diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalvm-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/graalvm-dev.yml
index 4dccaa704..27e011af6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalvm-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalvm-dev.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build Matrix
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build-matrix@master
+        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build-matrix@latest-graalvm-changes
         id: build-matrix
-        with:
-          graalvm: 'dev'
-          java: '17'
   build:
     needs: build_matrix
     if: github.repository != 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
@@ -39,21 +36,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Pre-Build Steps
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/pre-build@master
+        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/pre-build@latest-graalvm-changes
         id: pre-build
         with:
-          graalvm: ${{ matrix.graalvm }}
-          java: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          java: 'dev'
       - name: Build Steps
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build@master
         id: build
         env:
           GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY }}
           GH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+          GRAALVM_QUICK_BUILD: true
         with:
           nativeTestTask: ${{ matrix.native_test_task }}
       - name: Post-Build Steps
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/post-build@master
         id: post-build
         with:
-          java: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          java: 'dev'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalvm-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/graalvm-latest.yml
index e9581676d..9e3b0f09e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalvm-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalvm-latest.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Build Matrix
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build-matrix@master
+        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build-matrix@latest-graalvm-changes
         id: build-matrix
-        with:
-          graalvm: 'latest'
-          java: '17'
   build:
     needs: build_matrix
     if: github.repository != 'micronaut-projects/micronaut-project-template'
@@ -45,21 +42,22 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Pre-Build Steps
-        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/pre-build@master
+        uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/pre-build@latest-graalvm-changes
         id: pre-build
         with:
-          graalvm: ${{ matrix.graalvm }}
-          java: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          distribution: 'graalvm-community'
+          java: '17'
       - name: Build Steps
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/build@master
         id: build
         env:
           GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN_PUBLIC_REPOS_READONLY }}
           GH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+          GRAALVM_QUICK_BUILD: true
         with:
           nativeTestTask: ${{ matrix.native_test_task }}
       - name: Post-Build Steps
         uses: micronaut-projects/github-actions/graalvm/post-build@master
         id: post-build
         with:
-          java: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          java: '17'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index d0c741c8a..1417889e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        graalvm: [ 'latest']
         java: ['17']
     env:
       GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -48,9 +47,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: "🔧 Setup GraalVM CE"
         uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
-          version: ${{ matrix.graalvm }}
+          distribution: 'graalvm-community'
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-          components: 'native-image'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: "🔧 Setup Gradle"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index edaaa1a19..96f6376ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,6 @@ src/main/docs/resources/css/*.css
 src/main/docs/resources/js/*.js
 src/main/docs/resources/style/*.html
 src/main/docs/resources/img/micronaut-logo-white.svg
+
+# Ignore files generated by test-resources
+**/.micronaut/test-resources/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index c1962a79e..033e24c4c 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 37aef8d3f..62f495dfe 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.2-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index aeb74cbb4..fcb6fca14 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -130,10 +130,13 @@ location of your Java installation."
     fi
 else
     JAVACMD=java
-    which java >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
+    if ! command -v java >/dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+        die "ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
 
 Please set the JAVA_HOME variable in your environment to match the
 location of your Java installation."
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Increase the maximum file descriptors if we can.