diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index f90c5acd..ae5ec77b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install prerequisites
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel virtualenv
+          npm install -g pnpm
+          pnpm install
 
       - name: Set build variables
         shell: bash
@@ -98,12 +100,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: |
             .venv
-            node_modules
-            src/web/node_modules
-            src/typespec-aaz/node_modules
-          key: ${{ env.CACHE_PREFIX }}-${{ env.WEEK_NUMBER }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.RUNNER_ARCH }}-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}-${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          key: ${{ env.CACHE_PREFIX }}-${{ env.WEEK_NUMBER }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.RUNNER_ARCH }}-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ env.CACHE_PREFIX }}-${{ env.WEEK_NUMBER }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.RUNNER_ARCH }}-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}-${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+            ${{ env.CACHE_PREFIX }}-${{ env.WEEK_NUMBER }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ env.RUNNER_ARCH }}-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Setup virtual environment (no cache hit)
         if: steps.virtualenv-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ jobs:
           test -d .venv || virtualenv -p $(which python) --copies --reset-app-data .venv
           . .venv/bin/activate
           pip install -e .[dev]
-          npm install -g pnpm
-          pnpm install
 
       - name: Install editable (cache hit)
         if: steps.virtualenv-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'