diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide.yml b/.github/workflows/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide.yml
index 5206ef3..6531f86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           cd graalpy/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide
+          git clean -fdx
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress compile
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress exec:java -Dexec.mainClass=org.example.App | tee /tmp/output
-          grep darent /tmp/output
\ No newline at end of file
+          grep darent /tmp/output
+      - name: Build, test, and run 'graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide' using Gradle
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cd graalpy/graalpy-freeze-dependencies-guide
+          git clean -fdx
+          ./gradlew build
+          ./gradlew run | tee /tmp/output
+          grep darent /tmp/output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalpy-micronaut-guide.yml b/.github/workflows/graalpy-micronaut-guide.yml
index 63bf2c3..97a2aa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalpy-micronaut-guide.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalpy-micronaut-guide.yml
@@ -30,18 +30,40 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build, test, and run 'graalpy-micronaut-guide' using Maven
         run: |
           cd graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide
+          git clean -fdx
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean test -Dmicronaut.http.client.read-timeout=1m
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress mn:run &
           mnpid="$!"
           sleep 30
           curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
           kill $mnpid
+      - name: Build, test, and run 'graalpy-micronaut-guide' using Gradle
+        run: |
+          cd graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide
+          git clean -fdx
+          ./gradlew test -Dmicronaut.http.client.read-timeout=1m
+          ./gradlew run &
+          mnpid="$!"
+          sleep 30
+          curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
+          kill $mnpid
       - name: Build and run native 'graalpy-micronaut-guide' using Maven
         run: |
           cd graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide
+          git clean -fdx
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean package -DskipTests -Dpackaging=native-image
           ./target/graalpy-micronaut &
           mnpid="$!"
           sleep 20
           curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
           kill $mnpid
+      - name: Build and run native 'graalpy-micronaut-guide' using Gradle
+        run: |
+          cd graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide
+          git clean -fdx
+          ./gradlew nativeCompile
+          ./build/native/nativeCompile/demo &
+          mnpid="$!"
+          sleep 20
+          curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
+          kill $mnpid
diff --git a/.github/workflows/graalpy-spring-boot-guide.yml b/.github/workflows/graalpy-spring-boot-guide.yml
index 80e53ab..fdcec9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/graalpy-spring-boot-guide.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/graalpy-spring-boot-guide.yml
@@ -30,15 +30,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build, test, and run 'graalpy-spring-boot-guide' using Maven
         run: |
           cd graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide
+          git clean -fdx
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean test -Dspring.mvc.async.request-timeout=60000
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress spring-boot:run &
           sbpid="$!"
           sleep 30
           curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
           kill $sbpid
+      - name: Build, test, and run 'graalpy-spring-boot-guide' using Gradle
+        run: |
+          cd graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide
+          git clean -fdx
+          ./gradlew test -Dspring.mvc.async.request-timeout=60000
+          ./gradlew bootRun &
+          sbpid="$!"
+          sleep 30
+          curl --fail-with-body --silent --dump-header - -o /dev/null http://localhost:8080/
+          kill $sbpid
       - name: Build and run native 'graalpy-spring-boot-guide' using Maven
         run: |
           cd graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide
+          git clean -fdx
           ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress clean -DskipTests -Pnative native:compile
           ./target/graalpy-springboot &
           sbpid="$!"
diff --git a/graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide/build.gradle.kts b/graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide/build.gradle.kts
index 92c5ad4..fa60cec 100644
--- a/graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/graalpy/graalpy-micronaut-guide/build.gradle.kts
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ micronaut {
         replaceLogbackXml = true
     }
 }
+
+tasks.withType<Test> {
+    systemProperty("micronaut.http.client.read-timeout", System.getProperty("micronaut.http.client.read-timeout"))
+}
diff --git a/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/README.md b/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/README.md
index c277c6f..63b0855 100644
--- a/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/README.md
+++ b/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/README.md
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ To run the application:
 or
 
 ```bash
-./gradlew run
+./gradlew bootRun
 ```
 
 This will start the application on port 8080.
diff --git a/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/build.gradle b/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/build.gradle
index 06bca43..db3618a 100644
--- a/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/build.gradle
+++ b/graalpy/graalpy-spring-boot-guide/build.gradle
@@ -37,3 +37,7 @@ dependencies {
 tasks.named('test') {
   useJUnitPlatform()
 }
+
+test {
+  systemProperty "spring.mvc.async.request-timeout", System.getProperty("spring.mvc.async.request-timeout")
+}