diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b7eba3bf1c..7a2765b151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           privatePackages/*/lib
           privatePackages/*/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
           .jest-cache
+          .verdaccio-cache
         key: ts-jest-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.node }}-${{ github.run_id }}
         restore-keys: ts-jest-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.node }}-
     - name: run tests (main)
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c95f9f0693..e38119dc19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ yarn.lock
 RELEASE.md
 
 .jest-cache
+.verdaccio-cache
 .turbo
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e155227ab1..de888169af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "bump": "changeset version && pnpm update-manifests",
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm",
-    "prepare": "pnpm --dir=verdaccio install && husky install",
+    "prepare": "husky install",
     "pretest": "pnpm run compile-only && pnpm --dir=fixtures run prepareFixtures",
     "lint": "pnpm lint:meta && syncpack list-mismatches && eslint **/src/**/*.ts **/test/**/*.ts",
     "test-main": "pnpm pretest && pnpm lint --quiet && run-p -r verdaccio test-pkgs-main",
diff --git a/verdaccio.yaml b/verdaccio.yaml
index 76a9efa9ec..df21f22571 100644
--- a/verdaccio.yaml
+++ b/verdaccio.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-storage: ./verdaccio/node_modules/storage-cache
+storage: ./.verdaccio-cache
 middlewares:
   audit:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/verdaccio/.npmrc b/verdaccio/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 62d8402065..0000000000
--- a/verdaccio/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-lockfile=false
diff --git a/verdaccio/package.json b/verdaccio/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 127dede23d..0000000000
--- a/verdaccio/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "dependencies": {
-    "storage-cache": "file:storage-1.0.0.tgz"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/verdaccio/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/verdaccio/pnpm-workspace.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/verdaccio/storage-1.0.0.tgz b/verdaccio/storage-1.0.0.tgz
deleted file mode 100644
index ca5169dbdd..0000000000
Binary files a/verdaccio/storage-1.0.0.tgz and /dev/null differ