diff --git a/ros_buildfarm/argument.py b/ros_buildfarm/argument.py
index 4d07bd23e..ae5c7ddec 100644
--- a/ros_buildfarm/argument.py
+++ b/ros_buildfarm/argument.py
@@ -448,6 +448,11 @@ def add_argument_require_gpu_support(parser):
         help='GPU acceleration is needed in the build container')
 
 
+def add_argument_shared_ccache(parser):
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--shared-ccache', action='store_true',
+        help='User\'s ccache directory is shared in the build container')
+
 def add_argument_skip_cleanup(parser):
     parser.add_argument(
         '--skip-cleanup', action='store_true',
diff --git a/ros_buildfarm/devel_job.py b/ros_buildfarm/devel_job.py
index 87a9d74c3..47e75be0b 100644
--- a/ros_buildfarm/devel_job.py
+++ b/ros_buildfarm/devel_job.py
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ def configure_devel_job(
         build_targets=None,
         dry_run=False,
         run_abichecker=None,
-        require_gpu_support=None):
+        require_gpu_support=None,
+        shared_ccache=None):
     """
     Configure a single Jenkins devel job.
 
@@ -271,6 +272,9 @@ def configure_devel_job(
     if build_targets is not None:
         build_file.targets = build_targets
 
+    if shared_ccache is not None:
+        build_file.shared_ccache = shared_ccache
+
     if index is None:
         index = get_index(config.rosdistro_index_url)
     if dist_file is None:
diff --git a/scripts/prerelease/generate_prerelease_script.py b/scripts/prerelease/generate_prerelease_script.py
index 9bd94560e..927bbb6c2 100755
--- a/scripts/prerelease/generate_prerelease_script.py
+++ b/scripts/prerelease/generate_prerelease_script.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 from ros_buildfarm.argument import add_argument_os_name
 from ros_buildfarm.argument import add_argument_output_dir
 from ros_buildfarm.argument import add_argument_rosdistro_name
+from ros_buildfarm.argument import add_argument_shared_ccache
 from ros_buildfarm.config import get_index as get_config_index
 from ros_buildfarm.config import get_release_build_files
 from ros_buildfarm.config import get_source_build_files
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv[1:]):
     add_argument_build_tool(parser)
     add_argument_custom_rosdep_update_options(parser)
     add_argument_output_dir(parser, required=True)
+    add_argument_shared_ccache(parser)
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group(
         'Repositories in underlay workspace',
@@ -225,7 +227,8 @@ def beforeInclude(self, *_, **kwargs):
         index=index, dist_file=dist_file, dist_cache=dist_cache,
         jenkins=False, views=False,
         source_repository=source_repository,
-        build_targets=release_targets_combined)
+        build_targets=release_targets_combined,
+        shared_ccache=args.shared_ccache)
 
     templates.template_hooks = None