diff --git a/.github/workflows/codestyle.yml b/.github/workflows/codestyle.yml
index 92753051cdb..a93161676dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codestyle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codestyle.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🔎 Check Core Projects"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🔎 Check Gradle Plugin Projects"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🔎 Check Forge Projects"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-next.yml b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-next.yml
index ebd42add6c7..dfeaec37d75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-next.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-next.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev-snapshot.yml
index 7d5c6882fd1..5030b0bf2e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev-snapshot.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev.yml b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev.yml
index 650807fbc57..080c73328c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-prev.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-release.yml
index 19581ca6c88..9ba5d9f48b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-release.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🧩 Assemble"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-snapshot.yml
index a1890021f88..79742e442e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/forge-deploy-snapshot.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔑 Login to Google Cloud"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 6a1fa733260..675a264d0b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build project without tests"
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build project"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🔨 Build project without tests"
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🏃 Run Functional Tests"
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🏃 Run Functional Tests"
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🏃 Run Functional Tests"
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "📤 Publish Gradle Snapshot Artifacts"
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "📤 Publish Grails-Core Snapshot Artifacts"
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "📤 Publish Gradle Snapshot Artifacts"
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "🔨 Build Snapshot Documentation"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/groovy-joint-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/groovy-joint-workflow.yml
index cdaef7148bd..2f995364e34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/groovy-joint-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/groovy-joint-workflow.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "📥 Checkout Groovy 4_0_X (Grails 7 and later)"
         run: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/apache/groovy.git -b GROOVY_4_0_X --single-branch
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "📝 Store Groovy version to use when building Grails"
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: liberica
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🗄️ Restore local Maven repository from cache"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rat.yml b/.github/workflows/rat.yml
index 51a8f4ddbae..f553153e4fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rat.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🧐 Apache License - Release Audit Tool"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index df479df03f9..b0f9e4bf25b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: '17.0.14' # this must be a specific version for reproducible builds
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "📝 Store the target branch"
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: liberica
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
       - name: "📖 Generate Documentation"
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           java-version: '17'
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "🚀 Grails SDK Minor Release"
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: liberica
           java-version: 17
       - name: "🐘 Setup Gradle"
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v5
         with:
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRAILS_DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY  }}
       - name: "⚙️ Run post-release"