diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 42aa4d4..e3b810d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,35 +26,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
-      - name: set-up-jdk
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: zulu
           java-version: 17
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       - name: build
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-        with:
-          arguments: ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} build test
+        run: ./gradlew ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} build test
       - name: verify
         run: mvn --show-version --no-transfer-progress --update-snapshots --fail-at-end --batch-mode -Dstyle.color=always verify
-
-  publish-snapshots:
-    needs: [build]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: set-up-jdk
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: zulu
-          java-version: 17
-      - name: publish-snapshots
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-        if: github.event_name == 'push'
-        timeout-minutes: 30
-        with:
-          arguments: ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} snapshot
diff --git a/.github/workflows/receive-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/receive-pr.yml
index 871abec..820c7ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/receive-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/receive-pr.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}}
           repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}}
-      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'temurin'
+      - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
 
       # Capture the PR number
       # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#using-data-from-the-triggering-workflow
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Execute recipes
       - name: Apply OpenRewrite best practices
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-        with:
-          arguments: ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} rewriteRun -Drewrite.activeRecipe=org.openrewrite.recipes.OpenRewriteBestPractices
+        run: ./gradlew ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} rewriteRun -Drewrite.activeRecipe=org.openrewrite.recipes.OpenRewriteBestPractices
 
       # Capture the diff
       - name: Create patch
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e1c1f06..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
----
-name: publish
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
-      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-rc.[0-9]+
-
-env:
-  GRADLE_OPTS: '-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx2048m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError"'
-  GRADLE_SWITCHES: "-s --console=plain --info --stacktrace"
-
-jobs:
-  release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: set-up-jdk
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
-          distribution: zulu
-          java-version: 17
-
-      - name: publish-candidate
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-        if: contains(github.ref, '-rc.')
-        timeout-minutes: 30
-        with:
-          arguments: ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} -Preleasing -Prelease.disableGitChecks=true -Prelease.useLastTag=true candidate publish
-
-      - name: publish-release
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
-        if: (!contains(github.ref, '-rc.'))
-        timeout-minutes: 30
-        with:
-          arguments: ${{ env.GRADLE_SWITCHES }} -Preleasing -Prelease.disableGitChecks=true -Prelease.useLastTag=true final publish