diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 2ada553603..2552910cdb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -22,25 +22,30 @@ jobs:
 
   build_doxygen:
     uses: hotosm/gh-workflows/.github/workflows/doxygen_build.yml@main
+    needs: [get_cache_key]
     with:
       cache_paths: |
         docs/apidocs
-      cache_key: ${{ steps.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}
+      cache_key: ${{ needs.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}
 
   build_openapi_json:
     uses: hotosm/gh-workflows/.github/workflows/openapi_build.yml@main
+    needs: [get_cache_key]
     with:
       image: ghcr.io/hotosm/fmtm/backend:ci-main
       example_env_file_path: ".env.example"
       cache_paths: |
         docs/openapi.json
-      cache_key: ${{ steps.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}
+      cache_key: ${{ needs.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}
 
   publish_docs:
     uses: hotosm/gh-workflows/.github/workflows/mkdocs_build.yml@main
-    needs: [build_doxygen, build_openapi_json]
+    needs:
+      - get_cache_key
+      - build_doxygen
+      - build_openapi_json
     with:
       cache_paths: |
         docs/apidocs
         docs/openapi.json
-      cache_key: ${{ steps.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}
+      cache_key: ${{ needs.get_cache_key.outputs.cache_key }}