This is where the 'fun' begins. Which cache setting is the correct one. Let's find out!

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ variables:
   SECRETS_ANALYZER_VERSION: "3"
   SECRET_DETECTION_EXCLUDED_PATHS: ""
   GRADLE_OPTS: "-Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
+  GRADLE_USER_HOME: "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/.gradle"
 
 services:
   - name: ghcr.io/griefed/gitlab-ci-cd:2.0.9
@@ -28,10 +29,6 @@ workflow:
       when: never
     - when: always
 
-before_script:
-  - GRADLE_USER_HOME="$(pwd)/.gradle"
-  - export GRADLE_USER_HOME
-
 cache:
   paths:
     - frontend/node_modules