diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-standings.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-standings.yml
index ce988ed..b66ca96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-standings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-standings.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [ 25 ]
+        java-version: [ 26 ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 5aeb00b..ccec2bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [ 25 ]
+        java-version: [ 25, 26 ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Gradle build
         env:
           SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE: test
-        run: ./gradlew build --parallel --configuration-cache
+        run: ./gradlew build --parallel --configuration-cache -PjavaVersion=${{ matrix.java-version }}
 
       - name: Generate file
         run: |
@@ -58,3 +58,17 @@ jobs:
             echo "file 1 is smaller"
             exit 1
           fi
+
+  all-checks-passed:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ build ]
+    if: always()
+    steps:
+      - name: Check status of all required jobs
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') ||
+            contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "One or more dynamic checks failed."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "All checks passed!"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 523263d..7a6327e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ plugins {
 group = "com.trap-scoring"
 version = "10.0.0"
 
+val targetJavaVersion = providers.gradleProperty("javaVersion")
+    .orElse(libs.versions.java)
+    .map { it.toInt() }
+
 java {
     toolchain {
-        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(libs.versions.java.get().toInt()))
+        languageVersion.set(targetJavaVersion.map { JavaLanguageVersion.of(it) })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5810d10..d1cd619 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [versions]
-java = "25"
+java = "26"
 springBoot = "4.1.0-RC1"
 poi = "5.5.1"
 opencsv = "5.12.0"