diff --git a/.github/actions/docker/action.yaml b/.github/actions/docker/action.yaml
index 7dd5568d3518..bf68a32bd823 100644
--- a/.github/actions/docker/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/docker/action.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: Cache .git
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: .git
+        key: git-folder
     - name: Checkout files
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index b37411cf63f5..b27ac6476b4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install python3 gn pipx
           pipx install pre-commit
+      - name: Cache .git
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: .git
+          key: git-folder
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index d521ed65099f..d8ab4ed022be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ jobs:
       )
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
+      - name: Cache .git
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: .git
+          key: git-folder
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Remove runtest if exists
@@ -110,6 +115,11 @@ jobs:
     needs: [initialize]
     runs-on: [self-hosted, chrobalt-linux-runner]
     steps:
+    - name: Cache .git
+      uses: actions/cache@v3
+      with:
+        path: .git
+        key: git-folder
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
     # Handle GitHub registry used for everything other than pull requests off forked repos.
@@ -165,6 +175,11 @@ jobs:
       # filesystem, whereas /__w which contains Cobalt source code is on tmpfs.
       TMPDIR: /__w/_temp
     steps:
+      - name: Cache .git
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: src/.git
+          key: git-folder
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         # TODO(bug?): android debug builds are broken.
@@ -203,6 +218,11 @@ jobs:
       TEST_ARTIFACTS_KEY: ${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.name }}_test_artifacts
       TEST_RESULTS_KEY: ${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.name }}_test_results
     steps:
+      - name: Cache .git
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: src/.git
+          key: git-folder
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -238,6 +258,11 @@ jobs:
       TEST_ARTIFACTS_KEY: ${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.name }}_test_artifacts
       TEST_RESULTS_KEY: ${{ matrix.platform }}_${{ matrix.name }}_test_results
     steps:
+      - name: Cache .git
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: src/.git
+          key: git-folder
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: