diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-caches.yml b/.github/workflows/update-caches.yml
index 55f533f1..12d14d05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-caches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-caches.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ jobs:
           echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
           sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
           sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
-      - name: 📱 Create AVD and generate snapshot for caching
+      - name: 🚧 Build
+        run: ./gradlew --no-configuration-cache assembleDebug
+      - name: 📱 Create AVD and Run UI tests
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@v2
         with:
           api-level: ${{ env.androidApiVersion }}
@@ -58,9 +61,7 @@ jobs:
           force-avd-creation: false
           disable-animations: true
           emulator-options: -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
-          script: echo "Generated AVD snapshot for caching."
-      - name: 🚧 Build
-        run: ./gradlew --no-configuration-cache assembleDebug
+          script: ./gradlew --no-configuration-cache connectedCheck
       - name: 💾 📱 Save AVD Cache
         uses: actions/cache/save@v4
         with:
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 74e1de9e..793bba10 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ androidX-splashscreen = { module = "androidx.core:core-splashscreen", version =
 compose_paging = { module = "androidx.paging:paging-compose", version = "3.3.2" }
 compose_activity = { module = "androidx.activity:activity-compose", version = "1.10.0-alpha02" }
 compose_navigation = { module = "androidx.navigation:navigation-compose", version = "2.8.0" }
-compose_testManifest = { module = "androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-manifest", version = "1.8.0-alpha01" }
+compose_testManifest = { module = "androidx.compose.ui:ui-test-manifest", version = "1.8.0-alpha02" }
 junit = { module = "junit:junit", version = "4.13.2" }
 kotest_assertions = { module = "io.kotest:kotest-assertions-core", version = "5.9.1" }
 coroutinesTest = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-test", version = "1.9.0" }