diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 38bb7435e..7ae393bb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -115,14 +115,13 @@ jobs:
     - run: echo "CACHE_COMMIT_DATE=$(git log -1 --pretty='format:%cd' --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Homebrew cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/auto-cache
-      if: false # disabling the cache for now because it is breaking macos builds...
       with:
         save: false # No need save here if we manually save it later conditionally
         path: ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
-        key: brew-macos-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
+        key: brew-macos-${{ hashFiles('tools/Brewfile') }}-${{ github.sha }}
         restore-keys: |
-          brew-macos-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}
-          brew-macos
+          brew-macos-${{ hashFiles('tools/Brewfile') }}
+          brew-macos-
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: ./tools/mac_setup.sh
       env:
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
       with:
         path: ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
-        key: brew-macos-${{ env.CACHE_COMMIT_DATE }}-${{ github.sha }}
+        key: brew-macos-${{ hashFiles('tools/Brewfile') }}-${{ github.sha }}
     - run: git lfs pull
     - name: Getting scons cache
       uses: ./.github/workflows/auto-cache
diff --git a/tools/Brewfile b/tools/Brewfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af610be75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/Brewfile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+brew "git-lfs"
+brew "capnp"
+brew "coreutils"
+brew "eigen"
+brew "ffmpeg"
+brew "glfw"
+brew "libusb"
+brew "libtool"
+brew "llvm"
+brew "openssl@3.0"
+brew "qt@5"
+brew "zeromq"
+cask "gcc-arm-embedded"
+brew "portaudio"
+brew "gcc@13"
diff --git a/tools/mac_setup.sh b/tools/mac_setup.sh
index 0ae0b3535..ae8a1974a 100755
--- a/tools/mac_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/mac_setup.sh
@@ -32,23 +32,7 @@ else
     brew up
 fi
 
-brew bundle --file=- <<-EOS
-brew "git-lfs"
-brew "capnp"
-brew "coreutils"
-brew "eigen"
-brew "ffmpeg"
-brew "glfw"
-brew "libusb"
-brew "libtool"
-brew "llvm"
-brew "openssl@3.0"
-brew "qt@5"
-brew "zeromq"
-cask "gcc-arm-embedded"
-brew "portaudio"
-brew "gcc@13"
-EOS
+brew bundle --file=$DIR/Brewfile
 
 echo "[ ] finished brew install t=$SECONDS"