diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index e1b6ccf..cce3781 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: go
     steps:
+      - name: Disable apt auto-clean (preserve cache for actions/cache)
+        run: |
+          rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean
+          echo 'Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/keep-cache
+
       - name: Install Node (required by actions/cache)
         run: |
           apt-get update >/dev/null
@@ -61,6 +66,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: go
     needs: test
     steps:
+      - name: Disable apt auto-clean (preserve cache for actions/cache)
+        run: |
+          rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean
+          echo 'Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/keep-cache
+
       - name: Install Node (required by actions/cache)
         run: |
           apt-get update >/dev/null
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 4cd2b17..cba7e8f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: go
     steps:
+      # Debian-based Docker images ship /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean
+      # which deletes /var/cache/apt/archives after every apt-get install.
+      # That defeats actions/cache for the apt cache; disable it before
+      # any apt operations.
+      - name: Disable apt auto-clean (preserve cache for actions/cache)
+        run: |
+          rm -f /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/docker-clean
+          echo 'Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/keep-cache
+
       - name: Install Node (required by actions/cache)
         run: |
           apt-get update >/dev/null
@@ -42,12 +51,13 @@ jobs:
       # Cache apt downloads — saves ~50s on the wine + innoextract install.
       # Bump the cache key (-v2, -v3, ...) when the package list changes.
       - name: Cache apt packages
+        id: apt-cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             /var/cache/apt/archives
             /var/lib/apt/lists
-          key: apt-trixie-wine-innoextract-v1
+          key: apt-trixie-wine-innoextract-v2
 
       - name: Extract version from tag
         id: version