bring 1.21.8 up to date

.github/workflows/check-does-build-pr.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Verify wrapper
-        uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
-
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:

.github/workflows/check-does-build.yml

@@ -9,19 +9,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Verify wrapper
-        uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
-
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: 21
 
+      - name: Loom Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: "**/.gradle/loom-cache"
+          key: "${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/libs.versions.*', '**/*.gradle*', '**/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}"
+          restore-keys: "${{ runner.os }}-gradle-"
+
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
+          cache-cleanup: never
 
       - name: Gradle build
-        run: ./gradlew build
+        run: ./gradlew -I init.gradle build

.github/workflows/manual-artifact.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Verify wrapper
-        uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
-
       - name: Setup Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -22,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
+          cache-cleanup: always
 
       - name: Gradle build
         run: ./gradlew build