diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index d05d07b5..dd8bf760 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     name: Java Gradle
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml@1.40.5
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml@feature/improved-gradle-caching
     with:
       java-version: 17
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b1394223..1f671aba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   java-gradle-release:
     name: Java Gradle
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-release.yaml@1.40.5
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-release.yaml@feature/improved-gradle-caching
     with:
       java-version: 17
       release-type: "${{ inputs.release-type }}"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 767a8dc9..4d6206c3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id("net.researchgate.release") version "3.0.2"
     id("com.bakdata.sonar") version "1.1.17"
-    id("com.bakdata.sonatype") version "1.1.14"
+    id("com.bakdata.sonatype") version "1.2.1"
     id("org.hildan.github.changelog") version "2.2.0"
     id("io.freefair.lombok") version "8.4"
 }