Merge branch 'main' into 2027

.github/workflows/gradle.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  validation:
+    name: "Validation"
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: gradle/actions/wrapper-validation@v4
+
   build-docker:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -26,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             build-options: "-Ponlylinuxx86-64"
     name: "Build - ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
@@ -103,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
             outputs: "ntcoreffi/build/outputs"
     name: "Build - ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -172,6 +181,7 @@ jobs:
   build-documentation:
     name: "Build - Documentation"
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: [validation]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: