diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index edbb9e92f..8497efc3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       self_mutation_happened: ${{ steps.self_mutation.outputs.self_mutation_happened }}
     env:
       CI: "true"
+      NX_SKIP_NX_CACHE: "true"
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.projen/tasks.json b/.projen/tasks.json
index 50040601b..856150eee 100644
--- a/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
           "spawn": "default"
         },
         {
-          "exec": "yarn workspaces run build"
+          "exec": "nx run-many -t build"
         },
         {
           "spawn": "eslint"
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
       "name": "release",
       "description": "Prepare a release from all monorepo packages",
       "env": {
-        "RELEASE": "true"
+        "RELEASE": "true",
+        "NX_SKIP_NX_CACHE": "true"
       },
       "steps": [
         {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
           "exec": "yarn workspaces run bump"
         },
         {
-          "exec": "yarn workspaces run build"
+          "exec": "nx run-many -t build"
         },
         {
           "exec": "yarn workspaces run unbump"
diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index 45e1ee1fa..1ca218b4c 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ const repoProject = new yarn.Monorepo({
     includeRootWorkspace: true,
   },
   nx: true,
+  buildWithNx: true,
 
   eslintOptions: {
     dirs: ['lib'],
diff --git a/nx.json b/nx.json
index 3417dfcf2..d90f1af01 100644
--- a/nx.json
+++ b/nx.json
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "tasksRunnerOptions": {
-    "default": {
-      "runner": "nx/tasks-runners/default",
-      "options": {
-        "cacheableOperations": [
-          "build",
-          "compile",
-          "test"
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "targetDefaults": {
     "build": {
+      "cache": true,
       "dependsOn": [
         "^build"
       ],
@@ -28,6 +17,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "compile": {
+      "cache": true,
       "dependsOn": [
         "^compile"
       ],
@@ -37,6 +27,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "test": {
+      "cache": true,
       "dependsOn": [
         "^test"
       ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9f56673e..63ec61a47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@types/node": "ts5.6",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8",
-    "cdklabs-projen-project-types": "^0.2.8",
+    "cdklabs-projen-project-types": "^0.2.9",
     "constructs": "^10.0.0",
     "eslint": "^9",
     "eslint-import-resolver-typescript": "^3.8.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e33275884..e46fdb094 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4657,10 +4657,10 @@ cdk-from-cfn@^0.193.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cdk-from-cfn/-/cdk-from-cfn-0.193.0.tgz#048daca73be6dfd3ab3c104f67f2828587b1c761"
   integrity sha512-LBKqAnsg12RRhyz+zyByI3H6REiDVNm1vofhdnEXSAIGIBuO0H/cw4mbCpz0Qr9huZYssF9ozGsbwa1K3RF2Tg==
 
-cdklabs-projen-project-types@^0.2.8:
-  version "0.2.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cdklabs-projen-project-types/-/cdklabs-projen-project-types-0.2.8.tgz#67fc9094b490baf30392b180bdeac20160978f89"
-  integrity sha512-pEc2vcLvdhcnCY7iIWB4/YpDVprxpI8jjcAZaHtZr0eUTkQvP18CeVVgSzcQkPx5/21uTdK4BZQIicmwaXFrKw==
+cdklabs-projen-project-types@^0.2.9:
+  version "0.2.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cdklabs-projen-project-types/-/cdklabs-projen-project-types-0.2.9.tgz#6215a688f5f7a76f814cbf305b1c41b34a0d80d6"
+  integrity sha512-ymSO80YVDuB1j/YVir2ArD1nSYFfxgZxxYEuN2saNxok/Tox6ssEg+IpdqFyBgytwBjTDmJK6ECn3tsaq4Qy3A==
   dependencies:
     yaml "^2.7.0"