diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 211e9b32..d8b5e8ee 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
           version: 10
           run_install: false
 
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'pnpm'
+
       - name: 🔐 Configure Private Registry
         run: |
           REGISTRY="${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 306ba82f..f378268c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -154,14 +154,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
           version: 10
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'pnpm'
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
           echo "@mintel:registry=https://${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}" > .npmrc
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   build:
     name: 🏗️ Build
-    needs: [prepare, qa]
+    needs: prepare
     if: needs.prepare.outputs.target != 'skip'
     runs-on: docker
     container:
@@ -386,14 +387,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
           version: 10
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'pnpm'
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
           echo "@mintel:registry=https://${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}" > .npmrc
@@ -418,14 +420,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
         with:
           version: 10
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: 'pnpm'
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
           echo "@mintel:registry=https://${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'npm.infra.mintel.me' }}" > .npmrc