yippee it works

.github/actions/build_setup/action.yml

@@ -38,3 +38,8 @@ runs:
           notifications
           jdks
           wrapper
+
+      # run gradlew jar to set up necessary files before shadow can break them in the Build step
+    - name: Pre-build
+      shell: bash
+      run: ./gradlew jar --build-cache

.github/workflows/auto-build.yml

@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/build_setup
 
-        # run gradlew jar to set up necessary files before shadow can break them in the Build step
-      - name: Setup Build part 2
-        run: ./gradlew jar --build-cache
-
       - name: Build
         run: ./gradlew build --build-cache
 

.github/workflows/auto-publish.yml

@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/build_setup
 
-        # run gradlew jar to set up necessary files before shadow can break them in the Build step
-      - name: Setup Build part 2
-        run: ./gradlew jar --build-cache
-
       - name: Build
         run: ./gradlew build --build-cache
 

.github/workflows/build-on-push.yml

@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.filter.outputs.code == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/build_setup
 
-        # run gradlew jar to set up necessary files before shadow can break them in the Build step
-      - name: Setup Build part 2
-        run: ./gradlew jar --build-cache
-
       - name: Build
         if: steps.filter.outputs.code == 'true'
         run: ./gradlew assemble --build-cache