diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f36b5a4..1b22788 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ build-image:
     - export COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY=$(cat .secure_files/cosign.key)
   script:
     - sleep 5
-    - bluebuild build  -S sigstore -p ./recipes/$RECIPE
+    - bluebuild build --cache-layers -S sigstore -p ./recipes/$RECIPE