diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests-from-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests-from-branch.yml
index ff5f7e456c..021a991d4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests-from-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests-from-branch.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,23 @@ env:
   IMAGE_NAME: utbot_java_cli
   DOCKERFILE_PATH: docker/Dockerfile_java_cli
   # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
+  #
+  # When configuring Gradle behavior you can use these methods,
+  # listed in order of highest to lowest precedence (first one wins):
+  # - Command-line flags such as --build-cache.
+  #   These have precedence over properties and environment variables.
+  # - System properties such as systemProp.http.proxyHost=somehost.org
+  #   stored in a gradle.properties file in a root project directory.
+  # - Gradle properties such as org.gradle.caching=true that are
+  #   typically stored in a gradle.properties file in a project
+  #   directory or in the GRADLE_USER_HOME.
+  # - Environment variables such as GRADLE_OPTS sourced by the
+  #   environment that executes Gradle.
+  #
+  # read more at: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_environment.html
+  #
+  # example of GRADLE_OPTS:
+#  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dorg.gradle.parallel=false -Dkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process"
   PUSHGATEWAY_HOSTNAME: monitoring.utbot.org
   ELK_HOSTNAME: logs.utbot.org
   FILEBEAT_DIR: /tmp/filebeat
@@ -115,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-framework
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          gradle --build-cache --no-daemon :utbot-framework-test:test ${{ matrix.project.TESTS_TO_RUN }}
+          gradle --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g :utbot-framework-test:test ${{ matrix.project.TESTS_TO_RUN }}
 
       - name: Upload logs
         if: ${{ always() }}
@@ -191,13 +207,13 @@ jobs:
         id: first-project
         run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.projects.first }}
-          gradle build --build-cache --no-daemon
+          gradle build --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
 
       - name: Build project ${{ matrix.projects.second }}
         if: ${{ steps.first-project.outcome != 'cancelled' && steps.first-project.outcome != 'skipped' }}
         run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.projects.second }}
-          gradle build --build-cache --no-daemon
+          gradle build --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
 
       - name: Upload test report if tests have failed
         if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -266,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.project }}
-          gradle build --build-cache --no-daemon
+          gradle build --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx6g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
 
       - name: Upload test report if tests have failed
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests.yml
index b3c62a1559..d434016a8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-run-tests.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ env:
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: utbot_java_cli
   DOCKERFILE_PATH: docker/Dockerfile_java_cli
-  # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
 
 jobs:
   build-and-run-tests:
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build UTBot Java CLI
       run: |
         cd utbot-cli
-        gradle build --no-daemon -x test -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
+        gradle build --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g -x test -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
     - name: Set docker tag
       run:
         # "You can make an environment variable available to any subsequent steps in a workflow job by 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/public-rider-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/public-rider-plugin.yml
index fe78d8c3da..f164079545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/public-rider-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/public-rider-plugin.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ on:
           - alpha
           - beta
 
-env:
-  # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
   # This workflow contains a single job called "greet"
@@ -75,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       
     - name: Build UTBot Rider plugin
       run: |
-        gradle clean :utbot-rider:buildPlugin --no-daemon -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }} -PincludeRiderInBuild=true
+        gradle clean :utbot-rider:buildPlugin --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }} -PincludeRiderInBuild=true
         cd utbot-rider/build/distributions
         unzip utbot-rider-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
         rm utbot-rider-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-on-github-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-on-github-packages.yml
index 69fd73e0bc..1404878c63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-on-github-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-on-github-packages.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: true
         description: "commit SHA: e.g. cab4799c"
-        
-env:
-  # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
 
 jobs:
   build-and-run-tests:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin-and-cli-from-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin-and-cli-from-branch.yml
index 53bac40c73..7255c32a37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin-and-cli-from-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin-and-cli-from-branch.yml
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ on:
           - alpha
           - beta
 
-env:
-  # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
-
 jobs:
     publish_plugin_and_cli:
       runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build UTBot IntelliJ IDEA plugin
         run: |
-          gradle clean buildPlugin --no-daemon -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
+          gradle clean buildPlugin --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
           cd utbot-intellij/build/distributions
           unzip utbot-intellij-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
           rm utbot-intellij-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
@@ -93,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build UTBot CLI
         run: |
           cd utbot-cli
-          gradle clean build --no-daemon -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
+          gradle clean build --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g -PsemVer=${{ env.VERSION }}
           
       - name: Archive UTBot CLI
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-chosen-tests-from-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/run-chosen-tests-from-branch.yml
index 786c55eeb7..57d56ad867 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-chosen-tests-from-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-chosen-tests-from-branch.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ on:
           description: "{package-name}.{class-name-optional}.{test-name-optional}"
 
 env:
-  # Environment variable setting gradle options.
-  GRADLE_OPTS: "-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs='-XX:MaxHeapSize=2048m -XX:MaxPermSize=512m -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false' -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false"
   PUSHGATEWAY_HOSTNAME: monitoring.utbot.org
 
 jobs:
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           
       - name: Run chosen tests
         run: |
-          gradle :${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }}:test --no-daemon --tests ${{ github.event.inputs.tests-bunch-name }}
+          gradle :${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }}:test --no-daemon --build-cache --no-parallel -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g --tests ${{ github.event.inputs.tests-bunch-name }}
           
       - name: Upload ${{ github.event.inputs.project-name }} tests report if tests have failed
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index af70eca1b1..4a172b8ed8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -75,16 +75,24 @@ openblasVersion=0.3.10-1.5.4
 arpackNgVersion=3.7.0-1.5.4
 
 # configuration for build server
-org.gradle.daemon=false
-org.gradle.parallel=false
-org.gradle.jvmargs="-XX:MaxHeapSize=6144m"
-kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process
-org.gradle.caching=false
+#
+# the following options are passed to gradle command explicitly (see appropriate workflow):
+#   --build-cache (the same as org.gradle.caching=true)
+#   --no-daemon (the same as org.gradle.daemon=false)
+#
+# read about options precedence at: https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_environment.html
+org.gradle.jvmargs="-Xmx6g"
 
 # configuration for local compilation - much faster
-#org.gradle.daemon=true
-#kotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
-#org.gradle.parallel=true
-#org.gradle.caching=true
-#org.gradle.workers.max=8
-#org.gradle.jvmargs="-XX:MaxHeapSize=6144m"
\ No newline at end of file
+# overriden by some parameters in CI, read below about each option
+#
+# overrided by --no-daemon
+org.gradle.daemon=true
+# overrided by -Dkotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
+kotlin.daemon.jvm.options=-Xmx4g
+# overrided by --no-parallel
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+# not overrided, we use cache in CI as well
+org.gradle.caching=true
+# there is no need to override the option below because parallel execution is disabled by --no-parallel
+org.gradle.workers.max=8