diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7d18c25e2304..00702944f51f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -189,7 +189,19 @@ jobs:
         grep -v '^#' .requirements >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Setup Bazel
-      uses: bazelbuild/setup-bazelisk@95c9bf48d0c570bb3e28e57108f3450cd67c1a44 # v2.0.0
+      uses: bazel-contrib/setup-bazel@0.8.5
+      with:
+        # Avoid downloading Bazel every time.
+        bazelisk-cache: true
+        # Store build cache per workflow.
+        disk-cache: ${{ github.workflow }}
+        # Share repository cache between workflows.
+        repository-cache: true
+
+    - name: locate bazel
+      run: |
+        find / -name "bazel" 2>/dev/null
+        echo ""
 
     - name: Install Deb Dependencies
       if: matrix.package == 'deb' && steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'