diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1f78094..c6fea6b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: '~> v2'
           args: check
-      - name: Test release build
+      - name: Install goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v7
         with:
           version: '~> v2'
-          args: release --snapshot --clean
+          install-only: true
+      # Without the runner's GOCACHEPROG (gobuildcache): goreleaser's parallel
+      # go builds contend for its per-entry locks and time out.
+      - name: Test release build
+        run: env -u GOCACHEPROG goreleaser release --snapshot --clean
 
   build:
     needs: [check, vulnerabilities, check-release]
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/goreleaser.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/goreleaser.yaml
index c322b58..544b0a1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/goreleaser.yaml
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           GITEA_TOKEN=$(cat "${RELEASE_TOKEN_FILE}")
           export GITEA_TOKEN
-          goreleaser release --clean
+          # Without GOCACHEPROG: parallel builds contend for gobuildcache's locks.
+          env -u GOCACHEPROG goreleaser release --clean