diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
index d6247f397..6cd5a270e 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ inputs:
         dotnet
         java
     default: all
+  cache-go:
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the GitHub cache for Go. Appropriate for disabling in
+      smaller jobs that typically completely before the "real" job has an
+      opportunity to populate the cache.
+    default: "true"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
           provider/*.sum
           upstream/*.sum
           sdk/*.sum
+        # TODO(https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/316): Restore but don't save the cache.
+        cache: ${{ inputs.cache-go }}
 
     - name: Install pulumictl
       if: inputs.tools == 'all' || contains(inputs.tools, 'pulumictl')
diff --git a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/workflows/license.yml b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/workflows/license.yml
index f86f4e53a..0e599c1eb 100644
--- a/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/internal/pkg/templates/provider/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-tools
         with:
           tools: go
+          cache-go: false
       - run: make upstream
       - uses: pulumi/license-check-action@main
         with:
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
index 0435bfdaa..5b80b7485 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ inputs:
         dotnet
         java
     default: all
+  cache-go:
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the GitHub cache for Go. Appropriate for disabling in
+      smaller jobs that typically completely before the "real" job has an
+      opportunity to populate the cache.
+    default: "true"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
           provider/*.sum
           upstream/*.sum
           sdk/*.sum
+        # TODO(https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/316): Restore but don't save the cache.
+        cache: ${{ inputs.cache-go }}
 
     - name: Install pulumictl
       if: inputs.tools == 'all' || contains(inputs.tools, 'pulumictl')
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/workflows/license.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 5bfa6aa46..790b1cdcf 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/acme/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-tools
         with:
           tools: go
+          cache-go: false
       - run: make upstream
       - uses: pulumi/license-check-action@main
         with:
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
index 0435bfdaa..5b80b7485 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ inputs:
         dotnet
         java
     default: all
+  cache-go:
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the GitHub cache for Go. Appropriate for disabling in
+      smaller jobs that typically completely before the "real" job has an
+      opportunity to populate the cache.
+    default: "true"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
           provider/*.sum
           upstream/*.sum
           sdk/*.sum
+        # TODO(https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/316): Restore but don't save the cache.
+        cache: ${{ inputs.cache-go }}
 
     - name: Install pulumictl
       if: inputs.tools == 'all' || contains(inputs.tools, 'pulumictl')
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/license.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 9e1bd1164..7a9fc38eb 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/aws/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-tools
         with:
           tools: go
+          cache-go: false
       - run: make upstream
       - uses: pulumi/license-check-action@main
         with:
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
index 0435bfdaa..5b80b7485 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ inputs:
         dotnet
         java
     default: all
+  cache-go:
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the GitHub cache for Go. Appropriate for disabling in
+      smaller jobs that typically completely before the "real" job has an
+      opportunity to populate the cache.
+    default: "true"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
           provider/*.sum
           upstream/*.sum
           sdk/*.sum
+        # TODO(https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/316): Restore but don't save the cache.
+        cache: ${{ inputs.cache-go }}
 
     - name: Install pulumictl
       if: inputs.tools == 'all' || contains(inputs.tools, 'pulumictl')
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/license.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/license.yml
index 5cd805631..560b437bd 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/cloudflare/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-tools
         with:
           tools: go
+          cache-go: false
       - run: make upstream
       - uses: pulumi/license-check-action@main
         with:
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
index 0435bfdaa..5b80b7485 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/actions/setup-tools/action.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ inputs:
         dotnet
         java
     default: all
+  cache-go:
+    description: |
+      Whether to enable the GitHub cache for Go. Appropriate for disabling in
+      smaller jobs that typically completely before the "real" job has an
+      opportunity to populate the cache.
+    default: "true"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
           provider/*.sum
           upstream/*.sum
           sdk/*.sum
+        # TODO(https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/316): Restore but don't save the cache.
+        cache: ${{ inputs.cache-go }}
 
     - name: Install pulumictl
       if: inputs.tools == 'all' || contains(inputs.tools, 'pulumictl')
diff --git a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/license.yml b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/license.yml
index b7be1af42..5bdf60076 100644
--- a/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/license.yml
+++ b/provider-ci/test-providers/docker/.github/workflows/license.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-tools
         with:
           tools: go
+          cache-go: false
       - run: make upstream
       - uses: pulumi/license-check-action@main
         with: