codeql-cli-2.17.6 broken kotlin-java build in multi-module project

[serpro69]

I have a multi-module kotlin project, where modules require different java versions (8, 11, ...) I noticed that my codeql actions started failing and since I haven't made any changes to build configuration between last successful build and currently failed one, I've started looking at the version of the action. While I can't spot anything in the logs, the last version that worked for me was codeql-cli-2.17.3, and after setting that up explicitly the build works again. With the current codeql-cli-2.17.6 , the build breaks with the following error:

[2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild] FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild] * What went wrong:
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild] A problem occurred configuring project ':cli-bot'.
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild] > Could not resolve all files for configuration ':cli-bot:classpath'.
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]    > Could not resolve org.graalvm.buildtools:native-gradle-plugin:0.10.1.
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]      Required by:
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]          project :cli-bot > org.graalvm.buildtools.native:org.graalvm.buildtools.native.gradle.plugin:0.10.1
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]       > No matching variant of org.graalvm.buildtools:native-gradle-plugin:0.10.1 was found. The consumer was configured to find a library for use during runtime, compatible with Java 8, packaged as a jar, and its dependencies declared externally, as well as attribute 'org.gradle.plugin.api-version' with value '8.4' but:
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]           - Variant 'apiElements' capability org.graalvm.buildtools:native-gradle-plugin:0.10.1 declares a library, packaged as a jar, and its dependencies declared externally:
  [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [build-stdout] [2024-06-29 13:35:18] [autobuild]               - Incompatible because this component declares a component for use during compile-time, compatible with Java 11 and the consumer needed a component for use during runtime, compatible with Java 8

This is a successful run after downgrading the codeql tooling to 2.17.3 and using github/codeql-action/[email protected] version explicitly - https://github.com/serpro69/kotlin-faker/actions/runs/9724606568 If I use init@v3 and do not set tool version, which currently defaults to 2.17.6, the build fails to compile due to java version that is being picked up: https://github.com/serpro69/kotlin-faker/actions/runs/9724530099/job/26840837224

The problem is, with the current version, it's setting java8 by default, for some reason - https://github.com/serpro69/kotlin-faker/actions/runs/9724530099/job/26840837224#step:5:81 , and I do not see a way how to override that. That wasn't the case previously, so gradle would just pick whichever version is needed, based on toolchains and gradle setup.

Is this intended behavior? Is there any way I can upgrade to latest version while preserving the previous behavior?