diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2475e02..3051a057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-      - name: Cache local Maven m2
+      - name: Cache local Maven repository
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
-          path: ~/.m2
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-m2