diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 6bbc2e0..fc874de 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: CI - Build & Test
 run-name: 🔍 CI ${{ gitea.ref_name }} by @${{ gitea.actor }}
 
+# ── Concurrency: cancel in-progress CI when new push arrives ──
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ gitea.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
@@ -21,6 +26,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
 
+      # Cache NuGet packages across runs (keyed on .csproj files)
+      - name: Cache NuGet packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.nuget/packages
+          key: nuget-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('backend/*.csproj', 'backend-tests/*.csproj') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            nuget-${{ runner.os }}-
+
       - name: Restore
         run: dotnet restore backend/Nexus.Api.csproj
 
@@ -49,6 +63,17 @@ jobs:
           corepack enable
           corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
 
+      # Cache pnpm store + node_modules (keyed on lockfile)
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            frontend/node_modules
+            ~/.pnpm-store
+          key: pnpm-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            pnpm-${{ runner.os }}-
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
         working-directory: frontend