diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f01ecb78bf..d53d9e6f68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
           # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
           arguments: publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
           build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
+          gradle-executable: ./gradlew
 
       - name: Build distro
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
@@ -295,3 +296,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           arguments: build publishToSonatype
           build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
+          gradle-executable: ./gradlew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 13108a66fe..9c30ab9b03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -225,15 +225,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Local publish of artifacts
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+          # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
           arguments: publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
 
       - name: Local publish of gradle plugins
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+          # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
           arguments: publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
           build-root-directory: gradle-plugins
+          gradle-executable: ./gradlew
 
       - name: Build distro
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2