diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 10df1f0f5..825f0425a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,23 +70,10 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Nim
-        run: nimble setup
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: Make update
-        run: make update
+        run: make update -j
 
       - name: Build binaries
         run: make V=1 QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 all tools
@@ -120,23 +107,10 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Nim
-        run: nimble setup
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: Make update
-        run: make update
+        run: make update -j
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
@@ -196,20 +170,7 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Nim
-        run: nimble setup
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: Build nph
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/container-image.yml b/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
index aeec68199..68417226e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/container-image.yml
@@ -55,28 +55,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Nim
         if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
-        run: nimble setup
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-vendor-modules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: Build binaries
         id: build
         if: ${{ steps.secrets.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: |
-          make update
+          make update -j
 
           make -j${NPROC} V=1 QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 NIMFLAGS="-d:disableMarchNative -d:postgres -d:chronicles_colors:none" wakunode2
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index b6cdcebbe..dd406ee13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Nim
-        run: nimble setup
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: prep variables
         id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
index f13f9529c..a20785bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-assets.yml
@@ -35,20 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install Nim
-        run: nimble setup
-
-      - name: Get submodules hash
-        id: submodules
-        run: |
-          echo "hash=$(git submodule status | awk '{print $1}' | sort | shasum -a 256 | sed 's/[ -]*//g')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache submodules
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            vendor/
-            .git/modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{matrix.arch}}-submodules-${{ steps.submodules.outputs.hash }}
+        run: nimble setup --accept
 
       - name: Get tag
         id: version