diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index 5d7f6094511..2ef75b28942 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'liberica'
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: Run the Maven verify phase
+      - name: Cache Maven/Gradle repositories for tests
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            /tmp/maven-version-resolver-cache
+            /tmp/homes
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-test-repositories
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
         run: ./mvnw --batch-mode --update-snapshots verify
 
       - name: Set up Azure
diff --git a/start-site/src/test/java/io/spring/start/site/ProjectGenerationIntegrationTests.java b/start-site/src/test/java/io/spring/start/site/ProjectGenerationIntegrationTests.java
index b8fa297531f..3d85246c9a7 100644
--- a/start-site/src/test/java/io/spring/start/site/ProjectGenerationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/start-site/src/test/java/io/spring/start/site/ProjectGenerationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ void release(Path home) {
 		private Path createTempDirectory() {
 			try {
 				Path path = Path.of(System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir"))
+					.resolve("homes")
 					.resolve(this.prefix + "-" + this.counter.getAndIncrement());
 				Files.createDirectories(path);
 				return path;