diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 62d538b..bb592d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -28,23 +28,10 @@ jobs:
             any::BiocNeighbors
             any::pkgdown
 
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.8'
-
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install anndata
-          pip install numpy
-        env:
-          RETICULATE_PYTHON: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.8.10/x64/bin/python
-
       - name: Cache R packages
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/Library
+          path: ~/.R/library
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-r-${{ hashFiles('**/DESCRIPTION') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-r-
 
@@ -55,6 +42,29 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Restore R packages cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.R/library
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-r-${{ hashFiles('**/DESCRIPTION') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-r-
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.8'
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install anndata
+          pip install numpy
+        env:
+          RETICULATE_PYTHON: /opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.8.10/x64/bin/python
+
       - name: Test coverage
         run: |
           cov <- covr::package_coverage(
@@ -93,6 +103,16 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Restore R packages cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.R/library
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-r-${{ hashFiles('**/DESCRIPTION') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-r-
+
       - name: Build pkgdown site
         run: |
           pkgdown::build_site()