diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 587d760ae113c..05faf51d0b261 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 name: Airbyte CI
 
+env:
+  S3_BUILD_CACHE_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SELF_RUNNER_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
+  S3_BUILD_CACHE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.SELF_RUNNER_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+
 on:
   #ability to start task manually in Web UI
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 7baacf60c542f..856539561511e 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 // as much information as possible.
 plugins {
     id "com.gradle.enterprise" version "3.4.1"
+    id 'com.github.burrunan.s3-build-cache' version "1.5"
 }
 
 gradleEnterprise {
@@ -30,6 +31,24 @@ gradleEnterprise {
     }
 }
 
+ext.isCiServer = System.getenv().containsKey("CI")
+
+buildCache {
+    local {
+        // Local build cache is dangerous as it might produce inconsistent results
+        // in case developer modifies files while the build is running
+        enabled = false
+    }
+    remote(com.github.burrunan.s3cache.AwsS3BuildCache) {
+        region = 'us-east-2'
+        bucket = 'airbyte-buildcache'
+        prefix = 'cache/'
+        push = isCiServer
+        // Credentials will be taken from  S3_BUILD_CACHE_... environment variables
+        // anonymous access will be used if environment variables are missing
+    }
+}
+
 rootProject.name = 'airbyte'
 
 // definition for dependency resolution