How is the default JaCoCo version determined?

I know I can set a particular JaCoCo version using

jacoco {
    toolVersion = "0.8.11"
}

How is the default version of JaCoCo determined, and when does it change?

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It is hard-coded at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/master/platforms/jvm/jacoco/src/main/java/org/gradle/testing/jacoco/plugins/JacocoPlugin.java#L73 and changes when Gradle folks feel to do so. :slight_smile:

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