diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
index ec399c913..96025aae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
   assess-code-quality:
     name: Asses code quality
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: build
+    needs: test
     steps:
       - name: Assess code quality
         uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality@1.39.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
index 0f4ed9503..fa56ba474 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.39.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.40.5
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
index 7f4536db6..1d3ee3e46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.39.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.40.5
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
index 102a251df..7e6a2c825 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.39.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.40.5
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}