diff --git a/.woodpecker/main.yaml b/.woodpecker/main.yaml
index 11f6cbc..cefe6e2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/main.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/main.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ steps:
       DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres/python_tdd_test
       CELERY_BROKER_URL: redis://redis:6379/0
       REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379/1
+      # Workspace-shared pip cache — Woodpecker mounts the workspace across
+      # all steps in a run, so the wheels populated here are reused by
+      # test-two-browser-FTs + test-FTs (saves ~30-60s × 2 = ~1-2 min per
+      # run). Cache lives only inside one run; cross-run caching would
+      # need a volume plugin.
+      PIP_CACHE_DIR: .pip-cache
     commands:
       - pip install -r requirements.txt
       - cd ./src
@@ -37,6 +43,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: stripe_secret_key
       STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY:
         from_secret: stripe_publishable_key
+      PIP_CACHE_DIR: .pip-cache
     commands:
       - pip install -r requirements.txt
       - cd ./src
@@ -61,6 +68,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: stripe_secret_key
       STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY:
         from_secret: stripe_publishable_key
+      PIP_CACHE_DIR: .pip-cache
     commands:
       - pip install -r requirements.txt
       - cd ./src