diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 145bc80e..37ba0110 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$EXIT_CODE" -ne 0 ] && echo "$OUTPUT" | grep -q "Could not resolve package dependencies"; then
             echo "SwiftPM package resolution failed, clearing caches and retrying once"
             rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+            mkdir -p ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
             rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/GhosttyTabs-*
             set +e
             OUTPUT=$(run_unit_tests)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 052e67e3..a3cb18f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clear SPM cache
         run: |
           rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+          mkdir -p ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
           rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/GhosttyTabs-*
 
       - name: Configure SwiftPM cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7adf546a..84825b5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.guard_release_assets.outputs.skip_all != 'true'
         run: |
           rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
+          mkdir -p ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
           rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/GhosttyTabs-*
 
       - name: Configure SwiftPM cache