diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d5ac8c335d163..b2b3ccf5f9ef9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,26 @@ jobs:
             -d ${{ matrix.distribution }} \
             -n ${{ steps.min_package.outputs.name }}
 
+      # Cache OpenSearch plugins
+      - name: Get Opensearch Version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(bash build-scripts/upstream-version.sh)
+          echo "versionOpenSearch_inBuild=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Cache OpenSearch plugins
+        id: cache-opensearch-plugins
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: $HOME/.m2/repository/org/opensearch/plugin/performance-analyzer/${{ env.VERSION }}.0/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-opensearch-${{ hashFiles('performance-analyzer**.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-opensearch-performance-analyzer
+
+      - if: ${{steps.cache-opensearch-plugins.cache-hit != 'true'}}
+        name: Cache OpenSearch plugins fail
+        run: echo "Failed to cache OpenSearch plugins. DIRECTORYY $HOME/.m2/repository/org/opensearch/plugin/performance-analyzer/${{ env.VERSION }}.0/ "
+
       - name: Run `assemble.sh`
         run: |
           bash build-scripts/assemble.sh \
@@ -279,6 +299,20 @@ jobs:
             -d ${{ matrix.distribution }} \
             -r ${{ inputs.revision }}
 
+      - name: Cache OpenSearch plugins POST
+        id: cache-opensearch-plugins-post
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: $HOME/.m2/repository/org/opensearch/plugin/performance-analyzer/${{ env.VERSION }}.0/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-opensearch-${{ hashFiles('performance-analyzer**.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-opensearch-performance-analyzer
+
+      - if: ${{steps.cache-opensearch-plugins-post.cache-hit != 'true'}}
+        name: Cache OpenSearch plugins fail POST
+        run: |
+          ls $HOME/.m2/repository/org/opensearch/plugin/performance-analyzer/${{ env.VERSION }}.0/ >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - name: Test RPM package
         if: ${{ matrix.distribution == 'rpm' }}
         uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
diff --git a/build-scripts/assemble.sh b/build-scripts/assemble.sh
index 154d12af1fa71..10cbb198c1034 100644
--- a/build-scripts/assemble.sh
+++ b/build-scripts/assemble.sh
@@ -227,8 +227,16 @@ function install_plugins() {
     echo "Installing OpenSearch plugins"
     local maven_repo_local="$HOME/.m2"
     for plugin in "${plugins[@]}"; do
+        echo "Plugin ${plugin}, version ${VERSION}"
         local plugin_from_maven="org.opensearch.plugin:${plugin}:${VERSION}.0"
-        mvn -Dmaven.repo.local="${maven_repo_local}" org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.1:get -DrepoUrl=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2 -Dartifact="${plugin_from_maven}:zip"
+
+        if [[ -f "${maven_repo_local}/org/opensearch/plugin/${plugin}/${VERSION}.0/${plugin}-${VERSION}.0.zip" ]]; then
+            echo "Plugin ${plugin} is already present, download omitted."
+        else
+            echo "Downloand ${plugin} plugin."
+            mvn -Dmaven.repo.local="${maven_repo_local}" org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:2.1:get -DrepoUrl=https://repo1.maven.org/maven2 -Dartifact="${plugin_from_maven}:zip"
+        fi
+
         OPENSEARCH_PATH_CONF=$PATH_CONF "${PATH_BIN}/opensearch-plugin" install --batch --verbose "file:${maven_repo_local}/org/opensearch/plugin/${plugin}/${VERSION}.0/${plugin}-${VERSION}.0.zip"
     done