diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 63ab2f0..2c70085 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - if: ${{ inputs.release-notes-assistant }}
+      uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        key: rna-${{ inputs.repo }}
+        path: ${{ forge.action_path }}/rna
+
     - run: echo "${{ forge.action_path }}" >> $FORGEJO_PATH
       shell: bash
     - run: |
@@ -78,6 +84,7 @@ runs:
         export PRERELEASE="${{ inputs.prerelease }}"
 
         export RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT="${{ inputs.release-notes-assistant }}"
+        export RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_WORKDIR=${{ forge.action_path }}/rna
 
         export HIDE_ARCHIVE_LINK="${{ inputs.hide-archive-link }}"
 
diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index 85d56e0..dfabf0c 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ maybe_use_release_note_assistant() {
     if "$RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT"; then
         curl --fail -s -S -o rna https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/release-notes-assistant/releases/download/$RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_VERSION/release-notes-assistant
         chmod +x ./rna
-        ./rna --storage release --storage-location "$TAG" --forgejo-url "$SCHEME"://placeholder:"$TOKEN"@"$HOST" --repository $REPO --token "$TOKEN" release "$TAG"
+        mkdir -p $RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_WORKDIR
+        ./rna --workdir=$RELEASE_NOTES_ASSISTANT_WORKDIR --storage release --storage-location "$TAG" --forgejo-url "$SCHEME"://placeholder:"$TOKEN"@"$HOST" --repository $REPO --token "$TOKEN" release "$TAG"
     fi
 }