diff --git a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle.properties b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle.properties
index 560b0f9c22..fee7a134b4 100644
--- a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/coalescing-bulkloader-reactor/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/graal-native/gradle.properties b/examples/graal-native/gradle.properties
index 44f7c84263..e82afaa084 100644
--- a/examples/graal-native/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/graal-native/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=false
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=false
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/graal-native/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/graal-native/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/graal-native/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/graal-native/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/hibernate/gradle.properties b/examples/hibernate/gradle.properties
index 560b0f9c22..fee7a134b4 100644
--- a/examples/hibernate/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/hibernate/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/hibernate/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/hibernate/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/hibernate/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/hibernate/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/indexable/gradle.properties b/examples/indexable/gradle.properties
index 560b0f9c22..fee7a134b4 100644
--- a/examples/indexable/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/indexable/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/indexable/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/indexable/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/indexable/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/indexable/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle.properties b/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle.properties
index 560b0f9c22..fee7a134b4 100644
--- a/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/resilience-failsafe/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle.properties b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle.properties
index 560b0f9c22..fee7a134b4 100644
--- a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
diff --git a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/write-behind-rxjava/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 033bb8ae88..59c91726a7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 org.gradle.java.installations.fromEnv=JDK_CI
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 systemProp.sonar.gradle.skipCompile=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index dce65ffa25..0e9471247f 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ coveralls = "2.12.2"
 dependency-check = "10.0.4"
 eclipse-collections = "12.0.0.M3"
 ehcache3 = "3.10.8"
-errorprone = "2.33.0"
+errorprone = "2.34.0"
 errorprone-plugin = "4.0.1"
 errorprone-support = "0.18.0"
 expiring-map = "0.5.11"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ kotlin = "2.0.21"
 lincheck = "2.34"
 mockito = "5.14.2"
 nexus-publish = "2.0.0"
-nullaway = "0.11.3"
+nullaway = "0.12.0"
 nullaway-plugin = "2.0.0"
 okhttp-bom = "4.12.0"
 okio-bom = "3.9.1"
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/gradle.properties b/gradle/plugins/gradle.properties
index 2ba3b4dacf..b1b7e30b7f 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle/plugins/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 org.gradle.java.installations.fromEnv=JDK_CI
+org.gradle.configuration-cache.parallel=true
 systemProp.sonar.gradle.skipCompile=true
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 org.gradle.configureondemand=true
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f17c972096..8b6a1cac83 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.11-rc-1-bin.zip
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME