diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index af4d58e5dd..0a6bb5628c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ kapt.include.compile.classpath=false
 kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
 #needed for android compilation
 android.useAndroidX=true
+org.gradle.caching=true
 #used for slow jitpack builds; TODO see if this actually works
 org.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=100000
 org.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=100000