diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 028d7bfa..3e9a0523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        jvm-version: [17]
+        jvm-version: [ 17 ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.tools/run_jvm_tests.sh b/.tools/run_jvm_tests.sh
index 6a3f7bcf..a7d7205f 100755
--- a/.tools/run_jvm_tests.sh
+++ b/.tools/run_jvm_tests.sh
@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ set -eufx -o pipefail
 SELF_PATH=${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-"$(command -v -- "$0")"}
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SELF_PATH")/.."
 
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/java-gradle && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/java-gradle && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
 pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/java-maven && mvn verify && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/kotlin-gradle && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/kotlin-gradle && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/templates/kotlin-gradle-lambda-cdk/lambda && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
 
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/basics/basics-java && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/basics/basics-kotlin && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/basics/basics-java && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/basics/basics-kotlin && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
 
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-java && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-java && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
 
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/tutorials/tour-of-restate-java && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/tutorials/tour-of-restate-java && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
 
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app && ./gradlew check && popd
-pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app && ./gradlew check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
+pushd $PROJECT_ROOT/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app && ./gradlew --console=plain check && popd
diff --git a/basics/basics-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts b/basics/basics-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basics/basics-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts b/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
index c0be405d..cd329290 100644
--- a/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/restate-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
 
 // Code formatting tool
 spotless {
+    isEnforceCheck = false
     java {
         importOrder()
         removeUnusedImports()
diff --git a/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts b/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
index 37474bef..96b338e9 100644
--- a/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/end-to-end-applications/java/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
+
 rootProject.name = "food-ordering-app"
 include("restaurant", "restate-app")
 
diff --git a/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/build.gradle.kts b/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/build.gradle.kts
index 12efff77..65aec0e2 100644
--- a/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ subprojects {
 
   // Code formatting tool
   spotless {
+    isEnforceCheck = false
     kotlin {
       targetExclude("build/generated/**/*.kt")
       ktfmt()
diff --git a/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts b/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
index 37474bef..96b338e9 100644
--- a/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/end-to-end-applications/kotlin/food-ordering/app/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
+
 rootProject.name = "food-ordering-app"
 include("restaurant", "restate-app")
 
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/build.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/build.gradle.kts
index 50297607..ff009206 100644
--- a/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ java {
 
 
 spotless {
+  isEnforceCheck = false
   java {
     importOrder()
     removeUnusedImports()
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/settings.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/async-signals-payment/async-signals-payment-java/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
index b8ada5ff..e71bed15 100644
--- a/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/build.gradle.kts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ tasks.withType<Test> {
 }
 
 spotless {
+	isEnforceCheck = false
 	java {
 		googleJavaFormat()
 		importOrder()
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/settings.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/settings.gradle.kts
index 1b16c0d9..d73d5e1e 100644
--- a/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/integrations/java-spring/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
+
 rootProject.name = "java-spring"
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/build.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/build.gradle.kts
index 4556c040..4de1bc94 100644
--- a/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ java {
 }
 
 spotless {
+  isEnforceCheck = false
   java {
     importOrder()
     removeUnusedImports()
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/settings.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/payment-state-machine/payment-state-machine-java/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-java/settings.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-java/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-java/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 9317ac5d..19ca4434 100644
--- a/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ dependencies {
 // Setup Java/Kotlin compiler target
 java {
   toolchain {
-    languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(17))
+    languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(11))
   }
 }
diff --git a/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patterns-use-cases/sagas/sagas-kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/java-maven/pom.xml b/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
index be46de17..f08a29f1 100644
--- a/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/templates/java-maven/pom.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-    <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-    <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+    <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
+    <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <restate.version>1.0.1</restate.version>
   </properties>
 
diff --git a/templates/kotlin-gradle/settings.gradle.kts b/templates/kotlin-gradle/settings.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb3e4a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/kotlin-gradle/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version("0.8.0")
+}
\ No newline at end of file