diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 72bb297469..b6e762486f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ env:
   # Corresponds to https://github.com/gfx-rs/ci-build/releases
   CI_BINARY_BUILD: "build19"
 
-  # We sometimes need nightly to use special things in CI.
-  #
-  # In order to prevent CI regressions, we pin the nightly version.
-  NIGHTLY_VERSION: "nightly-2024-10-17"
   # This is the MSRV used by `wgpu` itself and all surrounding infrastructure.
   REPO_MSRV: "1.83"
   # This is the MSRV used by the `wgpu-core`, `wgpu-hal`, and `wgpu-types` crates,
@@ -399,8 +395,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Nightly Toolchain
         run: |
-          rustup toolchain install ${{ env.NIGHTLY_VERSION }} --no-self-update --profile=minimal --component clippy
-          cargo +${{ env.NIGHTLY_VERSION }} -V
+          rustup toolchain install ${{ env.REPO_MSRV }} --no-self-update --profile=minimal
+          cargo +${{ env.REPO_MSRV }} -V
 
       - name: Install cargo-hack
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
@@ -420,7 +416,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -e
 
-          cargo +${{ env.NIGHTLY_VERSION }} hack generate-lockfile --remove-dev-deps -Z minimal-versions -p naga -p naga-cli
+          cargo +${{ env.REPO_MSRV }} hack generate-lockfile --remove-dev-deps -Z minimal-versions -p naga -p naga-cli
+        env:
+          RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP: 1
 
       - name: Clippy
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 43184ce4ea..34b6196523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ on:
       - trunk
 
 env:
-  # We need to use nightly for various features
-  # when building docs.rs style docs.
-  NIGHTLY_VERSION: nightly-2025-01-09
+  # This is the MSRV used by `wgpu` itself and all surrounding infrastructure.
+  REPO_MSRV: "1.83"
 
   CARGO_INCREMENTAL: false
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
@@ -28,17 +27,21 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Install documentation toolchain
-        run: rustup toolchain install ${{ env.NIGHTLY_VERSION }} --no-self-update --profile=minimal
+        run: |
+          rustup toolchain install ${{ env.REPO_MSRV }} --no-self-update --profile=minimal
+          rustup override set ${{ env.REPO_MSRV }}
+
+      - name: caching
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: doc-build
 
-      - name: Build the docs (nightly)
+      - name: Build the docs
         run: |
-          cargo +${{ env.NIGHTLY_VERSION }} doc --no-deps --lib
+          cargo doc --no-deps --lib --document-private-items
         env:
           RUSTDOCFLAGS: --cfg docsrs
-
-      - name: Build the docs (stable)
-        run: cargo +stable doc --no-deps --lib
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
+          RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP: 1
 
       - name: Deploy the docs
         uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@v4.7.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate.yml b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
index bcd1824039..a47fd91789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ jobs:
           rustup override set ${{ env.REPO_MSRV }}
           cargo -V
 
+      - name: caching
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: cargo-generate-${{ matrix.name }}
+
       - name: "Install cargo-generate"
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 677541af30..c9c4d5ea6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ env:
   CARGO_INCREMENTAL: false
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
   RUST_BACKTRACE: full
-  RUSTFLAGS:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
@@ -37,6 +36,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install wasm-bindgen
         run: cargo +stable install wasm-bindgen-cli --version=$WASM_BINDGEN_VERSION
 
+      - name: caching
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          key: publish-build
+
       - name: Build examples
         run: cargo xtask run-wasm --no-serve