diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2b855664..10f5088e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,17 +10,20 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [8, 11, 17, 18]
+        java: [8, 11, 17, 18] # todo: update to latest Gradle version for Java 21 support
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
     name: JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          distribution: temurin
+          cache: 'gradle'
+
       - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
         run: chmod +x gradlew
 
diff --git a/json-path/build.gradle b/json-path/build.gradle
index 5ae733be..a24d7e6e 100644
--- a/json-path/build.gradle
+++ b/json-path/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ description = "Java port of Stefan Goessner JsonPath."
 jar {
     baseName 'json-path'
     bnd (
+        'Automatic-Module-Name': 'json.path',
         'Implementation-Title': 'json-path', 'Implementation-Version': archiveVersion,
         'Import-Package': 'org.json.*;resolution:=optional, com.google.gson.*;resolution:=optional, com.fasterxml.jackson.*;resolution:=optional, org.apache.tapestry5.json.*;resolution:=optional, org.codehaus.jettison.*;resolution:=optional, jakarta.json.*;resolution:=optional, *',
         'Export-Package': 'com.jayway.jsonpath,com.jayway.jsonpath.spi,com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.cache,com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.json,com.jayway.jsonpath.spi.mapper'