diff --git a/.github/workflows/bugCatcher.yml b/.github/workflows/bugCatcher.yml
index 303c0aae3..15d5c3f5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bugCatcher.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bugCatcher.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache Maven packages
         uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
         with:
-          path: ~/.m2
+          # Cache only the local repository — caching ~/.m2 itself would
+          # restore a stale settings.xml on top of the JFrog-configured one
+          # written above, causing Maven to bypass the mirror and hit Maven
+          # Central directly.
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/loggingTesting.yml b/.github/workflows/loggingTesting.yml
index 13093ba21..b364f6e02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loggingTesting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loggingTesting.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '21'
 
       - name: Get JFrog OIDC token
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "JFrog OIDC token obtained successfully"
 
       - name: Configure maven
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runIntegrationTests.yml b/.github/workflows/runIntegrationTests.yml
index 7142b0a27..681302a6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runIntegrationTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runIntegrationTests.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "Maven configured to use JFrog registry"
       - uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4
         with:
-          path: ~/.m2
+          # Cache only the local repository — caching ~/.m2 itself would
+          # restore a stale settings.xml on top of the JFrog-configured one
+          # written above, causing Maven to bypass the mirror and hit Maven
+          # Central directly.
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
       - name: Create .pem file from secret