diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 74a98b9..52a7aa4 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.daemon=true
 
 # Suppress Gradle warnings
-org.gradle.warning.mode=summary
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+org.gradle.warning.mode=summary
+
+# Let Gradle locate local JDKs and download one if needed
+org.gradle.java.installations.auto-detect=true
+org.gradle.java.installations.auto-download=true
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index bf14f80..1fdca58 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+  id("org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention") version "1.0.0"
+}
+
 rootProject.name = 'braintrust-x-java'
 
-include 'examples'
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+include 'examples'