diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index afa7fb40..32736b03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set runner
         id: set-runner
         run: |
-          runners=$(curl -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runners")
+          runners=$(curl -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runners")
           available=$(echo "$runners" | jq '.runners[] | select(.status == "online" and .busy == false and .labels[] .name == "self-hosted")')
           if [ -n "$available" ]; then
             echo "runner-label=self-hosted" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
@@ -23,22 +25,18 @@ jobs:
             echo "runner-label=ubuntu-latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-  goreleaser:
+  frontend:
     needs: check-runner
     runs-on: ${{ needs.check-runner.outputs.runner-label }}
     steps:
-      # pull code
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
-      # setup pnpm
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
           version: latest
 
-      # install latest node
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
@@ -46,44 +44,98 @@ jobs:
           cache: pnpm
           cache-dependency-path: frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml
 
-      # build sveltekit frontend
+      - name: Cache frontend build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            frontend/node_modules
+            frontend/.svelte-kit
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-
+
       - name: Build frontend
         run: |
-          pnpm --prefix=./frontend i
+          pnpm --prefix=./frontend install --frozen-lockfile --prefer-offline
           PUBLIC_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/} pnpm --prefix=./frontend run build
-          cp -r ./frontend/build/* ./backend/pb_public/
-          git reset --hard
+          tar -czf frontend-dist.tar.gz -C frontend/build .
+
+      - name: Upload frontend artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontend-dist
+          path: frontend-dist.tar.gz
+
+  goreleaser:
+    needs:
+      - check-runner
+      - frontend
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.check-runner.outputs.runner-label }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download frontend artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: frontend-dist
+
+      - name: Extract frontend into backend
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p backend/pb_public
+          tar -xzf frontend-dist.tar.gz -C backend/pb_public
 
-      # setup go
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version-file: "./backend/go.mod"
-          cache-dependency-path: "./backend/go.sum"
+          go-version-file: backend/go.mod
+          cache-dependency-path: backend/go.sum
+
+      - name: Cache Go build
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('backend/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
-      # build
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v6
         with:
           distribution: goreleaser
           version: "~> v2"
-          args: release --clean
+          args: release --clean --snapshot --verbose
           workdir: backend
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           AUR_KEY: ${{ secrets.AUR_KEY }}
 
+      - name: Upload backend artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: backend-dist
+          path: backend/dist
+
   docker:
     needs:
-      - goreleaser
       - check-runner
+      - frontend
+      - goreleaser
     runs-on: ${{ needs.check-runner.outputs.runner-label }}
     steps:
-      # pull code
-      - name: Check Out Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Download backend artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: backend-dist
+          path: backend/dist
 
-      # image tags
       - name: Docker meta
         id: meta
         uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
@@ -97,33 +149,27 @@ jobs:
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}
             type=semver,pattern={{major}}.{{minor}}
 
-      # qemu
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
-      # docker buildx
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
-      # ghcr.io login
-      - name: Log in to the Container registry
+      - name: Log in to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # ducker hub login
-      - name: Login to Docker Hub
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ vars.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      # build and push
       - name: Build and push
-        id: docker_build
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
@@ -131,5 +177,7 @@ jobs:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          cache-from: type=gha
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           build-args: |
-            VERSION=${{github.ref_name}}
+            VERSION=${{ github.ref_name }}