Run tests on Gradle release candidate and current with JDK 17 as required since Gradle 9

.github/workflows/integ-test-provision-gradle-versions.yml

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
     - name: Initialize integ-test
       uses: ./.github/actions/init-integ-test
+      with:
+        java-version: '11'
 
     - name: Setup Gradle with v6.9
       uses: ./setup-gradle
@@ -52,6 +54,19 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test uses Gradle v7.1.1
       working-directory: .github/workflow-samples/no-wrapper
       run: gradle help "-DgradleVersionCheck=7.1.1"
+    # Configure JDK 17 for Gradle 9 and later
+    - name: Setup Java
+      uses: actions/setup-java@c5195efecf7bdfc987ee8bae7a71cb8b11521c00 # v4.7.1
+      with:
+        distribution: temurin
+        java-version: 17
+    - name: Setup Gradle with release-candidate
+      uses: ./setup-gradle
+      with:
+        gradle-version: release-candidate
+    - name: Test use release-candidate
+      working-directory: .github/workflow-samples/no-wrapper
+      run: gradle help
     - name: Setup Gradle with current
       id: gradle-current
       uses: ./setup-gradle
@@ -61,42 +76,22 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: .github/workflow-samples/no-wrapper
       run: gradle help
     - name: Check current version output parameter
-      if: ${{ !startsWith(steps.gradle-current.outputs.gradle-version , '8.') }}
+      if: ${{ !startsWith(steps.gradle-current.outputs.gradle-version , '9.') }}
       uses: actions/github-script@60a0d83039c74a4aee543508d2ffcb1c3799cdea # v7.0.1
       with:
         script: |
           core.setFailed('Gradle version parameter not set correctly: value was "${{ steps.gradle-current.outputs.gradle-version }}"')    
 
-  provision-gradle-with-jdk-17:
-    strategy:
-      max-parallel: 1
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        os: ${{fromJSON(inputs.runner-os)}}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout sources
-        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
-      - name: Initialize integ-test
-        uses: ./.github/actions/init-integ-test
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-      - name: Setup Gradle with release-candidate
-        uses: ./setup-gradle
-        with:
-          gradle-version: release-candidate
-      - name: Test use release-candidate
-        working-directory: .github/workflow-samples/no-wrapper
-        run: gradle help
-  
   provision-gradle-version:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        gradle: ['8.14.2', '8.12', '8.12-rc-1', '8.9', '8.1', '7.6.4', '6.9.4', '5.6.4', '4.10.3', '3.5.1']
+        gradle: ['9.0.0', '8.14.2', '8.12', '8.12-rc-1', '8.9', '8.1', '7.6.4', '6.9.4', '5.6.4', '4.10.3', '3.5.1']
         os: ${{fromJSON(inputs.runner-os)}}
         include:
           - java-version: 11
+          - gradle: '9.0.0'
+            java-version: 17
           - gradle: '5.6.4'
             build-root-suffix: -gradle-5
           - gradle: '4.10.3'