diff --git a/updater/download_image.go b/updater/download_image.go
index b5a3170..8c8b603 100644
--- a/updater/download_image.go
+++ b/updater/download_image.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper"
 	"github.com/codeclysm/extract/v4"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func DownloadImage(client *Client, targetVersion string, upgradeConfirmCb Downlo
 	defer download.Close()
 
 	// Download the zip
-	temp, err := paths.MkTempDir("", "flasher-updater-")
+	temp, err := GetTempDir("download-")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("could not create temporary download directory: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -159,3 +160,21 @@ func ExtractImage(archive, temp *paths.Path) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// GetTempDir returns a temporary directory inside the user's cache directory.
+// The caller is responsible for removing the directory when no longer needed.
+func GetTempDir(prefix string) (*paths.Path, error) {
+	userCacheDir, err := os.UserCacheDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get user's cache directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	cacheDir := paths.New(userCacheDir, "arduino-flasher-cli")
+	_ = cacheDir.MkdirAll()
+
+	temp, err := paths.MkTempDir(cacheDir.String(), prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not create .cache directory: %w", err)
+	}
+	return temp, nil
+}
diff --git a/updater/flasher.go b/updater/flasher.go
index 98284e9..f8edac2 100644
--- a/updater/flasher.go
+++ b/updater/flasher.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Flash(ctx context.Context, imagePath *paths.Path, version string, forceYes
 
 		imagePath = tempImagePath
 	} else if !imagePath.IsDir() {
-		temp, err := paths.MkTempDir("", "debian-image-")
+		temp, err := GetTempDir("extract-")
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error creating a temporary directory to extract the archive: %v", err)
 		}