diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
index 00e9f54ae..95278bc12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-release.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,54 @@ jobs:
           DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
         if: ${{ env.DOCKER_USERNAME != '' }}
         run: echo "defined=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  set-cache:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      cache-from: ${{ steps.final.outputs.cache-from }}
+      cache-to: ${{ steps.final.outputs.cache-to }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Initial check
+        id: check-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/check-cache
+          key: check-cache
+
+      - name: Create dummy cache
+        if: steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: cat /proc/version > /tmp/check-cache
+
+      - name: Save cache if necessary
+        if: steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/check-cache
+          key: check-cache
+
+      - name: Second check
+        if: steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        id: check-cache-again
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/check-cache
+          key: check-cache
+
+      - name: Finalize cache status
+        id: final
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.check-cache.outputs.cache-hit }}" = "true" ] || [ "${{ steps.check-cache-again.outputs.cache-hit }}" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "cache-from=type=gha,scope=docker-release" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "cache-to=type=gha,mode=max,scope=docker-release" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "cache-from=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "cache-to=" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+          rm /tmp/check-cache
+
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check-env
+    needs: [check-env, set-cache]
     if: needs.check-env.outputs.check-docker == 'true'
     timeout-minutes: 120
     permissions:
@@ -81,8 +126,8 @@ jobs:
           tags: ${{ steps.meta-ordinary.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta-ordinary.outputs.labels }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=docker-release
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=docker-release
+          cache-from: ${{ needs.set-cache.outputs.cache-from }}
+          cache-to: ${{ needs.set-cache.outputs.cache-to }}
 
       - name: Sign the published Docker image
         if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}