diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 712d0faf298..d53f16e9ec9 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ POM_DEVELOPER_ID=stripe
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Stripe
 POM_DEVELOPER_EMAIL=support+android@stripe.com
 
+org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-XX\:MaxHeapSize\=2048m -Xmx4608M -XX:+UseParallelGC
 android.useAndroidX=true
 android.enableJetifier=false
diff --git a/scripts/execute_task_for_changed_modules.sh b/scripts/execute_task_for_changed_modules.sh
index 557af16cbf8..9c0299bbcb5 100644
--- a/scripts/execute_task_for_changed_modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/execute_task_for_changed_modules.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ isTestableModule() {
 }
 
 # Files or directories that trigger all modules to run if changed
-CRITICAL_DEPS="build.gradle settings.gradle dependencies.gradle"
+CRITICAL_DEPS="build.gradle settings.gradle dependencies.gradle gradle.properties"
 # a function to check if a file/dir is in CRITICAL_DEPS
 isCriticalDeps() {
   [[ $CRITICAL_DEPS =~ (^|[[:space:]])$1($|[[:space:]]) ]]