diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
index 1731598a..7a2e8b02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-check-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: check
@@ -69,6 +77,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-test-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
@@ -105,6 +121,14 @@ jobs:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cli-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
@@ -131,6 +155,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sqlite-${{ matrix.runtime }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: test
@@ -159,6 +191,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-postgres-${{ matrix.runtime }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
@@ -203,6 +243,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-mysql-${{ matrix.runtime }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
@@ -238,6 +286,15 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      # same Cargo features as MySQL so the same cache can be used
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-mysql-${{ matrix.runtime }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build
@@ -273,6 +330,14 @@ jobs:
           toolchain: stable
           override: true
 
+      - uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/registry
+            ~/.cargo/git
+            target
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-mssql-${{ matrix.runtime }}-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
       - uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with:
           command: build