diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1fee0a78..a8212315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,28 +12,34 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Use these Java versions
         java: [
-          21,    # Current Java LTS & minimum supported by Minecraft
+          17,    # LTS & minimum supported by Minecraft
         ]
-        # and run on both Linux and Windows
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    
     steps:
       - name: checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        
       - name: validate gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v1
+        
       - name: setup jdk ${{ matrix.java }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: 'microsoft'
+          cache: 'gradle'
+          
       - name: make gradle wrapper executable
         if: ${{ runner.os != 'Windows' }}
         run: chmod +x ./gradlew
+        
       - name: build
-        run: ./gradlew build
+        run: ./gradlew build --no-daemon
+      
       - name: capture build artifacts
-        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.java == '21' }} # Only upload artifacts built from latest java on one OS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' && matrix.java == '21' }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: Artifacts