diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index d70201b6..97befb2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ jobs:
         - java: 11
           RUNTIME: wlp
     name: ${{ matrix.RUNTIME }} ${{ matrix.RUNTIME_VERSION }}, Java ${{ matrix.java }}, Windows
+    env: 
+      TEST_EXCLUDE: ${{ ((matrix.java == '8') && '**/TestCreateWithConfigDir*,**/Polling*,**/LibertyTest*,**/GenerateFeaturesTest*,**/TestSpringBootApplication30*,**/DevContainerTest*') || '**/Polling*,**/LibertyTest*,**/GenerateFeaturesTest*,**/TestSpringBootApplication30*,**/DevContainerTest*' }}
     steps:
     # Checkout repos
     - name: Checkout ci.gradle
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests with Gradle on Windows
       working-directory: C:/ci.gradle
       # LibertyTest is excluded because test0_run hangs
-      run: ./gradlew clean install check -P"test.exclude"="**/Polling*,**/LibertyTest*,**/GenerateFeaturesTest*,**/TestSpringBootApplication30*,**/DevContainerTest*" -Druntime=${{ matrix.RUNTIME }} -DruntimeVersion="${{ matrix.RUNTIME_VERSION }}" --stacktrace --info --no-daemon
+      # For Java 8, TestCreateWithConfigDir is excluded because test_micro_clean_liberty_plugin_variable_config runs out of memory
+      run: ./gradlew clean install check -P"test.exclude"="${{env.TEST_EXCLUDE}}" -Druntime=${{ matrix.RUNTIME }} -DruntimeVersion="${{ matrix.RUNTIME_VERSION }}" --stacktrace --info --no-daemon
       timeout-minutes: 75
     # Copy build reports and upload artifact if build failed
     - name: Copy build/report/tests/test for upload
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7e38bbe7..1e6f6ef8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ apply plugin: "com.gradle.plugin-publish"
 
 archivesBaseName = 'liberty-gradle-plugin'
 group = 'io.openliberty.tools'
-version = '3.7.1-SNAPSHOT'
+version = '3.8-SNAPSHOT'
 
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ compileTestGroovy {
     targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 }
 
-def libertyAntVersion = "1.9.14-SNAPSHOT"
-def libertyCommonVersion = "1.8.30-SNAPSHOT"
+def libertyAntVersion = "1.9.14"
+def libertyCommonVersion = "1.8.30"
 
 dependencies {
     implementation gradleApi()