Build failed on :app:mergeDebugResources — InvalidPathException with ':' on Windows

After updating the project, the build on Windows fails on the :app:mergeDebugResources task:

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
> Resource compilation failed (Failed to compile values resource file .../merged.dir/values/values.xml. Cause: java.nio.file.InvalidPathException: Illegal char <:> at index 43: com.lightrp.game.app-mergeDebugResources-27:/values/values.xml)

What I've tried:

• Cleared the Gradle cache (.gradle)
• Removed libraries one by one
• Changed Gradle and AGP versions
• Rolled back commits

Nothing helps. It looks like there's a path issue in Windows; the : in the folder name is interfering with the build. I don't understand where this character is coming from or how to remove it.

Versions:

• OS: Windows 11
• Gradle: 8.5
• Android Gradle Plugin: 8.2.2
• Java: 17

Question: Has anyone encountered the InvalidPathException on Windows when building an Android project? How can I resolve this issue and get mergeDebugResources working?

UPD: Maybe the build.gradle configuration is relevant — here’s my current setup:

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
    id 'com.google.gms.google-services'
}

android {
    namespace 'com.lightrp.game'
    compileSdk 30

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId 'com.weiktongamesbrp.game'
        minSdk 23
        targetSdk 25
        versionCode 14
        versionName "1.4"

        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true

        ndk {
            abiFilters 'armeabi-v7a'
        }

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility 1.8
        targetCompatibility 1.8
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
        debug {
            minifyEnabled false
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: "libs", include: ["*.jar"])
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.tuyenmonkey:mkloader:1.4.0'
    implementation group: 'org.ini4j', name: 'ini4j', version: '0.5.4'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.4'
    implementation "com.github.skydoves:colorpickerpreference:2.0.4"
    implementation 'com.github.egslava:edittext-mask:1.0.6'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    implementation platform('com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:32.0.0')
    implementation 'com.akexorcist:round-corner-progress-bar:2.2.0'
    implementation 'com.github.hzy3774:AndroidP7zip:v1.7.1'
    implementation 'com.liulishuo.filedownloader:library:1.7.7'
    implementation 'com.makeramen:roundedimageview:2.3.0'
    implementation "com.liulishuo.okdownload:okdownload:1.0.3"
    implementation 'net.lingala.zip4j:zip4j:1.3.2'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.15.1'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.9.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.9.0'
    implementation 'com.github.GrenderG:Toasty:1.5.2'
    implementation 'com.github.Triggertrap:SeekArc:v1.1'
}