diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 658d6e7..97f0347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -222,6 +222,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Fetch Sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      # Set up the Java environment for the next steps
+      - name: Setup Java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 21
+
+      # Setup Gradle
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: true
+
       # Remove old release drafts by using the curl request for the available releases with a draft flag
       - name: Remove Old Release Drafts
         env: