diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
index 015db0b95e..c50cd2e230 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-java.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           add-job-summary-as-pr-comment: on-failure # Valid values are 'never' (default), 'always', and 'on-failure'
+          cache-provider: basic # MIT licensed (see https://github.com/gradle/actions/releases/tag/v6.1.0)
 
       - name: Execute Gradle build
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 18f55c50c2..3a8db2b688 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Setup Gradle
       uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+      with:
+        cache-provider: basic # MIT licensed (see https://github.com/gradle/actions/releases/tag/v6.1.0)
 
     - name: build Java
       run: ./gradlew build --no-build-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-layer-java.yml b/.github/workflows/release-layer-java.yml
index ae0853ac95..df67b33004 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-layer-java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-layer-java.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          cache-provider: basic # MIT licensed (see https://github.com/gradle/actions/releases/tag/v6.1.0)
 
       - name: Execute Gradle build
         run: |