Build with Gradle

Version updated for https://github.com/gradle/actions to version v6.1.0.

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  • This action is used across all versions by 47,104 repositories.

Action Type

This is a Composite action.

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Action Summary

This GitHub Action provides tools to streamline and automate Gradle project workflows. It offers actions for configuring Gradle builds (setup-gradle), generating and submitting dependency graphs for vulnerability analysis (dependency-submission), and validating Gradle Wrapper JAR files for security compliance (wrapper-validation). These actions simplify build management, enhance security, and optimize performance through features like enhanced caching and integration with GitHub’s Dependency Submission API.

What’s Changed

New: Basic Cache Provider

A new MIT-licensed Basic Caching provider is now available as an alternative to the proprietary Enhanced Caching provided by gradle-actions-caching. Choose Basic Caching by setting cache-provider: basic on setup-gradle or dependency-submission actions.

  • Built on @actions/cache – fully open source
  • Caches ~/.gradle/caches and ~/.gradle/wrapper directories
  • Cache key derived from build files (*.gradle*, gradle-wrapper.properties, etc.)
  • Clean cache on build file changes (no restore keys, preventing stale entry accumulation)

Limitations vs Enhanced Caching: No cache cleanup, no deduplication of cached content, cached content is fixed unless build files change.

Revamped Licensing & Distribution Documentation

  • New DISTRIBUTION.md documents the licensing of each component (particularly Basic Caching vs Enhanced Caching)
  • Simplified licensing notices in README, docs, and runtime log output
  • Clear usage tiers: Enhanced Caching is free for public repos and in Free Preview for private repos

What’s Changed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/gradle/actions/compare/v6.0.1...v6.1.0