following exception while gradle sync.

Error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred configuring project ':core'.
> java.util.zip.ZipException: zip END header not found

* Try:
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
> Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.ProjectConfigurationException: A problem occurred configuring project ':core'.

Original build.gradle file of the core module:

// Apply necessary plugins for Android library development, Kotlin
plugins {
    alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
    alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.android)
    alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.kapt)
}

// Android library configuration
android {
    namespace 'com.apoorvgupta.newsshots.core' // Package namespace for the library
    compileSdk BuildConfig.compileSdk

    // Default configuration for the Android library
    defaultConfig {
        minSdk BuildConfig.minSdk
        targetSdk BuildConfig.targetSdk
    }

    // Configuration for different build types (e.g., release)
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }

    // Compilation options for the Android library
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_17
    }

    // Kotlin compiler options
    kotlinOptions {
        jvmTarget = BuildConfig.jvmTarget
    }

    // Packaging options to exclude specific resources
    packagingOptions {
        resources {
            excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
        }
    }
}

// Dependencies configuration
dependencies {
   // Timber
    implementation libs.timber

    // Testing dependencies
    testImplementation libs.junit

    // Dagger Hilt for dependency injection
    implementation libs.hilt.navigation.compose
    kapt libs.hilt.android.compiler
}

Converted build.gradle.kts

// Apply necessary plugins for Android library development, Kotlin
plugins {
    alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
    alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.android)
    alias(libs.plugins.jetbrains.kotlin.kapt)
}

// Android library configuration
android {
    namespace = "com.apoorvgupta.newsshots.core" // Package namespace for the library
    compileSdkVersion = BuildConfig.compileSdk

    // Default configuration for the Android library
    defaultConfig {
        minSdk = BuildConfig.minSdk
    }

    lint {
        targetSdk = BuildConfig.targetSdk  // Optional: for lint checks
    }

    testOptions {
        targetSdk = BuildConfig.targetSdk  // Optional: for instrumented tests
    }

    // Configuration for different build types (e.g., release)
    buildTypes {
        release {
            // Enable Progaurd/R8 for release variants
            isMinifyEnabled = true
            proguardFiles(
                    getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"),
                    "proguard-rules.pro"
            )
        }
    }

    // Compilation options for the Android library
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
        targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
    }

    // Kotlin compiler options
    kotlin {
        compilerOptions {
            jvmTarget.set(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget.JVM_17)
        }
    }

    // Packaging options to exclude specific resources
    packaging {
        resources {
            excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"
        }
    }
}

// Dependencies configuration
dependencies {
    // Timber
    implementation(libs.timber)

    // Testing dependencies
    testImplementation(libs.junit)

    // Dagger Hilt for dependency injection
    implementation(libs.hilt.navigation.compose)
    kapt(libs.hilt.android.compiler)
}

I have migrated settings.gradle.kts file and it does not gives any error

// Plugin management configuration for Gradle build scripts
pluginManagement {
    repositories {
        google() // Google Maven repository
        mavenCentral() // Maven Central repository
        gradlePluginPortal() // Gradle Plugin Portal repository
    }
}

// Dependency resolution management for Gradle build scripts
dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
    repositories {
        google() // Google Maven repository
        mavenCentral() // Maven Central repository
        maven ( url="https://jitpack.io" )
    }
}

// Root project configuration
rootProject.name = "newsshots"

// Project inclusion configuration
include (":app") // Main application module
include (":feature-home") // Feature module for Home
include (":feature-search") // Feature module for Search
include (":feature-bookmark") // Feature module for Bookmark
include (":capabilities") // Capabilities module
include (":core") // Core module

gradle-wrapper.properties file

#Tue May 13 14:44:35 IST 2025
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14-bin.zip
networkTimeout=10000
validateDistributionUrl=true
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

I also tried added new module in which build.gradle.kts is created by default in that case also I faced same exception while syncing.

I have tried clear cache and restart but I still get the same error. But when I revert back build.gradle.kts file to build.gradle file then the error disappears.

Even while running gradle clean I face the same error.

As mentioned by Edric in a tweet, I updated both the Hilt dependency and the Hilt plugin to version 2.57, and I was able to sync and build the project successfully.

libs.version.toml file snippet

hilt = "2.57"
dagger = "2.57"

[libraries]
hilt-android = { group = "com.google.dagger", name = "hilt-android", version.ref = "hilt" }
hilt-android-compiler = { group = "com.google.dagger", name = "hilt-android-compiler", version.ref = "hilt" }

[plugins]
dagger-hilt = { id = "com.google.dagger.hilt.android", version.ref = "dagger" }