diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index afa1e3755..bca7fa664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, synchronize, reopened ]
 
-env:
-  CCM_VERSION: "6e71061146f7ae67b84ccd2b1d90d7319b640e4c"
-
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Unit tests
@@ -51,29 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('go.mod') }}
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-go-
-      - name: Install Java
-        run: |
-          curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
-          source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
-          echo "sdkman_auto_answer=true" >> ~/.sdkman/etc/config
-          # sdk list java
-
-          sdk install java 11.0.24-zulu
-          echo "JAVA11_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          sdk install java 17.0.12-zulu
-          echo "JAVA17_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_17_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          # by default use JDK 11
-          sdk default java 11.0.24-zulu
-          sdk use java 11.0.24-zulu
-          echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PATH=$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Install CCM
-        run: |
-          python3 -m venv ~/venv
-          ~/venv/bin/pip install setuptools
-          ~/venv/bin/pip install "git+https://github.com/riptano/ccm.git@${CCM_VERSION}"
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-environment
       - name: Start cassandra nodes
         run: |
           source ~/venv/bin/activate
@@ -158,29 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
-      - name: Install Java
-        run: |
-          curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
-          source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
-          echo "sdkman_auto_answer=true" >> ~/.sdkman/etc/config
-          # sdk list java
-
-          sdk install java 11.0.24-zulu
-          echo "JAVA11_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          sdk install java 17.0.12-zulu
-          echo "JAVA17_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_17_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-          # by default use JDK 11
-          sdk default java 11.0.24-zulu
-          sdk use java 11.0.24-zulu
-          echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "PATH=$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Install CCM
-        run: |
-          python3 -m venv ~/venv
-          ~/venv/bin/pip install setuptools
-          ~/venv/bin/pip install "git+https://github.com/riptano/ccm.git@${CCM_VERSION}"
+      - uses: ./.github/workflows/setup-environment
       - name: Start cassandra nodes
         run: |
           source ~/venv/bin/activate
diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-environment.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-environment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ebe2626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-environment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+env:
+  CCM_VERSION: "6e71061146f7ae67b84ccd2b1d90d7319b640e4c"
+
+jobs:
+  setup-environment:
+    name: Setup Integration Tests Environment
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up cache for SDKMAN
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.sdkman
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sdkman
+
+      - name: Set up cache for pip
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/pip
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('requirements.txt') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
+
+      - name: Install Java
+        run: |
+          echo "Installing SDKMAN..."
+          curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
+          source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
+          echo "sdkman_auto_answer=true" >> ~/.sdkman/etc/config
+        
+          echo "Installing Java versions..."
+          sdk install java 11.0.24-zulu
+          sdk install java 17.0.12-zulu
+        
+          sdk default java 11.0.24-zulu
+          sdk use java 11.0.24-zulu
+        
+          echo "JAVA11_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JAVA17_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_17_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_11_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PATH=$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Install CCM
+        run: |
+          echo "Creating Python virtual environment..."
+          VENV_DIR="$HOME/venv"
+          python3 -m venv $VENV_DIR
+          source $VENV_DIR/bin/activate
+          pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
+        
+          echo "Installing CCM..."
+          pip install "git+https://github.com/riptano/ccm.git@${CCM_VERSION}"
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