diff --git a/.ci.yaml b/.ci.yaml
index fd1a1a406a2..66a52c8bd63 100644
--- a/.ci.yaml
+++ b/.ci.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ platform_properties:
           {"name":"android_sdk","path":"android"},
           {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
           {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
-          {"name":"openjdk","path":"java"},
+          {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
           {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ platform_properties:
           {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
           {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+          {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
           {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ platform_properties:
           {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
           {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+          {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
           {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ platform_properties:
           {"name":"android_sdk","path":"android"},
           {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
           {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
-          {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+          {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
           {"name":"osx_sdk_13a233","path":"osx_sdk"},
           {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"},
           {"name":"xcode_binary","path":"xcode_binary"}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ platform_properties:
             {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
             {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
             {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-            {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+            {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
             {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"}
           ]
       dependencies: >-
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ platform_properties:
             {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
             {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
             {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-            {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+            {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
             {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"},
             {"name":"xcode_binary","path":"xcode_binary"},
             {"name":"osx_sdk_13a233","path":"osx_sdk"}
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ platform_properties:
             {"name":"android_sdk","path":"android"},
             {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
             {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
-            {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+            {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
             {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"},
             {"name":"vsbuild","path":"vsbuild"}
           ]
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ platform_properties:
             {"name":"chrome_and_driver_96","path":"chrome"},
             {"name":"flutter_sdk","path":"flutter sdk"},
             {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-            {"name":"openjdk","path":"java11"},
+            {"name":"openjdk_11","path":"java"},
             {"name":"pub_cache","path":".pub-cache"}
           ]
       dependencies: >-
@@ -190,13 +190,13 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
           {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:31v8"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:96.2"},
-          {"dependency": "open_jdk"}
+          {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "11"}
         ]
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ targets:
     properties:
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "gradle", "path": "gradle"},
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle", "path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle", "path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -1551,7 +1551,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1587,7 +1587,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -2276,7 +2276,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -2436,12 +2436,12 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle", "path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
           {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:31v8"},
-          {"dependency": "open_jdk"}
+          {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "11"}
         ]
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]
@@ -2725,7 +2725,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -2772,7 +2772,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle", "path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -3258,7 +3258,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -3276,7 +3276,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -3294,7 +3294,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
@@ -3711,13 +3711,13 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
           {"dependency": "android_sdk", "version": "version:31v8"},
           {"dependency": "chrome_and_driver", "version": "version:96.2"},
-          {"dependency": "open_jdk"}
+          {"dependency": "open_jdk", "version": "11"}
         ]
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]
@@ -3952,7 +3952,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       tags: >
         ["devicelab","hostonly"]
@@ -3995,7 +3995,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle", "path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ targets:
       caches: >-
         [
           {"name":"gradle","path":"gradle"},
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
       dependencies: >-
         [
@@ -4323,7 +4323,7 @@ targets:
         ]
       caches: >-
         [
-          {"name": "openjdk", "path": "java11"}
+          {"name": "openjdk_11", "path": "java"}
         ]
     scheduler: luci
 
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 4ec4dabc1e3..a3fcb825ea6 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -93,3 +93,4 @@ Alberto Miola <betoman96@gmail.com>
 Twin Sun, LLC <google-contrib@twinsunsolutions.com>
 Taskulu LDA <contributions@taskulu.com>
 Jonathan Joelson <jon@joelson.co>
+Elsabe Ros <hello@elsabe.dev>
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/android_obfuscate_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/android_obfuscate_test.dart
index 6676a0d61fc..b692161a7c1 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/android_obfuscate_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/android_obfuscate_test.dart
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         });
       });
 
-      bool foundAarProjectName = false;
+      bool foundProjectNameInOldAar = false;
+      bool foundProjectNameInNewAar = false;
       await runModuleProjectTest((FlutterModuleProject flutterProject) async {
         section('AAR content with --obfuscate');
 
@@ -67,21 +68,23 @@ Future<void> main() async {
           ]);
         });
 
