diff --git a/.github/workflows/hr-release.yml b/.github/workflows/hr-release.yml
index a037d8b12..0b6e5fb6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hr-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hr-release.yml
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Set Up Java
               uses: actions/setup-java@v4
               with:
-                  # Tycho is built with Java 21 (class file version 65)
-                  java-version: "21"
-                  distribution: "temurin"
+                  java-version: "17"
+                  distribution: "adopt"
             - name: Build JDT-LS
               if: "${{ inputs.JDT_LS_VERSION == '' }}"
               run: |
@@ -132,7 +131,8 @@ jobs:
                   echo "publishPreReleaseFlag=--pre-release" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             - name: Package vscode-java
               run: |
-                  platforms=("win32-x64" "linux-x64" "linux-arm64" "darwin-x64" "darwin-arm64")
+                  # platforms=("win32-x64" "linux-x64" "linux-arm64" "darwin-x64" "darwin-arm64")
+                  platforms=("linux-x64")
                   for platform in ${platforms[@]}; do
                     npx gulp download_jre --target ${platform} --javaVersion 17
                     vsce package ${{ env.publishPreReleaseFlag }} --target ${platform} -o java-${platform}-${{ env.EXT_VERSION }}-${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}.vsix
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index fc6eeb592..4a08fbdf7 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -294,31 +294,48 @@ export function setGradleWrapperChecksum(wrapper: string, sha256?: string) {
 		return;
 	}
 	gradleWrapperPromptDialogs.push(sha256);
-	const allow = 'Trust';
-	const disallow = 'Do not trust';
-	window.showErrorMessage(`"Security Warning! The gradle wrapper '${wrapper}'" [sha256 '${sha256}'] [could be malicious](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Gradle-Support#suspicious.wrapper). Should it be trusted?";`, disallow, allow)
-		.then(async selection => {
-			let allowed;
-			if (selection === allow) {
-				allowed = true;
-			} else if (selection === disallow) {
-				allowed = false;
-			} else {
-				unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256);
-				return false;
-			}
-			const key = "java.imports.gradle.wrapper.checksums";
-			let property: any = workspace.getConfiguration().inspect<string>(key).globalValue;
-			if (!Array.isArray(property)) {
-				property = [];
-			}
-			const entry = property.filter(p => (p.sha256 === sha256));
-			if (entry === null || entry.length === 0) {
-				property.push({ sha256: sha256, allowed: allowed });
-				workspace.getConfiguration().update(key, property, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
-			}
-			unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256);
-		});
+	/*
+	 * HackerRank_Specific:
+	 * Commented out the original Gradle wrapper trust prompt dialog.
+	 * Instead of showing a security warning pop-up and asking the user to trust/distrust,
+	 * we silently auto-trust the wrapper by directly writing allowed: true to the configuration.
+	 */
+	// const allow = 'Trust';
+	// const disallow = 'Do not trust';
+	// window.showErrorMessage(`"Security Warning! The gradle wrapper '${wrapper}'" [sha256 '${sha256}'] [could be malicious](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Gradle-Support#suspicious.wrapper). Should it be trusted?";`, disallow, allow)
+	// 	.then(async selection => {
+	// 		let allowed;
+	// 		if (selection === allow) {
+	// 			allowed = true;
+	// 		} else if (selection === disallow) {
+	// 			allowed = false;
+	// 		} else {
+	// 			unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256);
+	// 			return false;
+	// 		}
+	// 		const key = "java.imports.gradle.wrapper.checksums";
+	// 		let property: any = workspace.getConfiguration().inspect<string>(key).globalValue;
+	// 		if (!Array.isArray(property)) {
+	// 			property = [];
+	// 		}
+	// 		const entry = property.filter(p => (p.sha256 === sha256));
+	// 		if (entry === null || entry.length === 0) {
+	// 			property.push({ sha256: sha256, allowed: allowed });
+	// 			workspace.getConfiguration().update(key, property, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+	// 		}
+	// 		unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256);
+	// 	});
+	const key = "java.imports.gradle.wrapper.checksums";
+	let property: any = workspace.getConfiguration().inspect<string>(key).globalValue;
+	if (!Array.isArray(property)) {
+		property = [];
+	}
+	const entry = property.filter(p => (p.sha256 === sha256));
+	if (entry === null || entry.length === 0) {
+		property.push({ sha256: sha256, allowed: true });
+		workspace.getConfiguration().update(key, property, ConfigurationTarget.Global);
+	}
+	unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256);
 }
 
 function unregisterGradleWrapperPromptDialog(sha256: string) {