diff --git a/gradle/defaults.gradle b/gradle/defaults.gradle
index a011add67b9..0ce26d143c9 100644
--- a/gradle/defaults.gradle
+++ b/gradle/defaults.gradle
@@ -63,5 +63,17 @@ allprojects {
     scriptResources = { buildscript ->
       return file(buildscript.sourceFile.absolutePath.replaceAll('.gradle$', ""))
     }
+
+    // LUCENE-9505: utility function that sets up dummy outputs for a task so that
+    // clean[TaskName] works and allows selective re-runs.
+    setupDummyOutputs = { Task task ->
+      File dummyOutput = file("${task.project.buildDir}/tasks/${task.name}/dummy-output.txt")
+      task.outputs.file(dummyOutput)
+      task.doLast {
+        if (!dummyOutput.exists()) {
+          dummyOutput.createNewFile()
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/validation/ecj-lint.gradle b/gradle/validation/ecj-lint.gradle
index 3dcb2c00669..1e645d0f8dc 100644
--- a/gradle/validation/ecj-lint.gradle
+++ b/gradle/validation/ecj-lint.gradle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ allprojects {
     def lintTasks = sourceSets.collect { sourceSet ->
       def srcDirs = sourceSet.java.srcDirs.findAll { dir -> dir.exists() }
 
-      tasks.create(sourceSet.getTaskName("ecjLint", null), JavaExec, {
+      tasks.create(sourceSet.getTaskName("ecjLint", null), JavaExec, {task ->
         // This dependency is on a configuration; technically it causes
         // all dependencies to be resolved before this task executes
         // (this includes scheduling tasks that compile the
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ allprojects {
 
         // The inputs are all source files from the sourceSet.
         inputs.files sourceSet.allSource.asFileTree
-        // The outputs are always up to date (we don't generate anything).
-        outputs.upToDateWhen { true }
+
+        // This task has no proper outputs.
+        setupDummyOutputs(task)
 
         // We create a task for all source sets but ignore those
         // that don't have any Java source directories.
diff --git a/gradle/validation/gradlew-scripts-tweaked.gradle b/gradle/validation/gradlew-scripts-tweaked.gradle
index c0bc6472c4e..fa3ba6d883e 100644
--- a/gradle/validation/gradlew-scripts-tweaked.gradle
+++ b/gradle/validation/gradlew-scripts-tweaked.gradle
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 // don't fork a daemon subprocess on the initial run.
 
 configure(rootProject) {
-  task gradlewScriptsTweaked() {
+  task gradlewScriptsTweaked() { task ->
     def scripts = [
         file("gradlew"),
         file("gradlew.bat")
     ]
 
     inputs.files(scripts)
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { true }
+
+    // This task has no proper outputs.
+    setupDummyOutputs(task)
 
     doFirst {
       scripts.each { file ->
diff --git a/gradle/validation/validate-log-calls.gradle b/gradle/validation/validate-log-calls.gradle
index cd99901d04d..b548c2116ce 100644
--- a/gradle/validation/validate-log-calls.gradle
+++ b/gradle/validation/validate-log-calls.gradle
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException
 
 configure(subprojects.findAll { it.path.startsWith(':solr') }) {
   plugins.withType(JavaPlugin) {
-    task validateLogCalls(type: ValidateLogCallsTask) {
+    task validateLogCalls(type: ValidateLogCallsTask) { task ->
       description "Checks that log calls are either validated or conform to efficient patterns."
       group "verification"
 
+      // This task has no proper outputs.
+      setupDummyOutputs(task)
+
       sourceFiles = files(sourceSets*.java)
     }
   }
@@ -230,11 +233,6 @@ class ValidateLogCallsTask extends DefaultTask {
   @InputFiles
   FileCollection sourceFiles
 
-  ValidateLogCallsTask() {
-    // No explicit outputs (outputs always up to date).
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { true }
-  }
-
   @TaskAction
   def checkLogLines() {
     sourceFiles.each { checkFile(it) }
diff --git a/gradle/validation/validate-source-patterns.gradle b/gradle/validation/validate-source-patterns.gradle
index 03ab081eef1..5b027d8d6bb 100644
--- a/gradle/validation/validate-source-patterns.gradle
+++ b/gradle/validation/validate-source-patterns.gradle
@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 configure(rootProject) {
-  task("validateSourcePatterns", type: ValidateSourcePatternsTask) {
+  task("validateSourcePatterns", type: ValidateSourcePatternsTask) { task ->
     group = 'Verification'
     description = 'Validate Source Patterns'
-    
+
+    // This task has no proper outputs.
+    setupDummyOutputs(task)
+
     sourceFiles = project.fileTree(project.rootDir) {
       [
         'java', 'jflex', 'py', 'pl', 'g4', 'jj', 'html', 'js',
@@ -68,11 +71,6 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 
 class ValidateSourcePatternsTask extends DefaultTask {
 
-  ValidateSourcePatternsTask() {
-    // this task has no outputs, so it's always uptodate (if inputs don't change).
-    outputs.upToDateWhen { true }
-  }
-
   @InputFiles
   ConfigurableFileTree sourceFiles