diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 12e9892c9..96365583d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ _site
 
 credentials.yml
 .flattened-pom.xml
+.mvn/.gradle-enterprise
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.mvn/extensions.xml b/.mvn/extensions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85a16c3aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/extensions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<extensions>
+	<extension>
+		<groupId>com.gradle</groupId>
+		<artifactId>gradle-enterprise-maven-extension</artifactId>
+		<version>1.18.1</version>
+	</extension>
+	<extension>
+		<groupId>com.gradle</groupId>
+		<artifactId>common-custom-user-data-maven-extension</artifactId>
+		<version>1.12.2</version>
+	</extension>
+</extensions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.mvn/gradle-enterprise.xml b/.mvn/gradle-enterprise.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..135c11834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mvn/gradle-enterprise.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<gradleEnterprise
+		xmlns="https://www.gradle.com/gradle-enterprise-maven" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		xsi:schemaLocation="https://www.gradle.com/gradle-enterprise-maven https://www.gradle.com/schema/gradle-enterprise-maven.xsd">
+	<server>
+		<url>https://ge.spring.io</url>
+	</server>
+	<buildScan>
+		<backgroundBuildScanUpload>false</backgroundBuildScanUpload>
+		<captureGoalInputFiles>true</captureGoalInputFiles>
+		<publishIfAuthenticated>true</publishIfAuthenticated>
+		<obfuscation>
+			<ipAddresses>#{{'0.0.0.0'}}</ipAddresses>
+		</obfuscation>
+	</buildScan>
+	<buildCache>
+		<local>
+			<enabled>true</enabled>
+		</local>
+		<remote>
+			<server>
+				<credentials>
+					<username>spring-builds+jenkins</username>
+					<password>${env.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD}</password>
+				</credentials>
+			</server>
+			<enabled>true</enabled>
+			<storeEnabled>#{env['GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME'] != null and env['GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD'] != null}</storeEnabled>
+		</remote>
+	</buildCache>
+</gradleEnterprise>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 16b604cb9..ff73b1ff3 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pipeline {
 			options { timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')}
 			environment {
 				ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 			}
 			steps {
 				script {
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ pipeline {
 		stage("Test other configurations") {
 			when {
 				beforeAgent(true)
-				branch(pattern: "main|(\\d\\.\\d\\.x)", comparator: "REGEXP")
+				branch(pattern: "main|(\\d\\.\\d\\.x)|issue/.+", comparator: "REGEXP")
 			}
 
 			parallel {
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ pipeline {
 					options { timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')}
 					environment {
 						ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 					}
 					steps {
 						script {
@@ -74,6 +78,8 @@ pipeline {
 					options { timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')}
 					environment {
 						ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 					}
 					steps {
 						script {
@@ -89,6 +95,8 @@ pipeline {
 					options { timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')}
 					environment {
 						ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 					}
 					steps {
 						script {
@@ -104,6 +112,8 @@ pipeline {
 					options { timeout(time: 30, unit: 'MINUTES')}
 					environment {
 						ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+						GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 					}
 					steps {
 						script {
@@ -126,6 +136,8 @@ pipeline {
 				KEYRING = credentials('spring-signing-secring.gpg')
 				PASSPHRASE = credentials('spring-gpg-passphrase')
 				STAGING_PROFILE_ID = credentials('spring-data-release-deployment-maven-central-staging-profile-id')
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 			}
 
 			steps {
@@ -158,7 +170,7 @@ pipeline {
 
 							sh "ci/build-and-deploy-to-maven-central.sh ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID}"
 							sh "ci/rc-close.sh ${STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID}"
-							sh "ci/smoke-test-against-maven-central.sh ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID}"
+// 							sh "ci/smoke-test-against-maven-central.sh ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID}"
 							sh "ci/rc-release.sh ${STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID}"
 
 							slackSend(
@@ -186,22 +198,25 @@ pipeline {
 
 		stage('Release documentation') {
 			when {
-				anyOf {
-					branch 'main'
-					branch 'release'
-				}
+				beforeAgent(true)
+				branch(pattern: "main|release", comparator: "REGEXP")
 			}
 			agent any
 			options { timeout(time: 20, unit: 'MINUTES') }
 
 			environment {
 				ARTIFACTORY = credentials("${p['artifactory.credentials']}")
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials']}")
+				GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY = credentials("${p['gradle-enterprise.access-key']}")
 			}
 
