diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f27d55e6..d949d091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
     branches:
     - main
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-    - .github/**
+  #    paths-ignore:
+  #    - .github/**
 
 env:
   #BUILD_CACHE: ${{ env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE }}/../imagecache # no env. contenxt at top level :/
@@ -25,41 +25,29 @@ jobs:
     env:
       # use per-run tag for build, but consistent tag for cache purposes
       BUILD_TAG: ${{ github.job }}.${{ github.run_id }}
-      CACHE_TAG: buildcache
+      PRIOR_ART: latest_${{ env.IMAGE_ARTIFACT }}
     outputs:
-      cache_tag: ${{ env.CACHE_TAG }}
-      cache_key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY }}
+      tag: ${{ env.BUILD_TAG }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
-    - name: calculate cache key
-      env:
-        FILE_TO_HASH: pulp-core/Dockerfile
-      run: |
-        if [[ -f "$FILE_TO_HASH" && -r "$FILE_TO_HASH" ]]
-        then
-          # you can't use the env context as an arg for hashFiles, but it just does a sha256 :/
-          printf "CACHE_KEY=pulp.%s\n" $(sha256sum "$FILE_TO_HASH" | awk '$0=$1') >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        else
-          echo "Misisng '$FILE_TO_HASH'; this will probably fail later but setting default key anyway"
-          printf "CACHE_KEY=HoorayForDanny\n" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        fi
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.2
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ env.BUILD_CACHE }}
-        key: ${{ env.CACHE_KEY   }}
 
-    - name: Import cached image
-      if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
-      run: |
-        OUTFILE="$BUILD_CACHE/$CORE_CACHEFILE"
-        if [[ -f "$OUTFILE" && -r "$OUTFILE" ]]
-        then
-          printf "Importing $OUTFILE\n"
-          docker import "$OUTFILE"
-        fi
-        docker images
-        true
+    # - name: fetch images from latest release
+    #   uses: dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset@master
+    #   with:
+    #     file: ${{ env.IMAGE_ARTIFACT }}
+    #     token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    #     target: ${{ env.PRIOR_ART }}
+    # - name: Import latest release images
+    #   run: |
+    #     OUTFILE="$PRIOR_ART"
+    #     if [[ -f "$OUTFILE" && -r "$OUTFILE" ]]
+    #     then
+    #       printf "Importing $OUTFILE\n"
+    #       docker load --input "$OUTFILE"
+    #     fi
+    #     docker images
+    #     true
+
     - name: Build job-specific image
       env:
         DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
@@ -73,16 +61,6 @@ jobs:
         do
           printf "%s=%s\n" "$V" "${!V}"
         done >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - name: Export image to cache
-      # don't bother exporting, since the cache won't be updated if hit :/
-      #if: !${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p "$BUILD_CACHE"
-        cd "$BUILD_CACHE"
-        # retag with common tag for future builds
-        SPECIAL_IMAGE="$ORG/pulp-core:$CACHE_TAG"
-        docker tag "$ORG/pulp-core:$TAG" "$SPECIAL_IMAGE"
-        docker save --output="$CORE_CACHEFILE" "$SPECIAL_IMAGE"
     - name: Export images for artifact
       id: artifact_export
       run: |
@@ -105,11 +83,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0 # need all refs for tag generation
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.2
-      with:
-        path: ${{ env.BUILD_CACHE }}
-        key: ${{ needs.build.outputs.cache_key }}
-
     - name: Auto Increment Semver Action
       uses: MCKanpolat/auto-semver-action@1.0.7
       id: versioning
@@ -148,39 +121,33 @@ jobs:
         - latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3.0.0
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.2
-      id: cache
-      with:
-        path: ${{ env.BUILD_CACHE }}
-        key: ${{ needs.build.outputs.cache_key }}
     - name: Login to DockerHub
       uses: docker/login-action@v1.14.1
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-    - name: Import cached image
-      if: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
+    - name: Download image artifact
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: images
+        path: ${{ env.IMAGE_ARTIFACT }}
+    - name: Import image artifact
       run: |
-        if [[ -f "$CORE_CACHEFILE" && -r "$CORE_CACHEFILE" ]]
+        if [[ -f "$IMAGE_ARTIFACT" && -r "$IMAGE_ARTIFACT" ]]
         then
-          docker import "$CORE_CACHEFILE"
+          docker load --input "$IMAGE_ARTIFACT"
         else
-          printf "$CORE_CACHEFILE not found? Weird. \n"
-          ls -a "$( dirname "$CORE_CACHEFILE" )"
+          printf "$IMAGE_ARTIFACT not found? Weird. \n"
+          ls -a "$( dirname "$IMAGE_ARTIFACT" )"
         fi
     - name: Build (retag) images
       env:
         DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
         ORG: kong
         TAG: ${{ matrix.tag }}
-        CACHE_TAG: ${{ needs.build.cache_tag }}
+        CACHE_TAG: ${{ needs.build.tag }}
       run: |
         make images
-        # make these vars usable in later steps
-        for V in ORG TAG
-        do
-          printf "%s=%s\n" "$V" "${!V}"
-        done >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Publish images
       run: |
         make release