diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ed7f50887443..f8b5c240df49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -54,11 +54,13 @@ jobs:
         run: java -fullversion 2>&1 | grep '11.0'
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Gradle Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*') }}-v1
+          # Only write to the cache for builds on the 'main' branches, stops branches evicting main cache
+          # Builds on other branches will only read from main branch cache writes
+          # Comment this and the with: above out for performance testing on a branch
+          cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Warm Gradle Cache
         # This makes sure we fetch gradle network resources with a retry
@@ -67,19 +69,15 @@ jobs:
           timeout_minutes: 10
           retry_wait_seconds: 60
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: ./gradlew :AnkiDroid:compilePlayDebugJavaWithJavac compileLint lint-rules:compileTestJava
+          command: ./gradlew :AnkiDroid:compilePlayDebugJavaWithJavac compileLint lint-rules:compileTestJava --daemon
 
       - name: Run Lint Debug
-        # "lint" is run under the 'Amazon' flavor, so slow in CI
-        # "lintPlayRelease" doesn't test androidTest
-        # "lintPlayDebug" doesn't test the API
-        run: ./gradlew lintPlayDebug :api:lintDebug
-
-      - name: Test Lint Rules
-        run: ./gradlew lint-rules:test
-
-      - name: Ktlint Check
-        run: ./gradlew ktlintCheck
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        with:
+          # "lint" is run under the 'Amazon' flavor, so slow in CI
+          # "lintPlayRelease" doesn't test androidTest
+          # "lintPlayDebug" doesn't test the API
+          arguments: lintPlayDebug :api:lintDebug ktLintCheck lint-rules:test --daemon
 
       - name: Prettify code
         uses: creyD/prettier_action@v4.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_emulator.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_emulator.yml
index 7c014045e8b4..2f2aa8a052c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_emulator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_emulator.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           timeout_minutes: 15
           retry_wait_seconds: 60
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: ./gradlew packagePlayDebug packagePlayDebugAndroidTest
+          command: ./gradlew packagePlayDebug packagePlayDebugAndroidTest --daemon
 
         # This appears to be 'Cache Size: ~1230 MB (1290026823 B)' based on watching action logs
         # Repo limit is 10GB; branch caches are independent; branches may read default branch cache.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           disable-animations: true
           script: |
             $ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools/adb logcat '*:D' > adb-log.txt &
-            ./gradlew uninstallAll jacocoAndroidTestReport
+            ./gradlew uninstallAll jacocoAndroidTestReport --daemon
 
       - name: Compress Emulator Log
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_unit.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_unit.yml
index 4fa38c7b1554..848db13c7d5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_unit.yml
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ jobs:
         run: java -fullversion 2>&1 | grep '11.0'
         shell: bash
 
-      - name: Gradle Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
-          path: ~/.gradle/caches
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*') }}-v2
+          # Only write to the cache for builds on the 'main' branches, stops branches evicting main cache
+          # Builds on other branches will only read from main branch cache writes
+          # Comment this and the with: above out for performance testing on a branch
+          cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
 
       - name: Gradle Dependency Download
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
@@ -72,10 +74,12 @@ jobs:
           timeout_minutes: 10
           retry_wait_seconds: 60
           max_attempts: 3
-          command: ./gradlew robolectricSdkDownload
+          command: ./gradlew robolectricSdkDownload --daemon
 
       - name: Run Unit Tests
-        run: ./gradlew jacocoUnitTestReport
+        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
+        with:
+          arguments: jacocoUnitTestReport --daemon
 
       - name: Submit Coverage
         # This can fail on timeouts etc, wrap with retry