diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kits.yml b/.github/workflows/build-kits.yml
index 7bcd88c5f..71ed080e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kits.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kits.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: "17"
 
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: true
+
       - name: Publish core SDK to Maven Local
         run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/instrumented-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/instrumented-tests.yml
index 1d6e3bbd5..acb6c95b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/instrumented-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/instrumented-tests.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: "17"
-      - name: Gradle cache
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@842c587ad8aa4c68eeba24c396e15af4c2e9f30a #v2.9.0
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: true
       # AVD cache disabled: causes indefinite hangs on emulator shutdown (see
       # ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner#373, #385, #362; WordPress/gutenberg#66771)
       - name: Enable KVM group perms
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 4b585d659..a57f02bda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: "Build and Test"
 
-on: [workflow_dispatch, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   trunk-check:
     name: Trunk code check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
@@ -72,6 +78,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: "17"
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
       - name: "Run Unit Tests"
         run: ./gradlew test
       - name: "Print Android Unit Tests Report"
@@ -98,6 +106,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: "17"
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
       - name: "Run Android Core SDK Lint"
         run: ./gradlew lint
       - name: "Setup Android Kit Lint"
@@ -125,6 +135,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: "17"
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
       - name: "Run Android Core SDK Kotlin Lint"
         run: ./gradlew ktlintCheck
       - name: "Setup Android Kit Kotlin Lint"
@@ -140,6 +152,7 @@ jobs:
 
   security-checks:
     name: "Security Lint Checks"
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     uses: mparticle/mparticle-workflows/.github/workflows/security-checks.yml@main
     with:
       base_branch: main
@@ -161,6 +174,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: "17"
+      - name: "Setup Gradle"
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
       - name: "Generate Core Release Build"
         run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal
       - name: "Run Kit-Base Release Tests and Build"
@@ -176,6 +191,7 @@ jobs:
 
   automerge-dependabot:
     name: "Save PR Number for Dependabot Automerge"
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     needs:
       [
         instrumented-core,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml b/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml
index e8fd2955a..eede09100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-draft.yml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ steps.compose-version.outputs.new-version }}" > VERSION
 
       - name: Publish to Maven local (smoke test)
-        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ steps.compose-version.outputs.new-version }}
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ steps.compose-version.outputs.new-version }} --no-build-cache
 
       - name: Generate changelog entry
         id: changelog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
index a7398fa37..63534c330 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@0723195856401067f7a2779048b490ace7a47d7c # v5.0.2
 
       - name: Publish core to Maven local (required before kits can compile)
-        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }}
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} --no-build-cache
 
       - name: Publish core to Maven Central
-        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }}
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} --no-build-cache
 
       - name: Publish kits to Maven Central
-        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-kits.gradle
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-kits.gradle --no-build-cache
 
       # rokt-sdk-plus (com.rokt:rokt-sdk-plus) is an umbrella over the mParticle Rokt kit + the
       # Rokt Payment Extension. The "Publish core to Maven local" step above already placed
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       # Maven Central propagation. com.rokt:payment-extension (+ roktsdk) come from Central,
       # released independently from the ROKT sdk-android-source repo.
       - name: Publish Rokt kit to Maven local (so rokt-sdk-plus resolves it locally)
-        run: ./gradlew :kits:android-rokt:rokt:publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-kits.gradle
+        run: ./gradlew :kits:android-rokt:rokt:publishMavenPublicationToMavenLocal -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-kits.gradle --no-build-cache
 
       # Published under the com.rokt namespace, so this step signs with the Rokt signing key.
       # The Sonatype account is shared with the com.mparticle publish (that account owns both
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.ROKT_MAVEN_CENTRAL_SIGNING_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
-        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-rokt-sdk-plus.gradle
+        run: ./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToMavenCentralRepository -PVERSION=${{ needs.setup-and-version.outputs.final_version }} -c settings-rokt-sdk-plus.gradle --no-build-cache
 
       - name: Create GitHub release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@b7eabc95ff50cbeeedec83973935c8f306dfcd0b # v1.20.0
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 444938580..e0d20bf41 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ android.useAndroidX=true
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2560m
 #-XX:ThreadStackSize=4096 -XX:CompilerThreadStackSize=4096
+org.gradle.caching=true
 android.defaults.buildfeatures.buildconfig=true
 systemProp.org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.precompiled.accessors.strict=true
 JAVA_VERSION=17