diff --git a/.github/workflows/hardware-metadata-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/hardware-metadata-validation.yml
index 716cd9762779..a49cc72357d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hardware-metadata-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hardware-metadata-validation.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
       image: docker.io/zmkfirmware/zmk-dev-arm:3.5
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Take ownership of /github/home/.cache (temporary patch)
+        run: chown -R $(whoami) /github/home/.cache
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install -r app/scripts/requirements.txt
       - name: West init