diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.codeql.yml
index a5f2d9048..550fd3857 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.codeql.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ name: "CodeQL"
       BUILDLESS_APIKEY:
         description: "Buildless API key"
         required: false
+      GRADLE_CONFIGURATION_KEY:
+        description: "Gradle cache key"
+        required: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: read