diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node-with-cache/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-node-with-cache/action.yaml
index 2c17904b4..e426bf32e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node-with-cache/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node-with-cache/action.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ runs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
     
     - name: "Install dependencies"
-      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      shell: bash
+    - name: "Building internal utilities"
+      run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Build.yml b/.github/workflows/Build.yml
index c6a128e50..ae890b8a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Build.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
       - name: "Installing dependencies"
-        run: pnpm install
+        # Avoid running workspace lifecycle builds during install; the internal utilities are built once below.
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: "Building internal utilities"
+        run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       - name: "Running build for development"
         run: pnpm -r --filter='!native-widgets' --filter=$(if [ "${{ steps.files.outputs.global_files }}" = "" ] && ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}; then echo '...[origin/main]'; else echo '**'; fi) run build
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/BuildMpk.yml b/.github/workflows/BuildMpk.yml
index 9c68385f7..2447295a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/BuildMpk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/BuildMpk.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup pnpm"
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@a8198c4bff370c8506180b035930dea56dbd5288 # v5
       - name: "Installing dependencies"
-        run: pnpm install
+        # Avoid running workspace lifecycle builds during install; the internal utilities are built once below.
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: "Building internal utilities"
+        run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       - name: "Bumping version"
         id: bump_version
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/MarketplaceRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/MarketplaceRelease.yml
index d9223a1ca..ed3360bb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MarketplaceRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MarketplaceRelease.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup pnpm"
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@a8198c4bff370c8506180b035930dea56dbd5288 # v5
       - name: "Installing dependencies"
-        run: pnpm install
+        # Avoid running workspace lifecycle builds during install; the internal utilities are built once below.
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: "Building internal utilities"
+        run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       - name: "Building native widgets and js actions"
         run: pnpm -r run release
       - name: "Updating Native Mobile Resources project"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Release.yml b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
index 3d22b7e05..cd32f3bd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Release.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
       - name: "Installing dependencies"
-        run: pnpm install
+        # Avoid running workspace lifecycle builds during install; the internal utilities are built once below.
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: "Building internal utilities"
+        run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       - name: "Running release for production"
         run: pnpm -r --filter=$(if [ "${{ steps.files.outputs.global_files }}" = "" ] && ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}; then echo '...[origin/main]'; else echo '**'; fi) run release
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/UnitTests.yml b/.github/workflows/UnitTests.yml
index 90654318d..8bea28ed1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/UnitTests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/UnitTests.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
       - name: "Installing dependencies"
-        run: pnpm install
+        # Avoid running workspace lifecycle builds during install; the internal utilities are built once below.
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-scripts
+      - name: "Building internal utilities"
+        run: pnpm run build:internal-utils
       - name: "Linting code"
         run: pnpm -r --filter=${{ steps.variables.outputs.arg }} run lint
       - name: "Running unit tests"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ecc069d7..38859c861 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "test:e2e:android": "pnpm -r run test:e2e:android",
     "test:e2e:ios": "pnpm -r run test:e2e:ios",
     "build": "pnpm -r run build",
+    "build:internal-utils": "pnpm --filter @mendix/piw-utils-internal --filter @mendix/piw-native-utils-internal run build",
     "release": "pnpm -r run release",
     "release:marketplace": "pnpm -r run release:marketplace",
     "release-github:widget": "node ./scripts/release/createWidgetRelease.js",