diff --git a/.github/workflows/ecrbuild-all.yml b/.github/workflows/ecrbuild-all.yml
index a3caa1c58..5c55c0d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ecrbuild-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ecrbuild-all.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
         required: true
 
 jobs:
+  # TODO: restore the commented `needs` lines once we implement
+  # Docker build caching in github actions
   build-base:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ecrbuild-template.yml
     secrets:
@@ -19,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build-core:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ecrbuild-template.yml
-    needs:
-      - build-base
+    # needs:
+    #   - build-base
     with:
       package: core
     secrets:
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build-intg-submissions:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ecrbuild-template.yml
-    needs:
-      - build-base
+    # needs:
+    #   - build-base
     with:
       package: integration-submissions
     secrets:
@@ -39,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
 
   build-jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ecrbuild-template.yml
-    needs:
-      - build-base
+    # needs:
+    #   - build-base
     with:
       package: jobs
     secrets: