diff --git a/.github/actions/cache/action.yml b/.github/actions/cache/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bdb627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/cache/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+name: 'Cache downloads'
+description: "Cache Nix's git and tarball cache in GitHub's action cache."
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    # Update the caches daily, flush the cache monthly.
+    - name: Set cache keys
+      id: cache-keys
+      run: |
+        {
+          echo "key=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
+          echo "restore=$(date +'%Y-%m-')"
+        } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+    - name: Cache git checkouts
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/nix/gitv3
+        key: nix-gitv3-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.key }}
+        restore-keys: nix-gitv3-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.restore }}
+    - name: Cache tarballs
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ~/.cache/nix/tarball-cache
+        key: nix-tarball-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.key }}
+        restore-keys: nix-tarball-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.restore }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9d3b75c..5e8ac99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,26 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           nix flake update --commit-lock-file
       - name: Check flake.lock
         uses: DeterminateSystems/flake-checker-action@main
-      # Update the caches daily, flush the cache monthly.
-      - name: Set cache keys
-        id: cache-keys
-        run: |
-          {
-            echo "key=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')"
-            echo "restore=$(date +'%Y-%m-')"
-          } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Cache git checkouts
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/nix/gitv3
-          key: nix-gitv3-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.key }}
-          restore-keys: nix-gitv3-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.restore }}
-      - name: Cache tarballs
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/nix/tarball-cache
-          key: nix-tarball-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.key }}
-          restore-keys: nix-tarball-cache-${{ steps.cache-keys.outputs.restore }}
+      - name: Cache downloads
+        uses: ./.github/actions/cache-downloads
       - name: nix flake check
         run: nix flake check -L --show-trace
       - name: Build packages for Cachix