diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
index 47aa47b..3f1755d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_publish.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Build distribution 📦
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    env:
+      RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE: /toolcache  # https://about.gitea.com/resources/tutorials/enable-gitea-actions-cache-to-accelerate-cicd
+      AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY: /toolcache  # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/824
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python
@@ -40,6 +44,10 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
 
+    env:
+      RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE: /toolcache  # https://about.gitea.com/resources/tutorials/enable-gitea-actions-cache-to-accelerate-cicd
+      AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY: /toolcache  # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/824
+
     steps:
     - name: Download all the dists
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -61,6 +69,10 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for making GitHub Releases
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for sigstore
 
+    env:
+      RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE: /toolcache  # https://about.gitea.com/resources/tutorials/enable-gitea-actions-cache-to-accelerate-cicd
+      AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY: /toolcache  # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/824
+
     steps:
     - name: Download all the dists
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -105,6 +117,10 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       id-token: write  # IMPORTANT: mandatory for trusted publishing
 
+    env:
+      RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE: /toolcache  # https://about.gitea.com/resources/tutorials/enable-gitea-actions-cache-to-accelerate-cicd
+      AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY: /toolcache  # https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/824
+
     steps:
     - name: Download all the dists
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v4