diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d303dc368..2387cb3bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,18 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with:
         java-version: 17
-    - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
-      run: chmod +x gradlew
-    - name: Use gradle cache for faster builds
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
+    - name: Setup Gradle
+      uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
       with:
-        path: ~/.gradle/caches
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle') }}
+        gradle-home-cache-excludes: |
+          caches/neoformruntime/assets
+    - name: Restore cached Minecraft assets
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.gradle/caches/neoformruntime/assets
+        key: mc-assets-does-not-exist
+        restore-keys: mc-assets-
     - name: Build with Gradle
       run: ./gradlew build
       env:
@@ -34,3 +39,15 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: Modern Industrialization ${{ steps.var.outputs.commit_hash }}
         path: build/libs
+    - name: Hash Minecraft assets
+      id: hash-assets
+      run: |
+        find ~/.gradle/caches/neoformruntime/assets -type f -exec sha256sum {} + | sort | sha256sum | cut -d ' ' -f 1 > assets-hash.txt
+        echo "assets_hash=$(cat assets-hash.txt)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "::set-output name=assets_hash::$(cat assets-hash.txt)"
+    - name: Cache Minecraft assets
+      uses: actions/cache/save@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ~/.gradle/caches/neoformruntime/assets
+        key: mc-assets-${{ steps.hash-assets.outputs.assets_hash }}