diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 15e2d5d163..a1adddafc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,26 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
+  setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          download-translations: 'false'
+
   api:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -45,9 +61,12 @@ jobs:
           path: api-stats.json
 
   crdt:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -70,9 +89,12 @@ jobs:
           path: crdt-stats.json
 
   web:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - name: Build Web
@@ -89,9 +111,12 @@ jobs:
           path: packages/desktop-client/build-stats
 
   cli:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -114,9 +139,12 @@ jobs:
           path: cli-stats.json
 
   server:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 139dc28a0d..3d3ea32799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,25 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
 jobs:
+  setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up environment
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          download-translations: 'false'
   constraints:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -23,9 +38,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check dependency version consistency
         run: yarn constraints
   lint:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -33,9 +51,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: yarn lint
   typecheck:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -43,9 +64,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Typecheck
         run: yarn typecheck
   validate-cli:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -55,9 +79,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check that the built CLI works
         run: node packages/sync-server/build/bin/actual-server.js --version
   test:
+    needs: setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
@@ -75,10 +102,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: zizmorcore/zizmor-action@71321a20a9ded102f6e9ce5718a2fcec2c4f70d8 # v0.5.2
 
   migrations:
+    needs: setup
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7551.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7551.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f175b29399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7551.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [actualbudget]
+---
+
+Share the CI dependency install across `check.yml` and `build.yml` jobs via a single upstream `setup` job to cut redundant `yarn install` runs on cache-cold workflow runs.