diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 262fa353..b793b429 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# Enabling the Gradle build-cache is critical for performance
+org.gradle.caching=true
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+
 # Also add exports for google-java-format to work in modern java
 org.gradle.jvmargs=--add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api=ALL-UNNAMED \
   --add-exports jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.file=ALL-UNNAMED \