diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yml
index 62f4e63..8e46606 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-dev.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [ dev ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ dev ]
+            # Build DEV image with cache (if available)
+        echo "Building DEV image with layer caching..."
+        docker build \
+          $CACHE_ARGS \
+          --tag nfoguard:dev \
+          --tag nfoguard:dev-${{ github.sha }} \
+          --tag "$CACHE_IMAGE" \
+          .s: [ dev ]
 
 jobs:
   build-dev: