diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 85e9edf..0738e42 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ tasks:
     pyenv uninstall -f 3.8.16 || true
   command: |
     pyenv global mambaforge-22.9.0-2
+- name: cache-packages
+  init: |
+    gp sync-await install-mamba
+    pip download pytest jupyterlab kedro -d $(pip cache dir)
 
 github:
   prebuilds: