diff --git a/.circleci/config.pkl b/.circleci/config.pkl
index f35042a5..9f801cd8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.pkl
+++ b/.circleci/config.pkl
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ local prbJobs: Listing<String> = (gradleCheckJobs.keys.toListing()) {
 
 local buildAndTestJobs = (prbJobs) {
   "bench"
-//   "gradle-compatibility"
+  "gradle-compatibility"
   ...buildNativeJobs.keys.filter((it) -> it.endsWith("snapshot"))
 }
 
 local releaseJobs = (prbJobs) {
   "bench"
-//   "gradle-compatibility"
+  "gradle-compatibility"
   ...buildNativeJobs.keys.filter((it) -> it.endsWith("release"))
 }
 
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c21303fc..88720e6e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ workflows:
     - gradle-check-jdk17
     - check-patch-file
     - bench
+    - gradle-compatibility
     - pkl-cli-macOS-amd64-snapshot
     - pkl-cli-linux-amd64-snapshot
     - pkl-cli-macOS-aarch64-snapshot
@@ -789,6 +790,7 @@ workflows:
         - gradle-check-jdk17
         - check-patch-file
         - bench
+        - gradle-compatibility
         - pkl-cli-macOS-amd64-snapshot
         - pkl-cli-linux-amd64-snapshot
         - pkl-cli-macOS-aarch64-snapshot
@@ -830,6 +832,12 @@ workflows:
             ignore: /.*/
           tags:
             only: /^v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
+    - gradle-compatibility:
+        filters:
+          branches:
+            ignore: /.*/
+          tags:
+            only: /^v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
     - pkl-cli-macOS-amd64-release:
         filters:
           branches:
@@ -866,6 +874,7 @@ workflows:
         - gradle-check-jdk17
         - check-patch-file
         - bench
+        - gradle-compatibility
         - pkl-cli-macOS-amd64-release
         - pkl-cli-linux-amd64-release
         - pkl-cli-macOS-aarch64-release
@@ -914,6 +923,9 @@ workflows:
     - bench:
         requires:
         - hold
+    - gradle-compatibility:
+        requires:
+        - hold
     - pkl-cli-macOS-amd64-release:
         requires:
         - hold