diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d80241df..0849ee12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,28 @@ on:
       - 'LICENSE.txt'
 
 jobs:
-  # Build job - includes dependency installation and builds everything
+  # Fast job to install dependencies and cache them for other jobs
+  setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      cache-key: ${{ steps.cache-key.outputs.key }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Generate cache key
+        id: cache-key
+        run: echo "key=node-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Use Node.js 20.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20.x
+          cache: 'yarn'
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+
+  # Build job - runs in parallel with lint and test jobs
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use Node.js 20.x
@@ -38,13 +57,12 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             packages/*/built
             packages/*/dist
-            node_modules
-          key: build-cache-${{ github.sha }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          key: build-artifacts-${{ github.sha }}
 
-  # Lint job - reuses dependencies from build job
+  # Lint job - runs in parallel
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use Node.js 20.x
@@ -52,24 +70,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20.x
           cache: 'yarn'
-      - name: Restore dependencies and build cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            packages/*/built
-            packages/*/dist
-            node_modules
-          key: build-cache-${{ github.sha }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Lint
         run: |
           yarn lint
           yarn workspace webamp type-check
 
-  # Test job - reuses dependencies from build job
+  # Test job - runs in parallel
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: build
+    needs: setup
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use Node.js 20.x
@@ -77,15 +88,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20.x
           cache: 'yarn'
-      - name: Restore dependencies and build cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            packages/*/built
-            packages/*/dist
-            node_modules
-          key: build-cache-${{ github.sha }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: |
           touch packages/skin-database/config.js
@@ -127,14 +131,15 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
           cache: 'yarn'
-      - name: Restore dependencies and build cache
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - name: Restore build artifacts
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             packages/*/built
             packages/*/dist
-            node_modules
-          key: build-cache-${{ github.sha }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          key: build-artifacts-${{ github.sha }}
           fail-on-cache-miss: true
       - name: Set version
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'