diff --git a/gradle/special-tests.gradle b/gradle/special-tests.gradle
index 1931043e42..c4c5544378 100644
--- a/gradle/special-tests.gradle
+++ b/gradle/special-tests.gradle
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ def special = [
 boolean isCiServer = System.getenv().containsKey("CI")
 tasks.withType(Test).configureEach {
 	if (isCiServer) {
-		retry {
-			maxRetries = 2
-			maxFailures = 10
+		develocity {
+			testRetry {
+				maxRetries = 2
+				maxFailures = 10
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	// selfie https://selfie.dev/jvm/get-started#gradle
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
index a3ec793bc2..5ea29c04e6 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-gradle/CHANGES.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (
 * Bump default `google-java-format` version to latest `1.24.0` -> `1.28.0`. ([#2345](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2345))
 * Bump default `ktlint` version to latest `1.5.0` -> `1.7.1`. ([#2555](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2555))
 * Bump default `jackson` version to latest `2.19.2` -> `2.20.0`. ([#2606](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/2606))
+* Running `spotlessCheck` with violations unilaterally produces the error message `Run './gradlew spotlessApply' to fix these violations`. ([#2592](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2592))
 ### Fixed
 * Respect system gitconfig when performing git operations ([#2404](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/2404))
 
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/SpotlessCheck.java b/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/SpotlessCheck.java
index 175a828a66..fdc93ce04a 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/SpotlessCheck.java
+++ b/plugin-gradle/src/main/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/SpotlessCheck.java
@@ -138,12 +138,7 @@ void init(SpotlessTaskImpl impl) {
 		getProjectPath().set(getProject().getPath());
 		getEncoding().set(impl.getEncoding());
 		getRunToFixMessage().convention(
-				"Run '" + calculateGradleCommand() + " " + getTaskPathPrefix() + "spotlessApply' to fix these violations.");
-	}
-
-	private String getTaskPathPrefix() {
-		String path = getProjectPath().get();
-		return path.equals(":") ? ":" : path + ":";
+				"Run '" + calculateGradleCommand() + " spotlessApply' to fix all violations.");
 	}
 
 	private static String calculateGradleCommand() {
diff --git a/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/DiffMessageFormatterTest.java b/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/DiffMessageFormatterTest.java
index 24b2a8504d..95f428fc00 100644
--- a/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/DiffMessageFormatterTest.java
+++ b/plugin-gradle/src/test/java/com/diffplug/gradle/spotless/DiffMessageFormatterTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2016-2024 DiffPlug
+ * Copyright 2016-2025 DiffPlug
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ private void assertCheckFailure(Bundle spotless, String... expectedLines) throws
 	}
 
 	static final String EXPECTED_RUN_SPOTLESS_APPLY_SUGGESTION = FileSignature.machineIsWin()
-			? "Run 'gradlew.bat :spotlessApply' to fix these violations."
-			: "Run './gradlew :spotlessApply' to fix these violations.";
+			? "Run 'gradlew.bat spotlessApply' to fix all violations."
+			: "Run './gradlew spotlessApply' to fix all violations.";
 
 	@Test
 	void lineEndingProblem() throws Exception {