diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-builder.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-builder.yml
index cdfaf39cad..f65e4588e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-builder.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml') }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml', '*/pyproject.toml') }}
       #---------------------------------------------------
 
       - name: Install Dev Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_code.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_code.yml
index 338131b656..4aac5eaa4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_code.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
-          key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml') }}
+          key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml', '*/pyproject.toml')}}
+
       #---------------------------------------------------
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yaml
index 34860c0039..f6b0f3bfee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_docs.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: |
             ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
-          key: ubuntu-latest_python-3.11_${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml') }}
+          key: ubuntu-latest_python-3.11_${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml', '*/pyproject.toml') }}
 
       - name: Build docs and use-cases
         # build is available in docs/hr/build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_notebooks.yml
index 419917900a..b0c3a5e357 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_notebooks.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           uses: actions/cache@v3
           with:
             path: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}
-            key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml') }}
+            key: ${{ matrix.os }}_python-${{ matrix.python-version }}_${{ hashFiles('pyproject.toml', '*/pyproject.toml') }}
         #---------------------------------------------------
 
         - name: Install Demo Dependencies