diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 62bd23442ee..f15fa5bf737 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
+        with: &setup-java-vars
           java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Setup test environment
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
-          java-version: '21'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+        with: *setup-java-vars
       - name: Setup test environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-test-env
       - name: Prepare Gradle build cache
@@ -129,9 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
-          java-version: '21'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+        with: *setup-java-vars
       - name: Prepare Gradle build cache
         uses: ./.github/actions/ci-incr-build-cache-prepare
       - name: Run Quarkus runtime tests
@@ -164,9 +160,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
-          java-version: '21'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+        with: *setup-java-vars
       - name: Prepare Gradle build cache
         uses: ./.github/actions/ci-incr-build-cache-prepare
       - name: Run Quarkus admin tests
@@ -201,9 +195,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
-          java-version: '21'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+        with: *setup-java-vars
       - name: Setup test environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-test-env
       - name: Prepare Gradle build cache
@@ -245,9 +237,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6
       - name: Set up JDK 21
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5
-        with:
-          java-version: '21'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
+        with: *setup-java-vars
       - name: Collect partial Gradle build caches
         uses: ./.github/actions/ci-incr-build-cache-prepare
         with: