Tune GHA gradle cache

Signed-off-by: Fabio Di Fabio <fabio.difabio@consensys.net>

Author: fab-10

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 17
           cache: gradle
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            **/version.gradle
+            **/verification-metadata.xml
       - name: spotless
         run: ./gradlew --no-daemon --parallel clean spotlessCheck
   javadoc_17:
@@ -27,10 +30,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Java 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: adopt
           java-version: 17
           cache: gradle
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            **/version.gradle
+            **/verification-metadata.xml
       - name: javadoc (JDK 17)
         run: ./gradlew --no-daemon clean javadoc