Does React Native come with Gradle?

I read in a Github post "I am using react-native v0.59.9 which uses gradle v5.4.1.". I've used React Native for a while and been able to emulate on Android, but don't recall ever installing Gradle. When I create a React Native app, does it automatically come with Gradle? If so, is there ever a need for me to worry about the Gradle version, or does a given React Native version always come with the corresponding Gradle version?