As of August 2025, @munsif even if you get the correct version you will get class dublicate error when compiling.

This is the tried and proven fix:

Do not use this lib:

implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:17.0.0'

This is the correct lib:

implementation("com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:17.0.0")

Why you ask? This will not cause dublicate errors.

By this type check the latest version.