diff --git a/.woodpecker/ci.yml b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
index 8965707..037b8c6 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/ci.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ clone:
 
 steps:
   - name: bootstrap-deps
+    depends_on: []
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     commands:
       - |
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: foundry-suite
+    depends_on: [bootstrap-deps]
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     commands:
       - |
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: contracts-local-fork
+    depends_on: [bootstrap-deps]
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     environment:
       HARB_ENV: BASE_SEPOLIA_LOCAL_FORK
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ steps:
   # which is not configured. Re-add when RPC secret is provisioned.
 
   - name: transpiler-tests
+    depends_on: []
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     when:
       - event: pull_request
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: evolution-tests
+    depends_on: [bootstrap-deps]
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     when:
       - event: pull_request
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: single-package-manager
+    depends_on: []
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     commands:
       - |
@@ -114,6 +120,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: validate-evolution-patch
+    depends_on: []
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     when:
       - event: pull_request
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: optimizer-not-mutated
+    depends_on: []
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     commands:
       - |
@@ -146,6 +154,7 @@ steps:
         '
 
   - name: node-quality
+    depends_on: [bootstrap-deps]
     image: registry.niovi.voyage/harb/node-ci:latest
     environment:
       CI: "true"