diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2739.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2739.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c31ba333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-2739.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+type: fix
+fix:
+  description: Make checkJavaVersions task more amenable to gradle8 configuration
+    cache
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/gradle-baseline/pull/2739
diff --git a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/javaversions/BaselineJavaVersion.java b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/javaversions/BaselineJavaVersion.java
index 673ea397b..cfdaf2fa4 100644
--- a/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/javaversions/BaselineJavaVersion.java
+++ b/gradle-baseline-java/src/main/groovy/com/palantir/baseline/plugins/javaversions/BaselineJavaVersion.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public void execute(JavaToolchainSpec javaToolchainSpec) {
                         public void execute(CheckJavaVersionsTask task) {
                             task.getTargetVersion().set(extension.target());
                             task.getRuntimeVersion().set(extension.runtime());
+                            task.getProjectDisplayName().set(project.getDisplayName());
                         }
                     });
             project.getTasks().named("check").configure(check -> check.dependsOn(checkJavaVersions));
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ public static class CheckJavaVersionsTask extends DefaultTask {
 
         private final Property<ChosenJavaVersion> targetVersion;
         private final Property<ChosenJavaVersion> runtimeVersion;
+        private final Property<String> projectDisplayName;
 
         @Inject
         public CheckJavaVersionsTask() {
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ public CheckJavaVersionsTask() {
                     + "The runtime version must be greater than or equal to the target version.");
             targetVersion = getProject().getObjects().property(ChosenJavaVersion.class);
             runtimeVersion = getProject().getObjects().property(ChosenJavaVersion.class);
+            projectDisplayName = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
         }
 
         @Input
@@ -238,6 +241,11 @@ public Property<ChosenJavaVersion> getRuntimeVersion() {
             return runtimeVersion;
         }
 
+        @Input
+        Property<String> getProjectDisplayName() {
+            return projectDisplayName;
+        }
+
         @TaskAction
         public final void checkJavaVersions() {
             ChosenJavaVersion target = getTargetVersion().get();
@@ -245,7 +253,7 @@ public final void checkJavaVersions() {
             getLogger()
                     .debug(
                             "BaselineJavaVersion configured project {} with target version {} and runtime version {}",
-                            getProject(),
+                            projectDisplayName,
                             target,
                             runtime);