diff --git a/bin/.sccache@0.17.pkg b/bin/.sccache@0.17.pkg
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..383f4511d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/.sccache@0.17.pkg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hermit
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/hermit.hcl b/bin/hermit.hcl
index b429ec961..0a9484ef0 100644
--- a/bin/hermit.hcl
+++ b/bin/hermit.hcl
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 manage-git = true
+
+env = {
+  "RUSTC_WRAPPER": "sccache",
+}
diff --git a/bin/sccache b/bin/sccache
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..3b82392a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/sccache
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.sccache@0.17.pkg
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs b/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
index d50a300fa..9b4de8d4e 100644
--- a/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release/tests/release-scripts.test.mjs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   mkdir,
   chmod,
   readFile,
+  readlink,
   rm,
   writeFile,
 } from "node:fs/promises";
@@ -60,6 +61,20 @@ describe("Tauri Cargo target isolation", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("shared Rust compiler cache", () => {
+  it("provides sccache through Hermit and configures Cargo to use it", async () => {
+    const [hermitConfig, packageLink, executableLink] = await Promise.all([
+      readFile(join(repo, "bin/hermit.hcl"), "utf8"),
+      readlink(join(repo, "bin/.sccache@0.17.pkg")),
+      readlink(join(repo, "bin/sccache")),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(hermitConfig).toContain('"RUSTC_WRAPPER": "sccache"');
+    expect(packageLink).toBe("hermit");
+    expect(executableLink).toBe(".sccache@0.17.pkg");
+  });
+});
+
 describe("managed Goose build profile", () => {
   it("defaults development to debug and makes release selection profile-aware", async () => {
     const script = await readFile(