diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-publishing.yml b/.github/workflows/check-publishing.yml
index 21a941aa0..90c2ff10d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-publishing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-publishing.yml
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew :mirai-deps-test:publishMiraiArtifactsToMavenLocal ${{ env.gradleArgs }} "-Porg.gradle.parallel=${{ matrix.parallelCompilation }}"
 
       - name: Check Publication
-        run: ./gradlew :mirai-deps-test:check ${{ env.gradleArgs }} "-Dmirai.deps.test.must.run=true"
+        run: ./gradlew :mirai-deps-test:check ${{ env.gradleArgs }} "-Dmirai.deps.test.must.run=true" "-Porg.gradle.parallel=${{ matrix.parallelCompilation }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dc8433dba..348aba307 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       enableLocalPublishingTest: 'false'
       # All targets MUST be enabled. See #2270.
-      gradleArgs: --scan "-Dmirai.target=other" "-Pkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process"
+      gradleArgs: --scan "-Dmirai.target=other" "-Pkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process" "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m" "-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8"
       isMac: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos') }}
       isWindows: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
       isUbuntu: ${{ startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu') }}
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
index 7c2f3dead..329947c55 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Versions.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinDependencyHandler
 object Versions {
     val project = System.getenv("mirai.build.project.version")?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
         ?: System.getProperty("mirai.build.project.version")?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
-        ?: /*PROJECT_VERSION_START*/"2.14.0-dev-shadow-6"/*PROJECT_VERSION_END*/
+        ?: /*PROJECT_VERSION_START*/"2.14.0-dev-shadow-8"/*PROJECT_VERSION_END*/
     // DO NOT ADD SPACE BETWEEN!
 
     val core get() = project
diff --git a/mirai-console/tools/gradle-plugin/src/integTest/kotlin/AbstractTest.kt b/mirai-console/tools/gradle-plugin/src/integTest/kotlin/AbstractTest.kt
index 9b6cb6b45..fb2cceb7a 100644
--- a/mirai-console/tools/gradle-plugin/src/integTest/kotlin/AbstractTest.kt
+++ b/mirai-console/tools/gradle-plugin/src/integTest/kotlin/AbstractTest.kt
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ abstract class AbstractTest {
             .forwardOutput()
             .withEnvironment(System.getenv())
             .withArguments(buildList {
-                add("--no-daemon")
-                add("-Pkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process")
-                add("-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx256m")
-                add("-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
                 addAll(arguments)
+                add("-P")
+                add("kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process")
+                add("-D")
+                add("org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx512m")
+                add("-D")
+                add("file.encoding=UTF-8")
             })
             .build()
     }
diff --git a/mirai-deps-test/build.gradle.kts b/mirai-deps-test/build.gradle.kts
index 24c360f27..f09cbaa01 100644
--- a/mirai-deps-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/mirai-deps-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ val publishMiraiLocalArtifacts = tasks.register("publishMiraiLocalArtifacts", Ex
         "--scan",
         "-Pkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process"
     )
+
     standardOutput = System.out
     errorOutput = System.err
 }
diff --git a/mirai-deps-test/test/AbstractTest.kt b/mirai-deps-test/test/AbstractTest.kt
index 9f68e14b1..d2a48f8ae 100644
--- a/mirai-deps-test/test/AbstractTest.kt
+++ b/mirai-deps-test/test/AbstractTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package net.mamoe.mirai.deps.test
 
 import org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.mvnsettings.DefaultMavenFileLocations
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.GradleRunner
+import org.gradle.testkit.runner.internal.DefaultGradleRunner
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.AfterEachCallback
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ abstract class AbstractTest {
     lateinit var settingsFile: File
     lateinit var propertiesFile: File
 
+    private inline fun <reified T> Any?.cast(): T = this as T
 
     @OptIn(ExperimentalStdlibApi::class)
     fun runGradle(vararg arguments: String) {
@@ -99,13 +101,19 @@ abstract class AbstractTest {
             .withGradleVersion("7.2")
             .forwardOutput()
             .withEnvironment(System.getenv())
-            .withArguments(buildList {
-                add("--no-daemon")
-                add("-Pkotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process")
-                add("-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx512m")
+            .cast<DefaultGradleRunner>().withJvmArguments(buildList {
+                add("-Xmx512m") // Kotlin MPP may need memory to build
                 add("-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
-                add("--stacktrace")
+            })
+            .withArguments(buildList {
                 addAll(arguments)
+                add("-P")
+                add("kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy=in-process")
+                add("-D")
+                add("org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx512m")
+                add("-D")
+                add("file.encoding=UTF-8")
+                add("--stacktrace")
             })
             .build()
     }
diff --git a/mirai-deps-test/test/CoreShadowRelocationTest.kt b/mirai-deps-test/test/CoreShadowRelocationTest.kt
index 2e31e0a6f..74230e842 100644
--- a/mirai-deps-test/test/CoreShadowRelocationTest.kt
+++ b/mirai-deps-test/test/CoreShadowRelocationTest.kt
@@ -157,12 +157,13 @@ class CoreShadowRelocationTest : AbstractTest() {
         // mirai-core-all-2.99.0-deps-test-all.jar
         val miraiCoreAllJar =
             mavenLocalDir.resolve("net/mamoe/mirai-core-all/$miraiLocalVersion/mirai-core-all-$miraiLocalVersion-all.jar")
-        assertTrue("'${miraiCoreAllJar.absolutePath}' does not exist") { miraiCoreAllJar.exists() }
+        val path = miraiCoreAllJar.absolutePath.replace("\\", "/") // overcome string escape in source files.
+        assertTrue("'$path' does not exist") { miraiCoreAllJar.exists() }
 
         buildFile.appendText(
             """
             dependencies {
-                implementation(fileTree("${miraiCoreAllJar.absolutePath}"))
+                implementation(fileTree("$path"))
             }
         """.trimIndent()
         )