diff --git a/.github/ci-extensions.xml b/.github/ci-extensions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d3cc66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ci-extensions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+distributed with this work for additional information
+regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+"License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+"AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+specific language governing permissions and limitations
+under the License.
+-->
+<extensions>
+  <extension>
+    <groupId>eu.maveniverse.maven.mimir</groupId>
+    <artifactId>extension</artifactId>
+    <version>0.4.0</version>
+  </extension>
+</extensions>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/early-access.yaml b/.github/workflows/early-access.yaml
index 669de919..0a256a87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/early-access.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/early-access.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,25 @@ jobs:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
+      - name: 'Prepare Mimir'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.m2
+          cp .github/ci-extensions.xml ~/.m2/extensions.xml
+
+      - name: 'Handle Mimir caches'
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.mimir/local
+          key: mimir-${{ runner.os }}-default-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            mimir-${{ runner.os }}-default-
+            mimir-${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: 'Set up Maven'
+        shell: bash
+        run: mvn --errors --batch-mode --show-version org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-wrapper-plugin:3.3.2:wrapper "-Dmaven=4.0.0-rc-3"
+
       - name: 'Run default (non-native) build'
         run: ./mvnw verify -Dmrm=false -V -B -ntp -e -s .mvn/release-settings.xml
 
@@ -100,6 +119,25 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'graalvm'
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: 'Prepare Mimir'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.m2
+          cp .github/ci-extensions.xml ~/.m2/extensions.xml
+
+      - name: 'Handle Mimir caches'
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.mimir/local
+          key: mimir-${{ runner.os }}-native-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            mimir-${{ runner.os }}-native-
+            mimir-${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: 'Set up Maven'
+        shell: bash
+        run: mvn --errors --batch-mode --show-version org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-wrapper-plugin:3.3.2:wrapper "-Dmaven=4.0.0-rc-3"
+
       - name: 'Maven clean'
         run: ./mvnw clean -Dmrm=false -V -B -ntp -e