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-# actions
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+# GitHub Actions for Gradle builds
+
+This repository contains a set of GitHub Actions that are useful for building Gradle projects on GitHub.
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+name: Build with Gradle
+description: A collection of actions for building Gradle projects, as well as generating a dependency graph via Dependency Submission.
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+  - name: Setup Gradle
+    uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@main
+    with:
+      cache-read-only: true
+
+branding:
+  icon: 'box'
+  color: 'gray-dark'