diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_container.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_container.yml
index a7c2cf84d231..24c860c41854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_container.yml
@@ -19,19 +19,25 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
+          submodules: false
 
       - name: Build and load container image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: Tools/setup
-          push: false
-          load: true
           tags: px4-dev:latest
           platforms: |
             linux/amd64
+          load: true
+          push: false
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
 
       - name: make quick_check
         uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
         with:
           image: px4-dev:latest
-          run: make quick_check
+          options: -v $GITHUB_WORKSPACE:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE
+          run: ls; export; make quick_check