diff --git a/.lintstagedrc.mjs b/.lintstagedrc.mjs
index ff1d8c107..ac2623093 100644
--- a/.lintstagedrc.mjs
+++ b/.lintstagedrc.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 export default {
-  '!(docs/**/*)*.{ts,js,json,html,md,mts}': ['eslint --fix', 'prettier --write'],
+  '!(docs/**/*)*.{ts,js,json,html,md,mts}': [
+    'eslint --cache --cache-strategy content --fix',
+    // don't cache prettier yet, since we use `prettier-plugin-jsdoc`,
+    // and prettier doesn't invalidate cache on plugin updates"
+    // https://prettier.io/docs/en/cli.html#--cache
+    'prettier --write',
+  ],
   'cSpell.json': ['ts-node-esm scripts/fixCSpell.ts'],
   '**/*.jison': ['pnpm -w run lint:jison'],
 };