diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
index 58e69ed851..e46bbd8375 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               uses: actions/setup-java@v4
               with:
                   distribution: "temurin"
-                  java-version: "11"
+                  java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
 
             - name: Install shared software dependencies
               uses: ./.github/workflows/install-shared-dependencies
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ jobs:
             -   name: Test deployment
                 working-directory: java
                 run: |
+                    export ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_centralManualTestingAuthHeaderName="Authorization"
+                    export ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_centralManualTestingAuthHeaderValue="Bearer $(echo "${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}" | base64)"
+                    export GLIDE_RELEASE_VERSION=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
                     ./gradlew :benchmarks:run --args="--minimal --clients glide"
 
 #
diff --git a/java/benchmarks/build.gradle b/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
index fc779ee778..665ab49cba 100644
--- a/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
+++ b/java/benchmarks/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     // Apply the application plugin to add support for building a CLI application in Java.
     id 'application'
+    id "com.google.osdetector" version "1.7.3"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -11,11 +12,11 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     def releaseVersion = System.getenv("GLIDE_RELEASE_VERSION");
 
-//    if (releaseVersion) {
-        implementation "io.valkey:valkey-glide:1.0.1"
-//    } else {
-//        implementation project(':client')
-//    }
+    if (releaseVersion) {
+        implementation "io.valkey:valkey-glide:"+ releaseVersion + "${osdetector.classifier}"
+    } else {
+        implementation project(':client')
+    }
 
     // This dependency is used internally, and not exposed to consumers on their own compile classpath.
     implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:32.1.1-jre'
@@ -25,12 +26,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-math3', version: '3.5'
     implementation group: 'com.google.code.gson', name: 'gson', version: '2.10.1'
-
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-epoll', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'linux-x86_64'
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-epoll', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'linux-aarch_64'
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-kqueue', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'osx-x86_64'
-    implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-transport-native-kqueue', version: '4.1.100.Final', classifier: 'osx-aarch_64'
-
 }
 
 run.dependsOn ':client:buildRustRelease'
@@ -40,7 +35,10 @@ application {
     mainClass = 'glide.benchmarks.BenchmarkingApp'
     // Runs for GITHUB_ACTIONS for testing release Maven deployment. Force benchmarks to use glide-rs from Maven Central
     // deployments.
-//    if (!System.getenv("ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_centralManualTestingAuthHeaderName")) {
-//        applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ['-Djava.library.path=../target/release']
-//    }
+    if (!System.getenv("ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_centralManualTestingAuthHeaderName")) {
+        applicationDefaultJvmArgs = ['-Djava.library.path=../target/release']
+    }
 }
+
+
+
diff --git a/java/client/build.gradle b/java/client/build.gradle
index 0178f311ea..d1780bca8f 100644
--- a/java/client/build.gradle
+++ b/java/client/build.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '4.27.1'
+    implementation group: 'com.google.protobuf', name: 'protobuf-java', version: '4.27.3'
     implementation group: 'org.apache.commons', name: 'commons-lang3', version: '3.13.0'
 
     implementation group: 'io.netty', name: 'netty-handler', version: '4.1.100.Final'