-        final String outputAarDirectory = path.join(
+        section('Check old _release AAR files');
+
+        final String oldReleaseAar = path.join(
           flutterProject.rootPath,
           'build/host/outputs/repo/com/example/${flutterProject.name}/flutter_release/1.0/flutter_release-1.0.aar',
         );
-        final Iterable<String> aarFiles = await getFilesInAar(outputAarDirectory);
+        final Iterable<String> filesInOldAar = await getFilesInAar(oldReleaseAar);
 
         checkCollectionContains<String>(<String>[
           ...flutterAssets,
           'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so',
-        ], aarFiles);
+        ], filesInOldAar);
 
         // Verify that an identifier from the Dart project code is not present
         // in the compiled binary.
         await inDirectory(flutterProject.rootPath, () async {
-          await exec('unzip', <String>[outputAarDirectory]);
+          await exec('unzip', <String>['-o', oldReleaseAar]);
           checkFileExists(path.join(flutterProject.rootPath, 'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so'));
           final String response = await eval(
             'grep',
@@ -89,16 +92,46 @@ Future<void> main() async {
             canFail: true,
           );
           if (response.trim().contains('matches')) {
-            foundAarProjectName = true;
+            foundProjectNameInOldAar = true;
+          }
+        });
+
+        section('Check new -release AAR files');
+
+        final String newReleaseAar = path.join(
+          flutterProject.rootPath,
+          'build/host/outputs/repo/com/example/${flutterProject.name}/flutter/1.0/flutter-1.0-release.aar',
+        );
+        final Iterable<String> filesInNewAar = await getFilesInAar(newReleaseAar);
+
+        checkCollectionContains<String>(<String>[
+          ...flutterAssets,
+          'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so',
+        ], filesInNewAar);
+
+        await inDirectory(flutterProject.rootPath, () async {
+          await exec('unzip', <String>['-o', newReleaseAar]);
+          checkFileExists(path.join(flutterProject.rootPath, 'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so'));
+          final String response = await eval(
+            'grep',
+            <String>[flutterProject.name, 'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so'],
+            canFail: true,
+          );
+          if (response.trim().contains('matches')) {
+            foundProjectNameInNewAar = true;
           }
         });
       });
 
+
       if (foundApkProjectName) {
         return TaskResult.failure('Found project name in obfuscated APK dart library');
       }
-      if (foundAarProjectName) {
-        return TaskResult.failure('Found project name in obfuscated AAR dart library');
+      if (foundProjectNameInOldAar) {
+        return TaskResult.failure('Found project name in obfuscated AAR _release dart library');
+      }
+      if (foundProjectNameInNewAar) {
+        return TaskResult.failure('Found project name in obfuscated AAR -release dart library');
       }
 
       return TaskResult.success(null);
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
index 0d47b4b05e2..ad8b9bb6308 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/build_aar_module_test.dart
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'repo',
       );
 
-      section('Check release Maven artifacts');
+      section('Check release Maven artifacts (old format)');
 
       checkFileExists(path.join(
         repoPath,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'flutter_release-1.0.aar',
       ));
 
-      final String releasePom = path.join(
+      final String releasePomOld = path.join(
         repoPath,
         'io',
         'flutter',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'flutter_release-1.0.pom',
       );
 
-      checkFileExists(releasePom);
+      checkFileExists(releasePomOld);
 
       checkFileExists(path.join(
         repoPath,
@@ -146,6 +146,54 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'plugin_with_android_release-1.0.pom',
       ));
 
