diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index e919fb5..d781790 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,19 +30,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
 
-      - name: Cache cargo + build artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cargo/registry
-            ~/.cargo/git
-            target
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
-          # Reuse a prior build's compiled deps (pipewire-sys/bindgen is slow,
-          # especially on the aarch64 host) even when Cargo.lock changed.
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}-cargo-
-
       - name: Ensure audio build deps (libpipewire + clang for native capture)
         run: |
           if command -v apt-get >/dev/null; then