diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
index c2e80f5315..d740460ced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-update-otel-sdk.yml
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Update license report
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: generateLicenseReport
+
+      - name: Update license report
+        run: ./gradlew generateLicenseReport
 
       - name: Undo license report clean
         if: failure()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
index d198840edf..2f05c63612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-common.yml
@@ -37,16 +37,18 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Spotless
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
         with:
-          arguments: spotlessCheck ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
           cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
           # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
           gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
 
+      - name: Spotless
+        env:
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
+
   gradle-wrapper-validation:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -68,18 +70,20 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Generate license report
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
         with:
-          # currently ignoring inputs.no-build-cache and always running with --no-build-cache
-          # see https://github.com/jk1/Gradle-License-Report/issues/231
-          arguments: generateLicenseReport --no-build-cache
           cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
           # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
           gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
 
+      - name: Generate license report
+        env:
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        # currently ignoring inputs.no-build-cache and always running with --no-build-cache
+        # see https://github.com/jk1/Gradle-License-Report/issues/231
+        run: ./gradlew generateLicenseReport --no-build-cache
+
       - name: Check licenses
         run: |
           # add any untracked folders that may have been added by generateLicenseReport
@@ -140,17 +144,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sed -i "s/org.gradle.jvmargs=/org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g /" gradle.properties
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
         with:
-          # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
-          arguments: check -x javadoc -x spotlessCheck -PskipTests=true ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
           cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
           # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
           gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
 
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+        run: ./gradlew check -x javadoc -x spotlessCheck -PskipTests=true ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
+
       - name: Check for jApiCmp diffs
         run: |
           # need to "git add" in case any generated files did not already exist
@@ -232,19 +238,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start deadlock detector
         run: .github/scripts/deadlock-detector.sh
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
+        with:
+          # only push cache for one matrix option since github action cache space is limited
+          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only || matrix.test-java-version != 11 || matrix.vm != 'hotspot' }}
+          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
+          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+
       - name: List tests
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          # "check" is needed to activate all tests for listing purposes
-          # listTestsInPartition writes test tasks that apply to the given partition to a file named
-          # "test-tasks.txt" and then disables all tasks (including tests) after it runs
-          arguments: >
-            check -x spotlessCheck
-            listTestsInPartition
-            -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
-          cache-read-only: true
+        # "check" is needed to activate all tests for listing purposes
+        # listTestsInPartition writes test tasks that apply to the given partition to a file named
+        # "test-tasks.txt" and then disables all tasks (including tests) after it runs
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          check -x spotlessCheck
+          listTestsInPartition
+          -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
 
       - name: Set test tasks
         run: |
@@ -253,20 +265,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          # spotless is checked separately since it's a common source of failure
-          arguments: >
-            ${{ env.test-tasks }}
-            -PtestJavaVersion=${{ matrix.test-java-version }}
-            -PtestJavaVM=${{ matrix.vm }}
-            -Porg.gradle.java.installations.paths=${{ steps.setup-test-java.outputs.path }}
-            -Porg.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=false
-            ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
-          # only push cache for one matrix option since github action cache space is limited
-          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only || matrix.test-java-version != 11 || matrix.vm != 'hotspot' }}
-          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
-          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+        # spotless is checked separately since it's a common source of failure
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          ${{ env.test-tasks }}
+          -PtestJavaVersion=${{ matrix.test-java-version }}
+          -PtestJavaVM=${{ matrix.vm }}
+          -Porg.gradle.java.installations.paths=${{ steps.setup-test-java.outputs.path }}
+          -Porg.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=false
+          ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Build scan
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && hashFiles('build-scan.txt') != '' }}
@@ -383,13 +390,15 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Build
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         with:
-          arguments: build ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
-          build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
           cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew build ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && '--no-build-cache' || '' }}
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   examples:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5302a81e7d..0f4612163f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
+        with:
+          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
+          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+
       - name: Build and publish artifact snapshots
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -79,11 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: assemble publishToSonatype
-          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
-          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+        run: ./gradlew assemble publishToSonatype
 
       - name: Build and publish gradle plugin snapshots
         env:
@@ -92,9 +94,5 @@ jobs:
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
-          arguments: build publishToSonatype
-          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
-          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+        run: ./gradlew build publishToSonatype
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
index 7a639d1242..00d7be9397 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-daily.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ jobs:
           # see https://github.com/github/codeql-action/issues/1555#issuecomment-1452228433
           tools: latest
 
-      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          # skipping build cache is needed so that all modules will be analyzed
-          arguments: assemble -x javadoc --no-build-cache --no-daemon
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
+
+      - name: Build
+        # skipping build cache is needed so that all modules will be analyzed
+        run: ./gradlew assemble -x javadoc --no-build-cache --no-daemon
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c7f9125735019aa87cfc361530512d50ea439c71 # v3.25.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
index ca9da6956a..f1d1b2df47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/overhead-benchmark-daily.yml
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rsync -avv gh-pages/benchmark-overhead/results/ benchmark-overhead/results/
 
