diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checker.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_checker.yml
index f8f6b628..cb009fb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_checker.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo $GOOGLE_SERVICES_JSON > ./app/google-services.json
 
       - name: Build debug APK
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug --stacktrace
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug --stacktrace --build-cache --parallel
 
       - name: Run ktlint
         run: ./gradlew ktlintCheck
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 3c5031eb..76001bc1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -20,4 +20,9 @@ kotlin.code.style=official
 # Enables namespacing of each library's R class so that its R class includes only the
 # resources declared in the library itself and none from the library's dependencies,
 # thereby reducing the size of the R class for that library
-android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
\ No newline at end of file
+android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
+
+# improve build speed
+org.gradle.daemon=true
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.caching=true