Release 20.6.1 (#2015)

* pull firebase dependency as api instead of implementation

* prepare version 20.6.1

Author: Ulrico972

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@
 
 [All Releases](https://github.com/urbanairship/android-library/releases)
 
+## Version 20.6.1 - March 27, 2026
+
+
+Patch release that fixes a dependency resolution issue with the FCM module introduced in 20.4.0. Apps that depend on `urbanairship-fcm` and reference Firebase Messaging classes directly should update to this version.
+
+### Changes
+- Fixed `firebase-messaging` dependency not being available on the compile classpath
+
 ## Version 20.6.0 - March 25, 2026
 
 Minor release that extends Markdown support in Scenes and improves handling of navigation to invalid Message Center message IDs.

build.gradle

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit
 buildscript {
     ext {
         // Airship Version - major.minor.patch
-        airshipVersion = '20.6.0'
+        airshipVersion = '20.6.1'
 
         // Airship Version Qualifier beta, release, etc...
         // airshipVersionQualifier = "alpha"

urbanairship-fcm/build.gradle

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description = "Airship Android SDK FCM plugin"
 
 dependencies {
     api project(':urbanairship-core')
-    implementation(libs.firebase.messaging)
+    api(libs.firebase.messaging)
     implementation(libs.playservices.base)
 }