diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
index b8cbe062b6a9..fc90a449fb34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-shell.yml
@@ -44,5 +44,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@526118121621777ccd86f79b04685a9319637641 # v31
 
+      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@0fc020193b5a1fa3ac4575aa3a7d3aa6a35435ad # v16
+        with:
+          # This cache is for the nixpkgs repo checks and should not be trusted or used elsewhere.
+          name: nixpkgs-ci
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
+
       - name: Build shell
         run: nix-build untrusted/ci -A shell
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
index d176a76411f8..f11dca13581d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lib-tests.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           extra_nix_config: sandbox = true
 
+      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@0fc020193b5a1fa3ac4575aa3a7d3aa6a35435ad # v16
+        with:
+          # This cache is for the nixpkgs repo checks and should not be trusted or used elsewhere.
+          name: nixpkgs-ci
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
+
       - name: Building Nixpkgs lib-tests
         run: |
           nix-build untrusted/ci -A lib-tests
diff --git a/lib/tests/maintainers.nix b/lib/tests/maintainers.nix
index d04bb07ea2c8..289a46e7409d 100644
--- a/lib/tests/maintainers.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/maintainers.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ let
 
   missingGithubIds = lib.concatLists (lib.mapAttrsToList checkMaintainer lib.maintainers);
 
-  success = pkgs.runCommand "checked-maintainers-success" { } ">$out";
+  success = pkgs.runCommand "checked-maintainers-success" { } "mkdir $out";
 
   failure =
     pkgs.runCommand "checked-maintainers-failure"
diff --git a/lib/tests/release.nix b/lib/tests/release.nix
index c3acda85304f..d73679d47a37 100644
--- a/lib/tests/release.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/release.nix
@@ -20,5 +20,14 @@ let
 in
 pkgs.symlinkJoin {
   name = "nixpkgs-lib-tests";
-  paths = map testWithNix nixVersions;
+  paths = map testWithNix nixVersions ++ [
+    (import ./maintainers.nix {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      lib = import ../.;
+    })
+    (import ./teams.nix {
+      inherit pkgs;
+      lib = import ../.;
+    })
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix b/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
index 0be65a743f00..4f9aa53f83dd 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/test-with-nix.nix
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ pkgs.runCommand "nixpkgs-lib-tests-nix-${nix.version}"
     buildInputs = [
       (import ./check-eval.nix)
       (import ./fetchers.nix)
-      (import ./maintainers.nix {
-        inherit pkgs;
-        lib = import ../.;
-      })
-      (import ./teams.nix {
-        inherit pkgs;
-        lib = import ../.;
-      })
       (import ../path/tests {
         inherit pkgs;
       })