diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache.yml b/.github/workflows/cache.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6322657fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+name: "Cache"
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+jobs:
+  molecule:
+    name: cache
+    runs-on: self-hosted
+    env:
+      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out the codebase
+        uses: actions/checkout@e2f20e631ae6d7dd3b768f56a5d2af784dd54791 # v3 2.5.0
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@75f3110429a8c05be0e1bf360334e4cced2b63fa # 2.3.3
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
+
+      - name: Cache Vagrant boxes
+        id: cache-vagrant
+        uses: actions/cache@13aacd865c20de90d75de3b17ebe84f7a17d57d2 # 4.0
+        with:
+          lookup-only: true #if it exists, we don't need to restore and can skip the next step
+          path: |
+            ~/.vagrant.d/boxes
+          key: vagrant-boxes-${{ hashFiles('**/molecule.yml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            vagrant-boxes
+
+      - name: Download Vagrant boxes for all scenarios
+        # To save some cache space, all scenarios share the same cache key.
+        # On the other hand, this means that the cache contents should be
+        # the same across all scenarios. This step ensures that.
+        if: steps.cache-vagrant.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' # only run if false since this is just a cache step
+        run: |
+          ./.github/download-boxes.sh
+          vagrant box list
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 54be8ff06..77f933352 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/README.md'
 jobs:
+  pre:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/cache.yml
   lint:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/lint.yml
+    needs: [pre]
   test:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yml
-    needs: [lint]
+    needs: [pre, lint]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b43f5bbec..6787f7882 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   pre-commit-ci:
     name: Pre-Commit
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     env:
       PYTHON_VERSION: "3.11"
 
@@ -21,21 +21,11 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
 
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@9b0c1fce7a93df8e3bb8926b0d6e9d89e92f20a7 # 3.0.11
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('./requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-
-      - name: Cache Ansible
-        uses: actions/cache@9b0c1fce7a93df8e3bb8926b0d6e9d89e92f20a7 # 3.0.11
+      - name: Restore Ansible cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@13aacd865c20de90d75de3b17ebe84f7a17d57d2 # 4.0
         with:
           path: ~/.ansible/collections
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ansible-${{ hashFiles('collections/requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-ansible-
+          key: ansible-${{ hashFiles('collections/requirements.yml') }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
@@ -47,16 +37,12 @@ jobs:
           python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
-          echo "::group::Install Ansible role requirements from collections/requirements.yml"
-          ansible-galaxy install -r collections/requirements.yml
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-
       - name: Run pre-commit
         uses: pre-commit/action@646c83fcd040023954eafda54b4db0192ce70507 # 3.0.0
 
   ensure-pinned-actions:
     name: Ensure SHA Pinned Actions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@e2f20e631ae6d7dd3b768f56a5d2af784dd54791 # v3 2.5.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 10b6135ab..f55bf48d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   molecule:
     name: Molecule
-    runs-on: macos-12
+    runs-on: self-hosted
     strategy:
       matrix:
         scenario:
@@ -30,35 +30,19 @@ jobs:
           * fdad:bad:ba55::/64
           EOF
 
-      - name: Cache pip
-        uses: actions/cache@9b0c1fce7a93df8e3bb8926b0d6e9d89e92f20a7 # 3.0.11
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/pip
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pip-${{ hashFiles('./requirements.txt') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
-
-      - name: Cache Vagrant boxes
-        uses: actions/cache@9b0c1fce7a93df8e3bb8926b0d6e9d89e92f20a7 # 3.0.11
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.vagrant.d/boxes
-          key: vagrant-boxes-${{ hashFiles('**/molecule.yml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            vagrant-boxes
-
-      - name: Download Vagrant boxes for all scenarios
-        # To save some cache space, all scenarios share the same cache key.
-        # On the other hand, this means that the cache contents should be
-        # the same across all scenarios. This step ensures that.
-        run: ./.github/download-boxes.sh
-
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@75f3110429a8c05be0e1bf360334e4cced2b63fa # 2.3.3
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: 'pip' # caching pip dependencies
 
+      - name: Restore vagrant Boxes cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@13aacd865c20de90d75de3b17ebe84f7a17d57d2 # 4.0
+        with:
+          path: ~/.vagrant.d/boxes
+          key: vagrant-boxes-${{ hashFiles('**/molecule.yml') }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           echo "::group::Upgrade pip"
@@ -75,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           ANSIBLE_K3S_LOG_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/logs/k3s-ansible/${{ matrix.scenario }}
           ANSIBLE_SSH_RETRIES: 4
-          ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT: 60
+          ANSIBLE_TIMEOUT: 120
           PY_COLORS: 1
           ANSIBLE_FORCE_COLOR: 1
 
diff --git a/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
index 4a07503aa..98d0d2eb2 100644
--- a/molecule/default/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: control1
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: control2
     box: generic/debian11
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: control3
     box: generic/rocky9
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: node1
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: node2
     box: generic/rocky9
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ platforms:
 
