diff --git a/.github/workflows/amd-aie-distro.yml b/.github/workflows/amd-aie-distro.yml
index 46abbb009379..d41b8cc5dd46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amd-aie-distro.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/amd-aie-distro.yml
@@ -176,6 +176,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
+    - name: Checkout actions
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        sparse-checkout: .github/workflows/amd_aie_releases
+        # Turning off cone mode ensures that files in the project root are not included during checkout
+        sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+
     - uses: makslevental/mlir-wheels/actions/setup_base@b3d5c60b3c6f51e9ce9015e5c3529efc07919f21
       id: setup_base
       with:
@@ -195,13 +202,6 @@ jobs:
         MATRIX_ARCH: ${{ matrix.ARCH }}
         WORKSPACE_ROOT: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
 
-    - name: Checkout actions
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        sparse-checkout: .github/workflows/amd_aie_releases
-        # Turning off cone mode ensures that files in the project root are not included during checkout
-        sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
-
       # This step is needed because action/checkout does not support paths.
     - name: Copy stuff to workspace_root
       run: |
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ jobs:
         echo "HOST_CCACHE_DIR="$(ccache --get-config cache_dir)"" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "PARALLEL_LEVEL=2" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "PIP_FIND_LINKS=https://github.com/makslevental/mlir-wheels/releases/expanded_assets/latest" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "CCACHE_DEBUG=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        
+        WORKSPACE_ROOT="${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}"
+        if [[ "${{ matrix.OS }}" == *"windows"* ]]; then
+          WORKSPACE_ROOT=$(cygpath -u $WORKSPACE_ROOT)
+        fi
+        echo "CCACHE_DEBUGDIR=$WORKSPACE_ROOT/ccache-debug" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     # build
 
@@ -267,24 +274,6 @@ jobs:
         export RUN_TESTS=0
         pip wheel . -v -w wheelhouse
 
-    - name: Download cache from container ubuntu
-      if: contains(matrix.OS, 'ubuntu') && contains(matrix.ARCH, 'x86_64') && (success() || failure())
-      working-directory: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
-      run: |
-        
-        ccache -s
-        rm -rf $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
-        mv ./wheelhouse/.ccache $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
-        ls -la $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
-        ccache -s
-
-    - name: Reset datetime ccache
-      working-directory: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
-      run: |
-        
-        ccache --print-stats
-        find $HOST_CCACHE_DIR -exec touch -a -m -t "${{ needs.settings.outputs.DATETIME }}00" {} \;
-
     - name: Clean llvm-aie
       working-directory: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
       run: |
@@ -293,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
         rm -rf build
 
     - name: Docker prune
-      if: contains(matrix.OS, 'ubuntu')
+      if: contains(inputs.MATRIX_OS, 'ubuntu')
       run: |
         docker system prune -a -f
 
@@ -305,6 +294,24 @@ jobs:
         WHL=$(ls wheelhouse/llvm_aie-*whl)
         echo "LLVM_AIE_WHEEL_VERSION=$(python -c "import pkginfo; w = pkginfo.Wheel('$WHL'); print(w.version.split('+')[0] + '+' + w.version.split('+')[1].rsplit('.', 1)[-1])")" | tee -a $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+    - name: Download cache from container ubuntu
+      if: contains(matrix.OS, 'ubuntu') && contains(matrix.ARCH, 'x86_64') && (success() || failure())
+      working-directory: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
+      run: |
+        
+        ccache -s
+        rm -rf $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
+        mv ./wheelhouse/.ccache $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
+        ls -la $HOST_CCACHE_DIR
+        ccache -s
+
+    - name: Reset datetime ccache
+      working-directory: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}
+      run: |
+        
+        ccache --print-stats
+        find $HOST_CCACHE_DIR -exec touch -a -m -t 197001010000 {} \;
+
       # git-bash doesn't have rename
     - name: rename non-windows
       if: contains(matrix.OS, 'ubuntu') || contains(matrix.OS, 'macos')
@@ -352,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
         pushd native_tools
 
         LLVM_AIE_WHEEL_VERSION=${{ steps.get_wheel_version.outputs.LLVM_AIE_WHEEL_VERSION }} \
-        python setup.py bdist_wheel --dist-dir ../wheelhouse --plat $PLAT
+          python setup.py bdist_wheel --dist-dir ../wheelhouse --plat $PLAT
         
         popd
 
@@ -365,6 +372,12 @@ jobs:
         path: ${{ steps.setup_base.outputs.WORKSPACE_ROOT }}/wheelhouse/*.whl
         name: build_artifact
 
+    - name: Upload ccache debug log
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: ${{ env.CCACHE_DEBUGDIR }}
+        name: ccache_debugdir
+
   upload_distro_wheels:
 
     if: needs.settings.outputs.UPLOAD_ARTIFACTS == 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/amd_aie_releases/setup.py b/.github/workflows/amd_aie_releases/setup.py
index 194dac177aea..2b745d8a4900 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/amd_aie_releases/setup.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/amd_aie_releases/setup.py
@@ -241,6 +241,23 @@ def build_extension(self, ext: CMakeExtension) -> None:
                 )
             shutil.rmtree(install_dir / "python_packages", ignore_errors=True)
 
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "find",
+                ".",
+                "-exec",
+                "touch",
+                "-a",
+                "-m",
+                "-t",
+                "197001010000",
+                "{}",
+                ";",
+            ],
+            cwd=install_dir,
+            check=False,
+        )
+
 
 def check_env(build):
     return os.environ.get(build, 0) in {"1", "true", "True", "ON", "YES"}