diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-api.yml b/.github/workflows/release-api.yml
index cb062fad32..ba487ae53c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-api.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-api.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,26 @@ jobs:
           make install-local-tools
       - name: Pin kyaml, cmd/config
         run: |
+
+          # Prepare git
+          git config --global user.email "development@kustomize.io"
+          git config --global user.name "Development"
+          git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/antoooks/kustomize.git"
+          git remote -v 
+          
+          # Pin dependencies: kyaml, cmd/config
           gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
           gorepomod pin cmd/config --local --doIt
       - name: Build api
         run: |
           make build-kustomize-api
+      - name: Commit pinned dependencies
+        run: |
+
+          # Commit pinned dependencies and handle no commit          
+          git add --all
+          git commit -m "pin kyaml, cmd/config" || true
+          git push
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -78,7 +93,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
-      - name: Release kyaml
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
+      - name: Pin kyaml, cmd/config
+        run: |
+
+          # Prepare git
+          git config --global user.email "development@kustomize.io"
+          git config --global user.name "Development"
+          git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/antoooks/kustomize.git"
+          git remote -v 
+          
+          # Pin dependencies: kyaml, cmd/config
+          gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
+          gorepomod pin cmd/config --local --doIt
+      - name: Release api
         run: |
+          
+          # Release api
           make install-local-tools
-          gorepomod release kyaml ${{ inputs.release_type }} --local --doIt
+          gorepomod release api ${{ inputs.release_type }} --local --doIt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
index a2cc586e12..1dd2c2c0a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cmd-config.yml
@@ -32,9 +32,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Unit test
         id: unit_test
         run: |
+          
+          # Run unit test
           echo "Executing unit test"
           go install github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report@latest
           make test-unit-all | go-junit-report -set-exit-code > report.xml
@@ -56,17 +59,31 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Install local tools
         run: |
           make install-local-tools
       - name: Pin kyaml
         run: |
+
+          # Prepare git
+          git config --global user.email "development@kustomize.io"
+          git config --global user.name "Development"
           git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/antoooks/kustomize.git"
-          git remote -v 
+          git remote -v
+
+          # Pin dependencies: kyaml
           gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
       - name: Build test
         run: |
           make build-kustomize-api
+      - name: Commit pinned dependencies
+        run: |
+
+          # Commit pinned dependencies and handle no commit          
+          git add --all
+          git commit -m "pin kyaml, cmd/config" || true
+          git push
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -85,19 +102,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
-      - name: Install local tools
-        run: |
-          make install-local-tools
-      - name: Pin kyaml
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "development@email.com"
-          git config --global user.name "Development"
-          git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/antoooks/kustomize.git"
-          git remote -v 
-          gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
-          git add --all
-          git commit -m "pin kyaml" || true
-          git push
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Release cmd/config
         run: |
+          
+          # Release cmd/config
+          make install-local-tools
           gorepomod release cmd/config ${{ inputs.release_type }} --local --doIt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-kustomize.yml b/.github/workflows/release-kustomize.yml
index 7d5e7fb54f..f639bc8f27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-kustomize.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-kustomize.yml
@@ -53,12 +53,27 @@ jobs:
           make install-local-tools
       - name: Pin kyaml, cmd/config, and api
         run: |
+
+          # Prepare git
+          git config --global user.email "development@kustomize.io"
+          git config --global user.name "Development"
+          git remote add upstream "https://x-access-token:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/antoooks/kustomize.git"
+          git remote -v 
+          
+          # Pin dependencies: kyaml, cmd/config, api
           gorepomod pin kyaml --local --doIt
           gorepomod pin cmd/config --local --doIt
           gorepomod pin api --local --doIt
       - name: Build test
         run: |
           make build-kustomize-api
+      - name: Commit pinned dependencies
+        run: |
+
+          # Commit pinned dependencies and handle no commit          
+          git add --all
+          git commit -m "pin kyaml, cmd/config, api" || true
+          git push
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -75,7 +90,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Release kyaml
         run: |
+
+          # Release kustomize
           make install-local-tools
           gorepomod release kustomize ${{ inputs.release_type }} --local  --doIt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-kyaml.yml b/.github/workflows/release-kyaml.yml
index 747544b1a0..5e9911a401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-kyaml.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-kyaml.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Unit test
         id: unit_test
         run: |
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Build test
         run: |
           make build-kustomize-api
@@ -77,8 +79,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: go.work
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/*.sum"
       - name: Release kyaml
         run: |
+
+          # Release kyaml
           git config --global user.email "development@email.com"
           git config --global user.name "Development"
           make install-tools