diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index f43c005fd..db644fd3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ jobs:
           - tests/integration/ha_tests/application_charm
           - tests/integration/relation_tests/application-charm
     with:
-      cache: true
       path-to-charm-directory: ${{ matrix.path }}
 
   integration-test:
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - build
     uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/integration_test_charm.yaml@v21.0.0
     with:
-      artifact-prefix: packed-charm-cache-true
+      artifact-prefix: packed-charm-cache-false  # TODO revert to "packed-charm-cache-true" when cache re-enabled
       cloud: microk8s
       microk8s-snap-channel: 1.29-strict/stable
       juju-agent-version: ${{ matrix.juju.agent }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3318d3c61..37bdd6dec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build charm
     uses: canonical/data-platform-workflows/.github/workflows/build_charm.yaml@v21.0.0
+    with:
+      artifact-prefix: temp-release-packed-charm  # TODO: remove after caching re-enabled on PR
 
   release:
     name: Release charm