diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
index 408fb03b2e..68378aa086 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
 
+      - name: Install MkDocs dependencies
+        run: pip install mkdocs mkdocs-techdocs-core
+
         # Skip caching of microsite dependencies, it keeps the global cache size
         # smaller, which make Windows builds a lot faster for the rest of the project.
       - name: top-level install
@@ -50,9 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: build API reference
         run: yarn build:api-docs
 
-      - name: Install MkDocs dependencies
-        run: pip install mkdocs mkdocs-techdocs-core
-
       - name: Build MkDocs for TechDocs
         run: mkdocs build --strict