gradle spring boot force dependency - gradle

Question

I am using spring boot gradle plugin 2.0.0.M3 and I would want to include spring-data-elasticsearch:3.0.0.RC2 in the final jar
Below is my build.gradle
buildscript {
ext {
springBootVersion = '2.0.0.M3'
}
dependencies {
classpath("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-gradle-plugin:${springBootVersion}")
}
}
plugins {
id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.0.3.RELEASE"
}
apply plugin: 'org.springframework.boot'
apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
apply plugin: 'java'
dependencyManagement {
imports {
mavenBom 'org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-parent:Finchley.M2'
}
}
group='mygroup'
version='1.0.0'
configurations.all {
exclude group: 'javax.servlet.jsp', module: 'jsp-api'
exclude group: 'org.mortbay.jetty'
resolutionStrategy {
force("org.springframework.data:spring-data-elasticsearch:3.0.0.RC2")
}
}
But the force resolution is not working . Instead of spring-data-elasticsearch-3.0.0.RC2 , spring-data-elasticsearch-3.0.0.M4 is pulled.
Below is the dependency detail
org.springframework.data:spring-data-elasticsearch:3.0.0.RC2 -> 3.0.0.M4
Will force resolution not work in Spring boot ?

Answer 1

It works if the dependency is mentioned in the usual way
configurations.all {
resolutionStrategy {
force("org.springframework.data:spring-data-elasticsearch:3.0.0.RC2")
}
}
dependencies {
compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa")
compile "org.springframework.data:spring-data-elasticsearch:3.0.0.RC2"
}