diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
index c3ec2e996a..e54c90f0a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -1,39 +1,39 @@
-name: build-release
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Brachyra
+# For more information see: docs/development/brachyura.md
 
-on:
-  release:
-    types:
-      - published
+name: Java CI with Gradle
+
+on: [ push, pull_request ]
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
-      - name: Cache Brachyura directory
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 21
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            .brachyura
-            ~/.brachyura
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-brachyura-${{ hashFiles('**/Buildscript.java') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-brachyura
+          cache-read-only: false
 
-      - name: Build with Brachyura
-        run: java -Diris.release=true -jar brachyura-bootstrap-0.jar build
+      - name: Run build with Gradle Wrapper
+        run: ./gradlew build -Dbuild.release=true
 
       - name: Upload artifacts to Modrinth and GitHub
         uses: Kir-Antipov/mc-publish@v3.3
         with:
           modrinth-id: YL57xq9U
           modrinth-token: ${{ secrets.MODRINTH_TOKEN }}
-          modrinth-featured: false
+          modrinth-featured: true
+
+          curseforge-id: 455508
+          curseforge-token: ${{ secrets.CURSEFORGE_TOKEN }}
 
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 70dd52ea40..851c60f657 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
 fun createVersionString(): String {
     val builder = StringBuilder()
 
-    val isReleaseBuild = project.hasProperty("build.release")
+    val isReleaseBuild = System.getProperty("build.release") != null
     val buildId = System.getenv("GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER")
 
     if (isReleaseBuild) {
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ fun createVersionString(): String {
         builder.append("-snapshot")
     }
 
-    val open = Grgit.open {
-        dir = rootDir
-    }
-
     builder.append("+mc").append(Constants.MINECRAFT_VERSION)
 
     if (!isReleaseBuild) {
+        val open = Grgit.open {
+            dir = rootDir
+        }
+
         if (buildId != null) {
             builder.append("-build.${buildId}")
         } else if (open == null) {