diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b5be1c38bb16..c87c5d1c7cf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -39,6 +39,29 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUILD_CACHE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.S3_BUILD_CACHE_SECRET_KEY }}
         run: ./gradlew build --stacktrace
 
+  build-gradle-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ../gradlew build --stacktrace
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -94,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -238,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -269,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-release.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-release.yml
index 5b4af9527cb6..98dc4a8bdc58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-snapshot.yml
index 4706e8dae18c..7e122152f1c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-plugins-snapshot.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
index 50cb383a0785..55cfb387bf03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -29,6 +29,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         run: ./gradlew build --stacktrace --no-build-cache
 
+  build-gradle-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ../gradlew build --stacktrace --no-build-cache
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -75,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -140,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index d9741c30150a..9884b1e0a7e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -37,6 +37,29 @@ jobs:
           S3_BUILD_CACHE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.S3_BUILD_CACHE_SECRET_KEY }}
         run: ./gradlew build --stacktrace
 
+  build-gradle-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ../gradlew build --stacktrace
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -92,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -236,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
index d2be2948b1ee..708dd851f792 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-release-build.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ needs.prepare-release-branch.outputs.release-branch-name }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ needs.prepare-release-branch.outputs.release-branch-name }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 7726700f7ba4..ef5a5e040178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -53,6 +53,29 @@ jobs:
           path: "**/javacore.*.txt"
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
+  build-gradle-plugins:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          distribution: adopt
+          java-version: 11
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle Wrapper
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.gradle/wrapper
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: ../gradlew build --stacktrace
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -237,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
index 966b95a32bab..9ca42e579816 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running checks
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 11 for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 11