diff --git a/ci/gradle-publish.yml b/ci/gradle-publish.yml
index 3e30133..6cc37c3 100644
--- a/ci/gradle-publish.yml
+++ b/ci/gradle-publish.yml
@@ -20,26 +20,25 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        java-version: '11'
+        java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
 
+    - name: Setup Gradle
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@ec92e829475ac0c2315ea8f9eced72db85bb337a # v3.0.0
+
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
-      with:
-        arguments: build
+      run: ./gradlew build
 
     # The USERNAME and TOKEN need to correspond to the credentials environment variables used in
     # the publishing section of your build.gradle
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
-      with:
-        arguments: publish
+      run: ./gradlew publish
       env:
         USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
         TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/ci/gradle.yml b/ci/gradle.yml
index 51645f9..499f3a2 100644
--- a/ci/gradle.yml
+++ b/ci/gradle.yml
@@ -13,22 +13,41 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ $default-branch ]
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   build:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        java-version: '11'
+        java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
+
+    - name: Setup Gradle
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@ec92e829475ac0c2315ea8f9eced72db85bb337a # v3.0.0
+
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
+      run: ./gradlew build
+
+  # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to enable Dependabot alerts
+  dependency-submission:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
-        arguments: build
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+
+    - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
+      uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@ec92e829475ac0c2315ea8f9eced72db85bb337a # v3.0.0