+      section('Check release Maven artifacts (new format)');
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'hello',
+        'flutter',
+        '1.0',
+        'flutter-1.0-release.aar',
+      ));
+
+      final String releasePomNew = path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'hello',
+        'flutter',
+        '1.0',
+        'flutter-1.0.pom',
+      );
+
+      checkFileExists(releasePomNew);
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '1.0',
+        'plugin_with_android-1.0-release.aar',
+      ));
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '1.0',
+        'plugin_with_android-1.0.pom',
+      ));
+
       section('Check AOT blobs in release POM');
 
       checkFileContains(<String>[
@@ -153,8 +201,17 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'armeabi_v7a_release',
         'arm64_v8a_release',
         'x86_64_release',
-        'plugin_with_android_release',
-      ], releasePom);
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '<relocation>', //make sure the old pom contains the <relocation> tag
+      ], releasePomOld);
+
+      checkFileContains(<String>[
+        'flutter_embedding_release',
+        'armeabi_v7a_release',
+        'arm64_v8a_release',
+        'x86_64_release',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+      ], releasePomNew);
 
       section('Check assets in release AAR');
 
@@ -180,7 +237,29 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         )
       );
 
-      section('Check debug Maven artifacts');
+      checkCollectionContains<String>(
+          <String>[
+            ...flutterAssets,
+            // AOT snapshots
+            'jni/arm64-v8a/libapp.so',
+            'jni/armeabi-v7a/libapp.so',
+            'jni/x86_64/libapp.so',
+          ],
+          await getFilesInAar(
+              path.join(
+                repoPath,
+                'io',
+                'flutter',
+                'devicelab',
+                'hello',
+                'flutter',
+                '1.0',
+                'flutter-1.0-release.aar',
+              )
+          )
+      );
+
+      section('Check debug Maven artifacts (old format)');
 
       checkFileExists(path.join(
         repoPath,
@@ -193,7 +272,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'flutter_debug-1.0.aar',
       ));
 
-      final String debugPom = path.join(
+      final String debugPomOld = path.join(
         repoPath,
         'io',
         'flutter',
@@ -204,7 +283,7 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'flutter_debug-1.0.pom',
       );
 
-      checkFileExists(debugPom);
+      checkFileExists(debugPomOld);
 
       checkFileExists(path.join(
         repoPath,
@@ -228,6 +307,54 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'plugin_with_android_debug-1.0.pom',
       ));
 
+      section('Check debug Maven artifacts (new format)');
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'hello',
+        'flutter',
+        '1.0',
+        'flutter-1.0-debug.aar',
+      ));
+
+      final String debugPomNew = path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'hello',
+        'flutter',
+        '1.0',
+        'flutter-1.0.pom',
+      );
+
+      checkFileExists(debugPomNew);
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '1.0',
+        'plugin_with_android-1.0-debug.aar',
+      ));
+
+      checkFileExists(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '1.0',
+        'plugin_with_android-1.0.pom',
+      ));
+
       section('Check AOT blobs in debug POM');
 
       checkFileContains(<String>[
@@ -236,8 +363,18 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'x86_64_debug',
         'armeabi_v7a_debug',
         'arm64_v8a_debug',
-        'plugin_with_android_debug',
-      ], debugPom);
+        'plugin_with_android',
+        '<relocation>', //make sure the old pom contains the <relocation> tag
+      ], debugPomOld);
+
+      checkFileContains(<String>[
+        'flutter_embedding_debug',
+        'x86_debug',
+        'x86_64_debug',
+        'armeabi_v7a_debug',
+        'arm64_v8a_debug',
+        'plugin_with_android',
+      ], debugPomNew);
 
       section('Check assets in debug AAR');
 
@@ -252,11 +389,27 @@ Future<void> main() async {
         'flutter_debug-1.0.aar',
       ));
 
+      final Iterable<String> debugAarNew = await getFilesInAar(path.join(
+        repoPath,
+        'io',
+        'flutter',
+        'devicelab',
+        'hello',
+        'flutter',
+        '1.0',
+        'flutter-1.0-debug.aar',
+      ));
+
       checkCollectionContains<String>(<String>[
         ...flutterAssets,
         ...debugAssets,
       ], debugAar);
 
