diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3460485af388..e1b172202c44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -298,6 +298,25 @@ jobs:
             echo "CC=gcc-14" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
             echo "CXX=g++-14" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           fi
+          
+      - name: Get latest Vulkan SDK version
+        id: vulkan_sdk_version
+        run: |
+          echo "VULKAN_SDK_VERSION=$(curl https://vulkan.lunarg.com/sdk/latest/linux.txt)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Use Vulkan SDK Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-sdk
+        with:
+          path: ./vulkan_sdk
+          key: cache-gha-vulkan-sdk-${{ env.VULKAN_SDK_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Setup Vulkan SDK
+        if: steps.cache-sdk.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        uses: ./.github/actions/linux-setup-vulkan
+        with:
+          path: ./vulkan_sdk
+          version: ${{ env.VULKAN_SDK_VERSION }}
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
@@ -307,6 +326,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
         run: |
+          source ./vulkan_sdk/setup-env.sh
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH='$ORIGIN' \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON \