diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 282acb2335..b5a733ea3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,18 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: 3.8
-          cache: 'pip'
+
+      - name: cache virtualenv
+        id: cacheVenv
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ./.venv/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setupPython.outputs.python-version }}-venv-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setupPython.outputs.python-version }}-venv-
 
       - name: Install requirements
-        if: steps.setupPython.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        if: steps.cacheVenv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: pip install -e . -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: codespell