diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
index 5c82fe2..5e7779d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tag_release.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Important for git describe --tags
 
       - name: Install Rust
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
           components: cargo
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
       - name: Extract Version from Cargo.toml
         id: version
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
index d82ba9a..a768767 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -13,50 +13,55 @@ jobs:
     name: Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo check
 
   test:
     name: Test Suite
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo test
 
   fmt:
     name: Rustfmt
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
       - run: rustup component add rustfmt
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
 
   clippy:
     name: Clippy
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
       - run: rustup component add clippy
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo clippy -- -D warnings
 
   build:
     name: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: 1.95
+          toolchain: 1.96.1
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - run: cargo build