diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml
index 0d3a3e6c900..02fe1e24961 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-review.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - release-*
 
+env:
+  GRADLE_OPTS: "-Xmx6g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true"
+
 jobs:
   repolint:
     name: "Repository Linting"
@@ -41,8 +44,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@9e899d11ad247ec76be7a60bc1cf9d3abbb9e7f1
+        with:
+          cache-disabled: true
       - name: run spotless
-        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+        run: ./gradlew spotlessCheck
   compile:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
@@ -59,8 +64,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@9e899d11ad247ec76be7a60bc1cf9d3abbb9e7f1
+        with:
+          cache-disabled: true
       - name: Gradle Compile
-        run: ./gradlew build -x test -x spotlessCheck -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+        run: ./gradlew build -x test -x spotlessCheck
   unitTests:
     env:
         GRADLEW_UNIT_TEST_ARGS: ${{matrix.gradle_args}}
@@ -92,9 +99,11 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@9e899d11ad247ec76be7a60bc1cf9d3abbb9e7f1
+        with:
+          cache-disabled: true
       - name: run unit tests
         id: unitTest
-        run: ./gradlew $GRADLEW_UNIT_TEST_ARGS -Dorg.gradle.parallel=true -Dorg.gradle.caching=true
+        run: ./gradlew $GRADLEW_UNIT_TEST_ARGS
       - name: Publish Test Report
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@5f47764eec0e1c1f19f40c8e60a5ba47e47015c5
         if: success() || failure() # always run even if the build step fails