diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index fc3b145..1f79103 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -375,6 +375,32 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Get esp-idf release name
+        id: get-esp-idf-release
+        uses: 0xFEEDC0DE64/get_latest_tag@main
+        with:
+          repo: repository/esp-idf
+
+      - name: Cache .espressif
+        id: cache-espressif
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.espressif
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-espressif-${{ steps.get-esp-idf-release.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Verify that "Cache .espressif" had a hit
+        # GitHub doesnt support if
+        #if: steps.cache-espressif.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        #run: git submodule update --init --recursive ${{ inputs.submodule }}
+        run: |
+          if echo ${{ steps.cache-espressif.outputs.cache-hit }} | grep -c "true"
+          then
+            echo "Cache .espressif had a hit, good"
+          else
+            echo "Cache .espressif did not hit? Did the prepare step run successfully?"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Cache sonar-scanner
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         id: cache-sonar-scanner