diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b9428d3..6a7b526 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defaults:
 
 env:
   MEHARI_VERSION: "0.26.1"
-  SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE: "snakemake_cache"
+  SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE: "/github/workspace/snakemake_cache"
 
 jobs:
   build_data_release:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         id: cache-snakemake
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: snakemake_cache
+          path: ${{ env.SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ matrix.genome_release }}-${{ matrix.source }}-${{ hashFiles('config/config.yaml') }}
 
       - name: Run data build workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 5162049..7c4d735 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ defaults:
 
 env:
   MEHARI_VERSION: "0.26.1"
-  SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE: "snakemake_cache"
+  SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE: "/github/workspace/snakemake_cache"
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
         id: cache-snakemake
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
-          path: snakemake_cache
+          path: ${{ env.SNAKEMAKE_OUTPUT_CACHE }}
           key: ${{ matrix.genome_release }}-${{ matrix.source }}-${{ hashFiles('config/config.yaml') }}
 
       - name: Run data build workflow