diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a1fbe94..2971bd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: setup gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        with:
+          gradle-version: wrapper
+        
+      - name: make gradle wrapper executable
+        if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
+        run: chmod +x ./gradlew
 
       - name: build
         run: ./gradlew build --info --stacktrace
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_dependency_submission.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_dependency_submission.yml
index db8a691..25a1249 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_dependency_submission.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_dependency_submission.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   dependency-submission:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [
+          21 # Latest Java LTS & minimum supported by Minecraft
+        ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout sources
@@ -26,6 +31,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        java-version: 17
+        java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
     - name: Generate and submit dependency graph
       uses: gradle/actions/dependency-submission@v4
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