diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index f55663c..f658108 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  packages: read
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -317,6 +318,17 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Check if Dockerfile.base changed
+        id: base_changed
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if git diff --name-only "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD" | grep -q '^docker/Dockerfile\.base$'; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
       - name: Free disk space
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be # v1.3.1
         with:
@@ -328,7 +340,21 @@ jobs:
           docker-images: true
           swap-storage: true
 
+      - name: Pull base image from GHCR
+        if: steps.base_changed.outputs.changed == 'false'
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          owner="$(echo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+          echo "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" | docker login ghcr.io -u "${{ github.actor }}" --password-stdin
+          docker pull "ghcr.io/${owner}/client-sdk-cpp-base:base-main-amd64"
+          docker tag "ghcr.io/${owner}/client-sdk-cpp-base:base-main-amd64" \
+            "livekit-cpp-sdk-base-x64:${{ github.sha }}"
+
       - name: Build base Docker image
+        if: steps.base_changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
         run: |
           docker build \
             --build-arg TARGETARCH=amd64 \
@@ -372,6 +398,17 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Check if Dockerfile.base changed
+        id: base_changed
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if git diff --name-only "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}...HEAD" | grep -q '^docker/Dockerfile\.base$'; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
       - name: Free disk space
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be # v1.3.1
         with:
@@ -383,7 +420,21 @@ jobs:
           docker-images: true
           swap-storage: true
 
+      - name: Pull base image from GHCR
+        if: steps.base_changed.outputs.changed == 'false'
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euxo pipefail
+          owner="$(echo "${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+          echo "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" | docker login ghcr.io -u "${{ github.actor }}" --password-stdin
+          docker pull "ghcr.io/${owner}/client-sdk-cpp-base:base-main-arm64"
+          docker tag "ghcr.io/${owner}/client-sdk-cpp-base:base-main-arm64" \
+            "livekit-cpp-sdk-base-arm64:${{ github.sha }}"
+
       - name: Build base Docker image
+        if: steps.base_changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
         run: |
           docker build \
             --build-arg TARGETARCH=arm64 \