diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index a199d5e..0aa9d3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   call_workflow:
-    name: Run PR Build Workflow
-    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'ballerina-platform' }}
-    uses: ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/.github/workflows/pull-request-build-template.yml@main
-    with:
-      additional-windows-test-flags: "-x test"
\ No newline at end of file
+    - name: Set Permissions for gradlew
+      run: chmod +x ./gradlew
+    - name: Run PR Build Workflow
+      if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'ballerina-platform' }}
+        uses: ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/.github/workflows/pull-request-build-template.yml@main
+        with:
+          additional-windows-test-flags: "-x test"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 818ac26..4acfa0b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@
  */
 
 plugins {
-    id "com.github.spotbugs" version "${githubSpotbugsVersion}"
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "${githubJohnrengelmanShadowVersion}"
-    id "de.undercouch.download" version "${underCouchDownloadVersion}"
-    id "net.researchgate.release" version "${researchgateReleaseVersion}"
+    id 'com.github.spotbugs'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
+    id 'de.undercouch.download'
+    id 'net.researchgate.release'
+    id 'jacoco'
 }
 
 description = 'Ballerina - Persist'
 
 def packageName = "persist.redis"
 
-ext.ballerinaLangVersion = project.ballerinaLangVersion
+ballerinaLangVersion = project.ballerinaLangVersion
 
 allprojects {
     group = project.group
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 7ab1887..7cb8e65 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -13,18 +13,29 @@ ballerinaGradlePluginVersion=2.0.1
 
 ballerinaLangVersion=2201.8.2
 
-# Direct Dependencies
+# Dependencies
 # Level 01
 stdlibIoVersion=1.6.0
 stdlibTimeVersion=2.4.0
 stdlibUrlVersion=2.4.0
+stdlibConstraintVersion=1.4.0
 
 # Level 02
 stdlibLogVersion=2.9.0
 stdlibOsVersion=1.8.0
+stdlibCryptoVersion=2.5.0
+stdlibTaskVersion=2.5.0
 
 # Level 03
 stdlibFileVersion=1.9.0
+stdlibCacheVersion=3.7.0
+stdlibMimeVersion=2.9.0
+stdlibUuidVersion=1.7.0
+
+# Level 04
+stdlibAuthVersion=2.10.0
+stdlibJwtVersion=2.10.0
+stdlibOAuth2Version=2.10.0
 
 # Level 05
 stdlibHttpVersion=2.10.0
@@ -39,24 +50,6 @@ stdlibPersistVersion=1.2.0
 observeVersion=1.2.0
 observeInternalVersion=1.2.0
 
-# Transitive Dependencies
-# Level 01
-stdlibConstraintVersion=1.4.0
-
-#Level 02
-stdlibCryptoVersion=2.5.0
-stdlibTaskVersion=2.5.0
-
-# Level 03
-stdlibCacheVersion=3.7.0
-stdlibMimeVersion=2.9.0
-stdlibUuidVersion=1.7.0
-
-# Level 04
-stdlibAuthVersion=2.10.0
-stdlibJwtVersion=2.10.0
-stdlibOAuth2Version=2.10.0
-
 # Enabled publishing insecure checksums, due to fail to publish to maven central
 # Refer https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/11308
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ac3234..0000000
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# This file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
-# https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/platforms.html#sub::toml-dependencies-format
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index d64cd49..033e24c 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 1af9e09..9f4197d 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.2.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e474ede..245de3f 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,26 @@
  * For more detailed information on multi-project builds, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/8.5/userguide/building_swift_projects.html in the Gradle documentation.
  */
 
+pluginManagement {
+    plugins {
+        id "com.github.spotbugs" version "${githubSpotbugsVersion}"
+        id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "${githubJohnrengelmanShadowVersion}"
+        id "de.undercouch.download" version "${underCouchDownloadVersion}"
+        id "net.researchgate.release" version "${researchgateReleaseVersion}"
+    }
+
+    repositories {
+        gradlePluginPortal()
+        maven {
+            url = 'https://maven.pkg.github.com/ballerina-platform/*'
+            credentials {
+                username System.getenv("packageUser")
+                password System.getenv("packagePAT")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 plugins {
     id "com.gradle.enterprise" version "3.13.2"
 }