diff --git a/.github/workflows/java.yaml b/.github/workflows/java.yaml
index 793bbb0..2cb1eed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java.yaml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ jobs:
       - id: copyright-action
         uses: cicsdev/.github/.github/actions/samples-copyright-checker@4134522d8109169bb8c460db841f94167ec2802f
         with:
-          directory: './cics-java-liberty-springboot-jdbc/'
+          directory: './cics-java-liberty-springboot-jdbc-app/'
           file-extensions: '*.java'
-          base-copyright: 'Copyright IBM Corp. 2025'
+          base-copyright: 'Copyright IBM Corp. 2026'
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   build-maven:
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ jobs:
         distribution: 'semeru'
     - name: Setup Gradle
       uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+      with:
+        gradle-version: 8.14.4
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew build -Pjava_version=${{ matrix.jdk }}
+      run: gradle build -Pjava_version=${{ matrix.jdk }}
       
   build-gradlew:
     name: Build Gradle wrapper