diff --git a/.github/workflows/apk_debug.yml b/.github/workflows/apk_debug.yml
index 30512534a..a26fb1dc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apk_debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apk_debug.yml
@@ -11,18 +11,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout_submodules
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'gradle'
 
       - name: Build debug APK
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug --no-daemon
 
       - name: Upload APK
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/apk_main.yml b/.github/workflows/apk_main.yml
index ad66c23b8..ea986ceb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apk_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apk_main.yml
@@ -10,20 +10,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout_submodules
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'gradle'
 
       - name: Build release APK
         run: |
           echo $KEYSTORE_FILE | base64 -d > app/build.keystore
           ./gradlew assembleRelease \
+            --no-daemon \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.file=$(pwd)/app/build.keystore \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.password=$KEYSTORE_PASSWORD \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.key.alias=$KEY_ALIAS \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/apk_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/apk_pr.yml
index cbae6b8a4..5c33b05d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apk_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apk_pr.yml
@@ -11,22 +11,25 @@ jobs:
       name: apk_build
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
           ref: refs/pull/${{github.event.pull_request.number}}/merge
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout_submodules
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
+          cache: 'gradle'
 
       - name: Build release APK
         run: |
           echo $KEYSTORE_FILE | base64 -d > app/build.keystore
           ./gradlew assembleRelease \
+            --no-daemon \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.file=$(pwd)/app/build.keystore \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.password=$KEYSTORE_PASSWORD \
             -Pandroid.injected.signing.key.alias=$KEY_ALIAS \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 53cbdfa83..b5a22278d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,14 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/checkout_submodules
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
-
-      # TODO: Without this step, the Gradle check task fails with the following error:
-      # Execution failed for task ':common:verifyDebugDatabaseMigration'.
-      # > A failure occurred while executing app.cash.sqldelight.gradle.VerifyMigrationTask$VerifyMigrationAction
-      #   > No suitable driver found for jdbc:sqlite:
-      - name: Run verifyDebugDatabase
-        run: bash ./gradlew verifyDebugDatabaseMigration
+          cache: 'gradle'
 
       - name: Run check
-        run: bash ./gradlew check
+        run: ./gradlew check --no-daemon
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 58b6157c8..dfdc0c5e6 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ ktlint {
 
 // Generate a version code from git commit count
 static def generateVersionCode() {
-    return "git rev-list HEAD --count".execute().text.trim().toInteger()
+    // Unix
+    def result = "git rev-list HEAD --count".execute().text.trim()
+    // Windows
+    if (result.empty) result = "PowerShell -Command git rev-list HEAD --count".execute().text.trim()
+    if (result.empty) throw new RuntimeException("Could not generate versioncode: ${result.text}")
+    println("Generated the following version code: " + result.toInteger())
+    return result.toInteger()
 }
 
 
@@ -46,7 +52,6 @@ android {
 
         testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
-
     signingConfigs {
         release {
             keyAlias "trustchain"