diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ed29fb5..9bb632b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
+          fetch-depth: 1 # fix for when this gets triggered by tag
           fetch-tags: true
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
@@ -78,6 +79,21 @@ jobs:
             # set latest tag for stable releases
             type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.release.prerelease == false }}
 
+      - name: Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: cache-mount
+          key: cache-mount-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile') }}
+
+      - name: Restore Docker cache mounts
+        uses: reproducible-containers/buildkit-cache-dance@v3
+        with:
+          builder: ${{ steps.setup-buildx.outputs.name }}
+          cache-dir: cache-mount
+          dockerfile: Dockerfile
+          skip-extraction: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit }}
+
       - name: Build and push image
         id: build-and-push
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 19e6a84..5eb5512 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,42 +1,47 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
-# Unified deps builder
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS deps
-WORKDIR /app
-COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn yarn install --network-timeout 1000000 --ignore-scripts
+### Unified deps builder
+# FROM node:lts-alpine AS deps
+# WORKDIR /app
+# COPY package.json yarn.lock ./
+# RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn yarn install --network-timeout 1000000 --ignore-scripts
 
-# Build for app
+### Build for app
 FROM node:lts-alpine AS build-system
 # setup workdir - has to be the same filepath as app because fuckin' Prisma
 WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV NUXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
-ENV YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn
+# ENV YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn
 
 # add git so drop can determine its git ref at build
-RUN apk add --no-cache git
+# pnpm for build
+RUN apk add --no-cache git pnpm
 
 # copy deps and rest of project files
-COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+# COPY --from=deps /app/node_modules ./node_modules
 COPY . .
 
 ARG BUILD_DROP_VERSION
 ARG BUILD_GIT_REF
 
 # build
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn yarn postinstall && \
-    yarn build
+RUN pnpm import
+RUN pnpm install --shamefully-hoist
+RUN pnpm run build
+# RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn yarn postinstall && yarn build
 
-# create run environment for Drop
+### create run environment for Drop
 FROM node:lts-alpine AS run-system
 WORKDIR /app
 
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV NUXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 
-RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn yarn add --network-timeout 1000000 --no-lockfile --ignore-scripts prisma@6.11.1
+# RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.yarn YARN_CACHE_FOLDER=/root/.yarn yarn add --network-timeout 1000000 --no-lockfile --ignore-scripts prisma@6.11.1
+RUN apk add --no-cache pnpm
+RUN pnpm install prisma@6.11.1
 
 COPY --from=build-system /app/package.json ./
 COPY --from=build-system /app/.output ./app
diff --git a/build/launch.sh b/build/launch.sh
index 173b311..4a44e90 100755
--- a/build/launch.sh
+++ b/build/launch.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This file starts up the Drop server by running migrations and then starting the executable
 echo "[Drop] performing migrations..."
-yarn prisma migrate deploy
+pnpm prisma migrate deploy
 
 # Actually start the application
 node /app/app/server/index.mjs
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77fb6c6..3a06bab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
     "vue-tsc": "^3.0.1"
   },
-  "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha512.a6b2f7906b721bba3d67d4aff083df04dad64c399707841b7acf00f6b133b7ac24255f2652fa22ae3534329dc6180534e98d17432037ff6fd140556e2bb3137e",
   "overrides": {
     "vue3-carousel-nuxt": {
       "vue3-carousel": "^0.16.0"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d6bd269..f0f5195 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2898,7 +2898,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vue/shared/-/shared-3.5.18.tgz#529f24a88d3ed678d50fd5c07455841fbe8ac95e"
   integrity sha512-cZy8Dq+uuIXbxCZpuLd2GJdeSO/lIzIspC2WtkqIpje5QyFbvLaI5wZtdUjLHjGZrlVX6GilejatWwVYYRc8tA==
 
-"@vueuse/core@13.6.0":
+"@vueuse/core@13.6.0", "@vueuse/core@^13.6.0":
   version "13.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@vueuse/core/-/core-13.6.0.tgz#4137f63dc4cef2ff8ae74ee146d6b6070d707878"
   integrity sha512-DJbD5fV86muVmBgS9QQPddVX7d9hWYswzlf4bIyUD2dj8GC46R1uNClZhVAmsdVts4xb2jwp1PbpuiA50Qee1A==