diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions-cron-test-installer.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions-cron-test-installer.yml
index 644b7ad641..ebd5aef3d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions-cron-test-installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions-cron-test-installer.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: ["ubuntu20.04", "ubuntu22.04", "centos7"]
+        os: [["ubuntu20.04", "ubuntu:20.04"], ["ubuntu22.04", "ubuntu:22.04"], ["centos7", "centos:centos7"]]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      IMAGE: ghcr.io/antmicro/openroad-flow-scripts
+      IMAGE: ghcr.io/antmicro/openroad-flow-scripts-test-cache
+      IMAGE_DEPS: ghcr.io/antmicro/openroad-flow-scripts-test-cache-deps
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -45,24 +46,29 @@ jobs:
           sudo ifconfig docker0 down
           sudo brctl delbr docker0
           sudo service docker restart
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Run installer
         run: |
-          ./etc/DockerHelper.sh create -target=dev -os=${{ matrix.os }}
+          ./etc/DockerHelper.sh create -target=dev -os=${{ matrix.os[0] }}
+          docker images
       - name: Build project
         run: |
-          ./etc/DockerHelper.sh create -target=builder -os=${{ matrix.os }}
+          docker images
+          ./etc/DockerHelper.sh create -target=builder -os=${{ matrix.os[0] }}
+          docker images
       - name: Test build
         run: |
-          cmd="source ./env.sh ; yosys -help ; openroad -help ; make -C flow ;"
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.os }} == "centos7" ]]; then
-            cmd="source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable; ${cmd}"
-            cmd="source /opt/rh/llvm-toolset-7.0/enable; ${cmd}"
-            cmd="source /opt/rh/rh-python38/enable; ${cmd}"
+          cmd="source ./env.sh && yosys -help && openroad -help && make -C flow ;"
+          if [[ ${{ matrix.os[0] }} == "centos7" ]]; then
+            cmd="source /opt/rh/devtoolset-8/enable && ${cmd}"
+            cmd="source /opt/rh/llvm-toolset-7.0/enable && ${cmd}"
+            cmd="source /opt/rh/rh-python38/enable && ${cmd}"
           fi
-          docker run openroad/flow-${{ matrix.os }}-builder /bin/bash -c "${cmd}"
+          docker run openroad/flow-${{ matrix.os[0] }}-builder /bin/bash -c "${cmd}"
       - name: Tag the image
         run: |
-          docker tag openroad/flow-${{ matrix.os }}-builder ${{ env.IMAGE }}/${{ matrix.os }}
+          docker tag openroad/flow-${{ matrix.os[0] }}-builder ${{ env.IMAGE }}/${{ matrix.os[0] }}
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'antmicro/OpenROAD-flow-scripts'
         uses: docker/login-action@v2
@@ -70,7 +76,17 @@ jobs:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: gha
           password: ${{ github.token }}
-
+      - name: Build and export the dependencies image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        with:
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ env.IMAGE_DEPS }}/${{ matrix.os[0] }}
+          context: etc
+          file: docker/Dockerfile.dev
+          build-args: fromImage=${{ matrix.os[1] }}
+          cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE_DEPS }}/${{ matrix.os[0] }}
+          cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE_DEPS }}/${{ matrix.os[0] }},mode=max
       - name: Push container image to GitHub Container Registry (GHCR)
         if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.repository == 'antmicro/OpenROAD-flow-scripts'
-        run: docker push ${{ env.IMAGE }}/${{ matrix.os }}
+        run: |
+          docker push ${{ env.IMAGE }}/${{ matrix.os[0] }}
diff --git a/etc/DockerHelper.sh b/etc/DockerHelper.sh
index 79740ae220..439dc12472 100755
--- a/etc/DockerHelper.sh
+++ b/etc/DockerHelper.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ _setup() {
         "builder" )
             fromImage="${FROM_IMAGE_OVERRIDE:-"${org}/flow-${os}-dev"}:${imageTag}"
             context="."
-            buildArgs="--build-arg numThreads=${numThreads}"
+            buildArgs="--build-arg numThreads=${numThreads} --build-context ${fromImage}=docker-image://${fromImage}"
             cacheArgs=""
             if [[ "${useCache}" == "yes" ]]; then
                 cacheArgs="--cache-from type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/antmicro/openroad-flow-scripts-test-cache/${os}"