diff --git a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/preprocess-workflows.gradle b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/preprocess-workflows.gradle
index f8c79aa04d..c6eb2c83b4 100644
--- a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/preprocess-workflows.gradle
+++ b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/preprocess-workflows.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler-embeddable:2.1.0')
+  implementation(libs.workflows.kotlin.compiler.embeddable)
 }
 
 gradlePlugin {
diff --git a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
index 4f4429e147..cfbbc636d8 100644
--- a/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
+++ b/build-logic/preprocess-workflows/src/main/groovy/org/spockframework/gradle/PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin.groovy
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.spockframework.gradle
 import groovy.transform.CompileStatic
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.VersionCatalogsExtension
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec
 import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaLanguageVersion
 import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaToolchainService
@@ -40,15 +40,16 @@ import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles.JVM_C
 @CompileStatic
 class PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
   void apply(Project project) {
+    def libs = project.extensions.getByType(VersionCatalogsExtension).find('libs').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new)
     def kotlinCompilerClasspath = project.configurations.detachedConfiguration(
-      project.dependencies.create('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler:2.1.0'),
-      project.dependencies.create('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-scripting-compiler:2.1.0')
+      libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-compiler').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get(),
+      libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-scripting-compiler').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get()
     )
     def kotlinScriptClasspath = project.configurations.detachedConfiguration(
-      project.dependencies.create('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-main-kts:2.1.0') { ModuleDependency it ->
-        it.transitive = false
-      }
-    )
+      libs.findLibrary('workflows-kotlin-main-kts').orElseThrow(AssertionError::new).get()
+    ).tap {
+      it.transitive = false
+    }
 
     def preprocessWorkflows = project.tasks.register('preprocessWorkflows') {
       it.group = 'github actions'
@@ -83,6 +84,12 @@ class PreprocessWorkflowsPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         // work-around for https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-42101
         it.systemProperty('kotlin.main.kts.compiled.scripts.cache.dir', '')
       }
+      project.pluginManager.withPlugin('io.spring.nohttp') {
+        // iff both tasks are run, workflow files should be generated before checkstyle check
+        project.tasks.named('checkstyleNohttp') {
+          it.mustRunAfter(preprocessWorkflow)
+        }
+      }
       preprocessWorkflows.configure {
         it.dependsOn(preprocessWorkflow)
       }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bd81b3ccfc..9e0dcb0166 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ tasks.register("codeCoverageReport", JacocoReport) {
 }
 
 if (gradle.startParameter.taskNames == ["ghActionsBuild"]) {
-  gradle.startParameter.taskNames = ["build", "codeCoverageReport"]
+  gradle.startParameter.taskNames = ["build", "preprocessWorkflows", "codeCoverageReport"]
 }
 
 if (gradle.startParameter.taskNames == ["ghActionsPublish"] || gradle.startParameter.taskNames == ["ghActionsDocs"]) {
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index a5951961a2..6aff1a43c4 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ jacoco = '0.8.12'
 junit = '5.11.4'
 asm = '9.7.1'
 mockito4 = '4.11.0'
-mockito5 = '5.15.2'
+mockito5 = '5.15s.2'
+workflows-kotlin = "2.0.20"
 
 [libraries]
 jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:26.0.1"
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ junit-bom =  { module = "org.junit:junit-bom",  version.ref = "junit" }
 junit-jupiter.module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter"
 junit-platform-testkit.module = "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-testkit"
 junit-platform-console.module = "org.junit.platform:junit-platform-console"
+workflows-kotlin-compiler = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler", version.ref = "workflows-kotlin" }
+workflows-kotlin-compiler-embeddable = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-compiler-embeddable", version.ref = "workflows-kotlin" }
+workflows-kotlin-main-kts = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-main-kts", version.ref = "workflows-kotlin" }
+workflows-kotlin-scripting-compiler = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-scripting-compiler", version.ref = "workflows-kotlin" }
 
 # just here so that renovate can figure out the dependencies
 groovy-v2 = { module = "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy", version.ref="groovy2" }