+      checkCollectionContains<String>(<String>[
+        ...flutterAssets,
+        ...debugAssets,
+      ], debugAarNew);
+
       return TaskResult.success(null);
     } on TaskResult catch (taskResult) {
       return taskResult;
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle
index e133e45c431..c4bf0655d34 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/aar_init_script.gradle
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 import java.nio.file.Paths
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.maven.MavenDeployer
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.MavenPlugin
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.Upload
+import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
 
 void configureProject(Project project, String outputDir) {
     if (!project.hasProperty("android")) {
@@ -18,8 +16,6 @@ void configureProject(Project project, String outputDir) {
         throw new GradleException("Can't generate AAR on a non Android library project.");
     }
 
-    project.apply plugin: "maven"
-
     // Snapshot versions include the timestamp in the artifact name.
     // Therefore, remove the snapshot part, so new runs of `flutter build aar` overrides existing artifacts.
     // This version isn't relevant in Flutter since the pub version is used
@@ -34,13 +30,51 @@ void configureProject(Project project, String outputDir) {
         addAarTask(project, variant)
     }
 
-    project.uploadArchives {
+    project.publishing {
         repositories {
-            mavenDeployer {
-                repository(url: "file://${outputDir}/outputs/repo")
+            maven {
+                url = uri("file://${outputDir}/outputs/repo")
             }
         }
     }
+
+    // Some extra work to have alternative publications with the same format as the old maven plugin.
+    // Instead of using classifiers for the variants, the old maven plugin appended `_{variant}` to the artifactId
+
+    // First, create a default MavenPublication for each variant (except "all" since that is used to publish artifacts in the new way)
+    project.components.forEach { component ->
+        if (component.name != "all") {
+            project.publishing.publications.create(component.name, MavenPublication) {
+                from component
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // then, rename the artifactId to include the variant and make sure to remove any classifier
+    // data tha gradle has set, as well as adding a <relocation> tag pointing to the new coordinates
+    project.publishing.publications.forEach { pub ->
+        def relocationArtifactId = pub.artifactId
+        pub.artifactId = "${relocationArtifactId}_${pub.name}"
+        pub.alias = true
+
+        pub.pom.distributionManagement {
+            relocation {
+                // New artifact coordinates
+                groupId = "${pub.groupId}"
+                artifactId = "${relocationArtifactId}"
+                version = "${pub.version}"
+                message = "Use classifiers rather than _variant for new publish plugin"
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    // also publish the artifacts in the new way, using one set of coordinates with classifiers
+    project.publishing.publications.create("all", MavenPublication) {
+        from project.components.all
+        alias false
+    }
+
     if (!project.property("is-plugin").toBoolean()) {
         return
     }
@@ -84,55 +118,21 @@ void addAarTask(Project project, variant) {
     String variantName = variant.name.capitalize()
     String taskName = "assembleAar$variantName"
     project.tasks.create(name: taskName) {
-        // This check is required to be able to configure the archives before `uploadArchives` runs.
+        // This check is required to be able to configure the archives before `publish` runs.
         if (!project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains(taskName)) {
             return
         }
-        project.uploadArchives.repositories.mavenDeployer {
-            pom {
-                artifactId = "${project.name}_${variant.name.toLowerCase()}"
-            }
-        }
-        overrideDefaultPublishConfig(project, variant)
         // Generate the Maven artifacts.
-        finalizedBy "uploadArchives"
+        finalizedBy "publish"
     }
 }
 
-// This method mimics the logic in AGP when `android.defaultPublishConfig` is set in `build.gradle`:
-// https://android.googlesource.com/platform/tools/base/+/studio-master-dev/build-system/gradle-core/src/main/java/com/android/build/gradle/internal/variant/VariantHelper.java
-//
-// Unfortunately, `android.defaultPublishConfig` cannot be overridden at this point since
-// AGP already run this code.
-void overrideDefaultPublishConfig(Project project, variant) {
-    String variantName = variant.name.capitalize()
-    Task bundle = project.tasks.findByName("bundle${variantName}Aar") // gradle:3.2.0
-    if (bundle == null) {
-        bundle = project.tasks.findByName("bundle${variantName}") // gradle:3.1.0
-    }
-    if (bundle == null) {
-        throw new GradleException("Can't generate AAR for variant ${variantName}.");
-    }
-    // Clear the current archive artifacts since the artifacts are based on `android.defaultPublishConfig`.
-    project.configurations["archives"].artifacts.clear()
-    // Add the artifact that will be published.
-    project.artifacts.add("archives", bundle)
+// maven-publish has to be applied _before_ the project gets evaluated, but some of the code in
+// `configureProject` requires the project to be evaluated. Apply the maven plugin to all projects, but
+// only configure it if it matches the conditions in `projectsEvaluated`
 
