diff --git a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
index 76ca231532f9..420b26b59d49 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ description: 'Installs pnpm dependencies into node_modules folders on the Namesp
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
-    - name: Install pnpm
-      uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
-
     - name: List dependency paths
       id: paths
       run: |
@@ -19,11 +16,13 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Mount dependency cache
-      uses: namespacelabs/nscloud-cache-action@1124a6f3ce44e5cf84cc22111530961f4d2a15f9 # v1.7.0
+      uses: ./.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store
       with:
-        cache: pnpm
         path: ${{ steps.paths.outputs.paths }}
 
+    - name: Install pnpm
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
+
     # The cache volume can hold node_modules of another commit or branch. This is a no-op when they match
     # pnpm-lock.yaml.
     - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store/action.yml b/.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fed4e40c1b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: 'Mount pnpm store'
+description:
+  'Mounts the pnpm store, the pnpm and npm caches and the given paths from the Namespace cache volume. Use it before
+  `install-pnpm`, so `install-pnpm` takes pnpm from the cache volume.'
+
+inputs:
+  path:
+    description: 'Paths to mount from the cache volume in addition to the pnpm store and caches, one per line.'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    # Replaces the `pnpm` mode of nscloud-cache-action until it works without pnpm on PATH. The mode runs `pnpm store
+    # path`, so it only works after `install-pnpm`, when `pnpm self-update` has already downloaded pnpm.
+    # The cache directory holds `lockfile-verified.jsonl`. With it, `pnpm install` skips the supply-chain check of a
+    # lockfile that was already verified, which otherwise fetches the metadata of every package from the registry.
+    - name: Set pnpm store and cache directories
+      run: |
+        echo "PNPM_CONFIG_STORE_DIR=$HOME/.cache/pnpm-store" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        echo "PNPM_CONFIG_CACHE_DIR=$HOME/.cache/pnpm" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      shell: bash
+
+    # The `npm` mode keeps the npm cache of the `npm ci` in `pnpm/action-setup`, which installs the bootstrap pnpm
+    - name: Mount cache paths
+      uses: namespacelabs/nscloud-cache-action@1124a6f3ce44e5cf84cc22111530961f4d2a15f9 # v1.7.0
+      with:
+        cache: npm
+        path: |
+          ~/.cache/pnpm-store
+          ~/.cache/pnpm
+          ${{ inputs.path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 59962d0d401f..e6ea871caf7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ env:
   # This option both controls the `v8-compile-cache-lib` and `v8-compile-cache` packages.
   DISABLE_V8_COMPILE_CACHE: '1'
 
-# All jobs share one Namespace cache volume through `overrides.cache-tag`. Pull request jobs get their own volume
-# (`-pr`), so they cannot change the node_modules that develop and release builds install from.
+# Jobs that install the monorepo dependencies share one Namespace cache volume through `overrides.cache-tag`, E2E jobs
+# share another one (`-e2e`). Jobs that do not use a cache volume have no cache tag. Pull request jobs get their own
+# volumes (`-pr`), so they cannot change the node_modules that develop and release builds install from.
 jobs:
   job_get_metadata:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-metadata.yml
@@ -268,9 +269,7 @@ jobs:
   job_check_branches:
     name: Check PR branches
     needs: job_get_metadata
-    runs-on:
-      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript-small;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript${{ github.event_name ==
-      'pull_request' && '-pr' || '' }}
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-sentry-javascript-small
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
@@ -354,9 +353,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Check lockfile
     needs: [job_get_metadata]
     timeout-minutes: 10
-    runs-on:
-      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      && '-pr' || '' }}
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-sentry-javascript
     if: |
       needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.changed_deps == 'true' ||
       needs.job_get_metadata.outputs.is_base_branch == 'true' ||
@@ -1054,8 +1051,8 @@ jobs:
       always() && needs.job_build_tarballs.result == 'success' && needs.job_build.outputs.e2e-matrix !='{"include":[]}'
     needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build, job_build_layer, job_build_tarballs]
     runs-on:
-      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      && '-pr' || '' }}
+      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript-e2e${{ github.event_name ==
+      'pull_request' && '-pr' || '' }}
     timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
       # We just use a dummy DSN here, only send to the tunnel anyhow
@@ -1100,13 +1097,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: denoland/setup-deno@v2.0.5
         with:
           deno-version: ${{ matrix.deno-version || 'v2.8.3' }}
-      - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
       # Keeps the pnpm store on the cache volume for the `pnpm install` of the test application
       - name: Mount pnpm store
-        uses: namespacelabs/nscloud-cache-action@1124a6f3ce44e5cf84cc22111530961f4d2a15f9 # v1.7.0
-        with:
-          cache: pnpm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
 
       - name: Restore tarball artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
@@ -1202,8 +1197,8 @@ jobs:
       github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     needs: [job_get_metadata, job_build, job_build_tarballs]
     runs-on:
-      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-      && '-pr' || '' }}
+      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript-e2e${{ github.event_name ==
+      'pull_request' && '-pr' || '' }}
     timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
       E2E_TEST_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.E2E_TEST_AUTH_TOKEN }}
@@ -1251,13 +1246,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: denoland/setup-deno@v2.0.5
         with:
           deno-version: ${{ matrix.deno-version || 'v2.8.3' }}
-      - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
       # Keeps the pnpm store on the cache volume for the `pnpm install` of the test application
       - name: Mount pnpm store
-        uses: namespacelabs/nscloud-cache-action@1124a6f3ce44e5cf84cc22111530961f4d2a15f9 # v1.7.0
-        with:
-          cache: pnpm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/mount-pnpm-store
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-pnpm
 
       - name: Restore tarball artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
@@ -1343,9 +1336,7 @@ jobs:
       ]
     # Always run this, even if a dependent job failed
     if: always()
-    runs-on:
-      namespace-profile-sentry-javascript-small;overrides.cache-tag=sentry-javascript${{ github.event_name ==
-      'pull_request' && '-pr' || '' }}
+    runs-on: namespace-profile-sentry-javascript-small
     permissions: {}
     steps:
       - name: Check for failures