Android Studio Error: Unable to make field private final java.lang.String java.io.File.path accessible

Unable to make field private final java.lang.String java.io.File.path accessible:
Unable to make field private final java.lang.String java.io.File.path
accessible: module java.base does not "opens java.io" to unnamed module

Resolved with:

In build.gradle (project)

dependencies {
//classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.2' classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.3'
classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.15'
classpath("com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0")
}

In gradle-wrapper.properties

distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-bin.zip
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

Leaving build.gradle (app) as is.
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7

Not updating android plugin