-    def scopeMappings = project.uploadArchives.repositories.mavenDeployer.pom.scopeMappings
-    // Clear the scope mappings added by AGP since they are based on the current `android.defaultPublishConfig`.
-    scopeMappings.mappings.clear()
-    // Add the new mappings.
-    for (Configuration configuration : flattenConfiguration(variant.runtimeConfiguration)) {
-        scopeMappings.addMapping(/* priority = */ 300, configuration, "compile")
-    }
-}
-
-Set<Configuration> flattenConfiguration(Configuration configuration) {
-    Set<Configuration> configs = [configuration]
-    for (Configuration extend : configuration.extendsFrom) {
-        configs.addAll(flattenConfiguration(extend))
-    }
-    return configs
+allprojects {
+   apply plugin: "maven-publish"
 }
 
 projectsEvaluated {
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
index 58276f143f6..19948c57b63 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle.dart
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ void printHowToConsumeAar({
 
   for (final String buildMode in buildModes) {
     logger.printStatus("""
-      ${buildMode}Implementation '$androidPackage:flutter_$buildMode:$buildNumber'""");
+      ${buildMode}Implementation '$androidPackage:flutter:$buildNumber:$buildMode'""");
   }
 
   logger.printStatus('''
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
index 4859fb6710b..2204ee4f6e8 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/android/gradle_utils.dart
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ import 'android_sdk.dart';
 // https://kotlinlang.org/docs/gradle.html#plugin-and-versions
 const String templateDefaultGradleVersion = '7.4';
 const String templateAndroidGradlePluginVersion = '7.1.2';
-// TODO(egarciad): Gradle 7 breaks AARs builds: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/101083
-const String templateDefaultGradleVersionForModule = '4.1.0';
+const String templateDefaultGradleVersionForModule = '7.1.2';
 const String templateKotlinGradlePluginVersion = '1.6.10';
 
 // These versions should match the values in flutter.gradle (FlutterExtension).
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/gradle_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/gradle_test.dart
index 034421ad06d..75b1e6cb083 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/gradle_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/android/gradle_test.dart
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ flutter:
           '  3. Make the host app depend on the Flutter module:\n'
           '\n'
           '    dependencies {\n'
-          "      releaseImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_release:2.2'\n"
-          "      debugImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_debug:2.2'\n"
-          "      profileImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_profile:2.2'\n"
+          "      releaseImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:2.2:release'\n"
+          "      debugImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:2.2:debug'\n"
+          "      profileImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:2.2:profile'\n"
           '    }\n'
           '\n'
           '\n'
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ flutter:
           '  3. Make the host app depend on the Flutter module:\n'
           '\n'
           '    dependencies {\n'
-          "      releaseImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_release:1.0'\n"
+          "      releaseImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:1.0:release'\n"
           '    }\n'
           '\n'
           'To learn more, visit https://flutter.dev/go/build-aar\n'
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ flutter:
           '  3. Make the host app depend on the Flutter module:\n'
           '\n'
           '    dependencies {\n'
-          "      debugImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_debug:1.0'\n"
+          "      debugImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:1.0:debug'\n"
           '    }\n'
           '\n'
           'To learn more, visit https://flutter.dev/go/build-aar\n'
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ flutter:
           '  3. Make the host app depend on the Flutter module:\n'
           '\n'
           '    dependencies {\n'
-          "      profileImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter_profile:1.0'\n"
+          "      profileImplementation 'com.mycompany:flutter:1.0:profile'\n"
           '    }\n'
           '\n'
           '\n'