 			steps {
 				script {
 					docker.image(p['docker.java.main.image']).inside(p['docker.java.inside.basic']) {
-						sh 'MAVEN_OPTS="-Duser.name=jenkins -Duser.home=/tmp/jenkins-home" ./mvnw -s settings.xml -Pjakarta-ee-10,distribute,docs ' +
+						sh 'MAVEN_OPTS="-Duser.name=jenkins -Duser.home=/tmp/jenkins-home" ' +
+								'GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USR} ' +
+								'GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PSW} ' +
+								'./mvnw -s settings.xml -Pjakarta-ee-10,distribute,docs ' +
 								'-Dartifactory.server=https://repo.spring.io ' +
 								"-Dartifactory.username=${ARTIFACTORY_USR} " +
 								"-Dartifactory.password=${ARTIFACTORY_PSW} " +
diff --git a/ci/build-and-deploy-to-artifactory.sh b/ci/build-and-deploy-to-artifactory.sh
index 80d113fd2..e3976a735 100755
--- a/ci/build-and-deploy-to-artifactory.sh
+++ b/ci/build-and-deploy-to-artifactory.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 RELEASE_TYPE=$1
 
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USR}
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PSW}
+
 echo 'Deploying to Artifactory...'
 
 MAVEN_OPTS="-Duser.name=jenkins -Duser.home=/tmp/jenkins-home" ./mvnw \
diff --git a/ci/build-and-deploy-to-maven-central.sh b/ci/build-and-deploy-to-maven-central.sh
index fc2046cf0..eaa141d61 100755
--- a/ci/build-and-deploy-to-maven-central.sh
+++ b/ci/build-and-deploy-to-maven-central.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 PROJECT_VERSION=$1
 STAGING_REPOSITORY_ID=$2
 
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USR}
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PSW}
+
 echo 'Staging on Maven Central...'
 
 GNUPGHOME=/tmp/gpghome
diff --git a/ci/pipeline.properties b/ci/pipeline.properties
index ff3d66d35..ce32d353e 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.properties
+++ b/ci/pipeline.properties
@@ -16,3 +16,5 @@ docker.java.inside.basic=-v $HOME:/tmp/jenkins-home
 # Credentials
 artifactory.credentials=02bd1690-b54f-4c9f-819d-a77cb7a9822c
 dockerhub.credentials=hub.docker.com-springbuildmaster
+gradle-enterprise-cache.credentials=gradle_enterprise_cache_user
+gradle-enterprise.access-key=gradle_enterprise_secret_access_key
diff --git a/ci/test.sh b/ci/test.sh
index 2df068275..0958b2067 100755
--- a/ci/test.sh
+++ b/ci/test.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-mkdir -p /tmp/jenkins-home/.m2/spring-ws
-chown -R 1001:1001 .
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USR}
+export GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD=${GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PSW}
 
 MAVEN_OPTS="-Duser.name=jenkins -Duser.home=/tmp/jenkins-home" \
   ./mvnw -s settings.xml \
-  -P${PROFILE} clean dependency:list test -Dsort -B -Dmaven.repo.local=/tmp/jenkins-home/.m2/spring-ws
+  -P${PROFILE} clean dependency:list test -Dsort -B
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e835bca2..1c51d9acc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -291,6 +291,26 @@
             </plugin>
 
         </plugins>
+
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>com.gradle</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>gradle-enterprise-maven-extension</artifactId>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <gradleEnterprise>
+                            <normalization>
+                                <runtimeClassPath>
+                                    <ignoredFiles>
+                                        <ignoredFile>builddef.lst</ignoredFile>
+                                    </ignoredFiles>
+                                </runtimeClassPath>
+                            </normalization>
+                        </gradleEnterprise>
+                    </configuration>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
@@ -812,15 +832,14 @@
             <snapshots>
                 <enabled>true</enabled>
             </snapshots>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
         </repository>
         <repository>
             <id>spring-milestone</id>
             <url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
         </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>spring-release</id>
-            <url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
-        </repository>
     </repositories>
 
     <pluginRepositories>
@@ -830,6 +849,9 @@
             <snapshots>
                 <enabled>true</enabled>
             </snapshots>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
         </pluginRepository>
         <pluginRepository>
             <id>spring-milestone</id>