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: test
-          build-root-directory: benchmark-overhead
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        working-directory: benchmark-overhead
+        run: ./gradlew test
 
       - name: Inspect the results dir
         working-directory: benchmark-overhead
diff --git a/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
index 55a15c109d..7d7d275c82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/owasp-dependency-check-daily.yml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s/org.gradle.jvmargs=/org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g /" gradle.properties
 
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: ":javaagent:dependencyCheckAnalyze"
+
+      - run: ./gradlew :javaagent:dependencyCheckAnalyze
         env:
           NVD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVD_API_KEY }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
index 69d5b71094..112c0f1094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Build Docker image
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         with:
-          arguments: ":smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:jibDockerBuild -Djib.httpTimeout=120000 -Djib.console=plain"
           cache-read-only: true
           # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
           gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
 
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:jibDockerBuild -Djib.httpTimeout=120000 -Djib.console=plain
+
   buildWindows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     defaults:
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Build Docker image
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         with:
-          arguments: ":smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:windowsBackendImageBuild"
           cache-read-only: true
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:windowsBackendImageBuild
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
index 45cc989ccd..7bbe2b5fe9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-fake-backend-images.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set tag
         run: echo "TAG=$(date '+%Y%m%d').$GITHUB_RUN_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Build Docker image
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: ":smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:jib -Djib.httpTimeout=120000 -Djib.console=plain -PextraTag=${{ env.TAG }}"
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:jib -Djib.httpTimeout=120000 -Djib.console=plain -PextraTag=${{ env.TAG }}
 
   publishWindows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -66,10 +67,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set tag
         run: echo "TAG=$(date '+%Y%m%d').$GITHUB_RUN_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Build Docker image
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: ":smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:dockerPush -PextraTag=${{ env.TAG }}"
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        run: ./gradlew :smoke-tests:images:fake-backend:dockerPush -PextraTag=${{ env.TAG }}
 
   workflow-notification:
     needs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 695bee3e51..674d02d859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Build and publish artifacts
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: assemble publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+
+      - name: Build and publish artifacts
         env:
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew assemble publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
 
       - name: Build and publish gradle plugins
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         env:
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
@@ -104,10 +104,9 @@ jobs:
           GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET }}
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        with:
-          # Don't use publishToSonatype since we don't want to publish the marker artifact
-          arguments: build publishPlugins publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
-          build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
+        # Don't use publishToSonatype since we don't want to publish the marker artifact
+        run: ./gradlew build publishPlugins publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
 
       - name: Generate release notes
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-muzzle.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-muzzle.yml
index 46a3ee955b..77bd5e86e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-muzzle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-muzzle.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ jobs:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17.0.6
 
-      - name: Run muzzle
+      - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         with:
-          arguments: ${{ matrix.task }}
           cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
+
+      - name: Run muzzle
+        run: ./gradlew ${{ matrix.task }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-indy.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-indy.yml
index 489c73a380..596456acb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-indy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-indy.yml
@@ -58,33 +58,34 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.pnpm-store
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-test-latest-cache-pnpm-modules
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
+          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
+          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+
       - name: List tests
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: >
-            check -x spotlessCheck
-            listTestsInPartition
-            -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
-          cache-read-only: true
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          check -x spotlessCheck
+          listTestsInPartition
+          -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
 
       - name: Set test tasks
         run: |
           echo "test-tasks=$(cat test-tasks.txt | xargs echo | sed 's/\n/ /g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Test
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        with:
-          arguments: >
-            ${{ env.test-tasks }}
-            -PtestIndy=true
-            ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
-          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
-          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
-          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          ${{ env.test-tasks }}
+          -PtestIndy=true
+          ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Build scan
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && hashFiles('build-scan.txt') != '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
index f4d30993af..6804154ad3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-test-latest-deps.yml
@@ -54,34 +54,35 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start deadlock detector
         run: .github/scripts/deadlock-detector.sh
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
+          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
+          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+
       - name: List tests
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
-        with:
-          arguments: >
-            check -x spotlessCheck
-            listTestsInPartition
-            -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
-            -PtestLatestDeps=true
-          cache-read-only: true
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          check -x spotlessCheck
+          listTestsInPartition
+          -PtestPartition=${{ matrix.test-partition }}
+          -PtestLatestDeps=true
 
       - name: Set test tasks
         run: |
           echo "test-tasks=$(cat test-tasks.txt | xargs echo | sed 's/\n/ /g')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Test
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@750cdda3edd6d51b7fdfc069d2e2818cf3c44f4c # v3.3.1
         env:
           GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        with:
-          arguments: >
-            ${{ env.test-tasks }}
-            -PtestLatestDeps=true
-            ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
-          cache-read-only: ${{ inputs.cache-read-only }}
-          # gradle enterprise is used for the build cache
-          gradle-home-cache-excludes: caches/build-cache-1
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew
+          ${{ env.test-tasks }}
+          -PtestLatestDeps=true
+          ${{ inputs.no-build-cache && ' --no-build-cache' || '' }}
 
       - name: Build scan
         if: ${{ !cancelled() && hashFiles('build-scan.txt') != '' }}