diff --git a/.github/actions/build/action.yml b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
index 0ebb7f08717..8731341990f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
@@ -35,15 +35,11 @@ runs:
       id: build
       if: ${{ inputs.publish == 'false' }}
       shell: bash
-      env:
-        DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ inputs.develocity-access-key }}
       run: ./gradlew build
     - name: Publish
       id: publish
       if: ${{ inputs.publish == 'true' }}
       shell: bash
-      env:
-        DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ inputs.develocity-access-key }}
       run: ./gradlew -PdeploymentRepository=$(pwd)/deployment-repository ${{ !startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'Next development version') && 'build' || '' }} publishAllPublicationsToDeploymentRepository
     - name: Read Version From gradle.properties
       id: read-version
diff --git a/.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build/action.yml
index 8ff129f7c8c..cad6dd88fdd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build/action.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: false
     description: 'Whether a Java toolchain should be used'
+  develocity-access-key:
+    required: false
+    description: 'The access key for authentication with ge.spring.io'
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ runs:
       uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@31ae3562f68c96d481c31bc1a8a55cc1be162f83 # v3.4.1
       with:
         cache-read-only: false
+        develocity-access-key: ${{ inputs.develocity-access-key }}
     - name: Configure Gradle Properties
       shell: bash
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-system-tests.yml
index 00918f888f5..ba145395474 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-system-tests.yml
@@ -23,18 +23,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare Gradle Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-gradle-build
         with:
+          develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java.version }}
           java-toolchain: ${{ matrix.java.toolchain }}
       - name: Run System Tests
         id: run-system-tests
         shell: bash
-        env:
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_URL: 'https://ge.spring.io'
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USER }}
-          GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          ./gradlew systemTest
+        run: ./gradlew systemTest
       - name: Send Notification
         uses: ./.github/actions/send-notification
         if: always()