diff --git a/.github/workflows/bcc.yml b/.github/workflows/bcc.yml
index 0d5ddb8324b..2597e4f86d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bcc.yml
@@ -19,30 +19,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: |
-          composer update --no-install
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
+          composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: | 
-          composer install -o
-          composer bin bcc install
+      - name: Run bin install
+        run: composer bin bcc install
         env:
           COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-phar.yml b/.github/workflows/build-phar.yml
index 51abbb71970..edca3b1a80a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-phar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-phar.yml
@@ -48,31 +48,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # required for composer to automatically detect root package version
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: |
-          composer update --no-install
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
-
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: composer install -o
-          # DO NOT set this, we need composer to figure out the version itself
-          # env:
-          #   COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
+          composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
 
       - run: bin/build-phar.sh
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3d1103373cb..62d651ef850 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,35 +20,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: |
-          composer update --no-install
-        env:
-          COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
-
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: composer install -o
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         env:
           COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
       - run: |
-          git ls-files | grep \\\.php$ | grep -v ^dictionaries/scripts/* | ./vendor/bin/parallel-lint --stdin
+          git ls-files -- '*.php' ':!:dictionaries/scripts/*' | ./vendor/bin/parallel-lint --stdin
 
   code-style:
     name: Code Style Analysis
@@ -65,29 +43,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: composer update --no-install
-        env:
-          COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
-
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: composer install -o
+          composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
         env:
           COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
@@ -152,30 +111,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: |
-          composer update --no-install
-        env:
-          COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
-
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: composer install -o
+          composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
         env:
           COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shepherd.yml b/.github/workflows/shepherd.yml
index 3440783d936..55413a7a6e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shepherd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shepherd.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       env:
         fail-fast: true
 
-    - name: Install dependencies
-      run: composer install --prefer-dist --no-progress --no-suggest
+    - name: Install Dependencies
+      uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
+      with:
+        composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
       env:
         COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
index d17fd73547c..d5c25df2dd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
@@ -64,31 +64,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Get Composer Cache Directories
-        id: composer-cache
-        run: |
-          echo "files_cache=$(composer config cache-files-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "vcs_cache=$(composer config cache-vcs-dir)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Generate composer.lock
-        run: |
-          composer update --no-install
-        env:
-          COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master
-
-      - name: Cache composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
         with:
-          path: |
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.files_cache }}
-            ${{ steps.composer-cache.outputs.vcs_cache }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-composer-
-
-      - name: Run composer install
-        run: composer install -o
+          composer-options: "--optimize-autoloader"
         env:
           COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION: dev-master