diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 09bd312..f3b5eb7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ validate:
     - packer init $PACKER_WORKSPACE
     - packer fmt -check $PACKER_WORKSPACE
     - packer validate $PACKER_WORKSPACE
+  cache:
+    key: "packer-plugins"  # Define a key for Packer plugins
+    paths:
+      - "~/.packer.d/plugins"  # Or your specific plugin path
 
 build-image:
   extends: .parallel