1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/runners/gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/gradle/AbstractDokkaTask.kt b/runners/gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/gradle/AbstractDokkaTask.kt
index a654f9d5..52e7d3df 100644
--- a/runners/gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/gradle/AbstractDokkaTask.kt
+++ b/runners/gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/dokka/gradle/AbstractDokkaTask.kt
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ abstract class AbstractDokkaTask : DefaultTask() {
     internal open fun generateDocumentation() {
         DokkaBootstrap(runtime, DokkaBootstrapImpl::class).apply {
             configure(buildDokkaConfiguration().toJsonString(), createProxyLogger())
-            generate()
+            /**
+             * Run in a new thread to avoid memory leaks that are related to ThreadLocal (that keeps `URLCLassLoader`)
+             * Currently, all `ThreadLocal`s leaking are in the compiler/IDE codebase.
+             */
+            Thread { generate() }.apply {
+                start()
+                join()
+            }
         }
     }