Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources' even with latest build tools

Issue

I am getting this error when I try to run my project. I have installed the latest build tools- 23.0.3 but still the error persists. How do I fix this?

Executing tasks: [:app:generateDebugSources, :app:generateDebugAndroidTestSources]

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:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAnimatedVectorDrawable2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportDesign2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportRecyclerviewV72321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportVectorDrawable2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAppindexing810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBasement810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareDebugDependencies
:app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugManifest
:app:processDebugResources
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name \u0027android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse\u0027.","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Ishmita\\Documents\\GitHub\\FurAlert-Native-Build\\app\\build\\intermediates\\res\\merged\\debug\\values-v23\\values-v23.xml","position":{"startLine":3}}],"original":"","tool":"AAPT"}

AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name \u0027android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored\u0027.","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Ishmita\\Documents\\GitHub\\FurAlert-Native-Build\\app\\build\\intermediates\\res\\merged\\debug\\values-v23\\values-v23.xml","position":{"startLine":32}}],"original":"","tool":"AAPT"}


FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.

  com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\Ishmita\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

• Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 5.901 secs

SDK manager

Solution

Set your compileSdkVersion to 23 in your module's build.gradle file.

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