diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
index b7692eefe9c8..fe6ab7dd41de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ jobs:
 
   infer-bazel-targets:
     name: Infer Bazel Targets
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: *dind-large-setup
+    container: *container-setup
     needs: [config]
     steps:
       # calculate which bazel targets may need to be rebuilt
@@ -188,16 +189,17 @@ jobs:
 
             # creates a list of targets suitable for --target_pattern_file and list
             # the targets on the step summary
-            ci/scripts/targets.py build "${targets_args[@]}" >"${{ runner.temp }}/build-targets"
-            ci/scripts/targets.py test "${targets_args[@]}" >"${{ runner.temp }}/test-targets"
+            mkdir -p "$HOME/.cache/bazel-targets"
+            ci/scripts/targets.py build "${targets_args[@]}" >"$HOME/.cache/bazel-targets/build-targets"
+            ci/scripts/targets.py test "${targets_args[@]}" >"$HOME/.cache/bazel-targets/test-targets"
 
       - name: Upload target files
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
         with:
           name: bazel-targets
           path: |
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/build-targets
-            ${{ runner.temp }}/test-targets
+            ~/.cache/bazel-targets/build-targets
+            ~/.cache/bazel-targets/test-targets
 
   bazel-test-all:
     name: Bazel Test All