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
+  env:
+    ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 1
   playbooks:
     converge: ../resources/converge.yml
     side_effect: ../resources/reset.yml
@@ -82,7 +84,6 @@ provisioner:
 scenario:
   test_sequence:
     - dependency
-    - lint
     - cleanup
     - destroy
     - syntax
diff --git a/molecule/ipv6/molecule.yml b/molecule/ipv6/molecule.yml
index 2ad64234b..3d45b2523 100644
--- a/molecule/ipv6/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/ipv6/molecule.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ driver:
 platforms:
   - name: control1
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: control2
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ platforms:
 
   - name: node1
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 2048
+    memory: 4096
     cpus: 2
     groups:
       - k3s_cluster
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ platforms:
       ssh.password: "vagrant"
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
+  env:
+    ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 1
   playbooks:
     converge: ../resources/converge.yml
     side_effect: ../resources/reset.yml
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ provisioner:
 scenario:
   test_sequence:
     - dependency
-    - lint
     - cleanup
     - destroy
     - syntax
diff --git a/molecule/single_node/molecule.yml b/molecule/single_node/molecule.yml
index 1a7ed84de..0a77896a4 100644
--- a/molecule/single_node/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/single_node/molecule.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ driver:
 platforms:
   - name: control1
     box: generic/ubuntu2204
-    memory: 4096
-    cpus: 4
+    memory: 8192
+    cpus: 8
     config_options:
       # We currently can not use public-key based authentication on Ubuntu 22.04,
       # see: https://github.com/chef/bento/issues/1405
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ platforms:
         ip: 192.168.30.50
 provisioner:
   name: ansible
+  env:
+    ANSIBLE_VERBOSITY: 1
   playbooks:
     converge: ../resources/converge.yml
     side_effect: ../resources/reset.yml
@@ -31,7 +33,6 @@ provisioner:
 scenario:
   test_sequence:
     - dependency
-    - lint
     - cleanup
     - destroy
     - syntax
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 715153b23..e0eac2976 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-ansible-core>=2.13.5
+ansible-core>=2.16.2
 jmespath>=1.0.1
-jsonpatch>=1.32
-kubernetes>=25.3.0
-molecule-vagrant>=1.0.0
-molecule>=4.0.3
-netaddr>=0.8.0
-pre-commit>=2.20.0
-pre-commit-hooks>=1.3.1
-pyyaml>=6.0
+jsonpatch>=1.33
+kubernetes>=29.0.0
+molecule-plugins[vagrant]
+molecule>=6.0.3
+netaddr>=0.10.1
+pre-commit>=3.6.0
+pre-commit-hooks>=4.5.0
+pyyaml>=6.0.1
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9dcf1612c..48773d79c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,174 +4,165 @@
 #
 #    pip-compile requirements.in
 #
-ansible-compat==3.0.1
+ansible-compat==4.1.11
     # via molecule
-ansible-core==2.15.4
+ansible-core==2.16.2
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   ansible-compat
-arrow==1.2.3
-    # via jinja2-time
-attrs==22.1.0
-    # via jsonschema
-binaryornot==0.4.4
-    # via cookiecutter
-cachetools==5.2.0
+    #   molecule
+attrs==23.2.0
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
+bracex==2.4
+    # via wcmatch
+cachetools==5.3.2
     # via google-auth
-certifi==2022.9.24
+certifi==2023.11.17
     # via
     #   kubernetes
     #   requests
-cffi==1.15.1
+cffi==1.16.0
     # via cryptography
-cfgv==3.3.1
+cfgv==3.4.0
     # via pre-commit
-chardet==5.0.0
-    # via binaryornot
-charset-normalizer==2.1.1
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
     # via requests
-click==8.1.3
+click==8.1.7
     # via
     #   click-help-colors
-    #   cookiecutter
     #   molecule
-click-help-colors==0.9.1
-    # via molecule
-commonmark==0.9.1
-    # via rich
-cookiecutter==2.1.1
+click-help-colors==0.9.4
     # via molecule
-cryptography==38.0.3
+cryptography==41.0.7
     # via ansible-core
-distlib==0.3.6
+distlib==0.3.8
     # via virtualenv
-distro==1.8.0
-    # via selinux
 enrich==1.2.7
     # via molecule
-filelock==3.8.0
+filelock==3.13.1
     # via virtualenv
-google-auth==2.14.0
+google-auth==2.26.2
     # via kubernetes
-identify==2.5.8
+identify==2.5.33
     # via pre-commit
-idna==3.4
+idna==3.6
     # via requests
-jinja2==3.1.2
+jinja2==3.1.3
     # via
     #   ansible-core
-    #   cookiecutter
-    #   jinja2-time
     #   molecule
-    #   molecule-vagrant
-jinja2-time==0.2.0
-    # via cookiecutter
 jmespath==1.0.1
     # via -r requirements.in
 jsonpatch==1.33
     # via -r requirements.in
-jsonpointer==2.3
+jsonpointer==2.4
     # via jsonpatch
-jsonschema==4.17.0
+jsonschema==4.21.1
     # via
     #   ansible-compat
     #   molecule
-kubernetes==25.3.0
+jsonschema-specifications==2023.12.1
+    # via jsonschema
+kubernetes==29.0.0
     # via -r requirements.in
-markupsafe==2.1.1
+markdown-it-py==3.0.0
+    # via rich
+markupsafe==2.1.4
     # via jinja2
-molecule==4.0.4
+mdurl==0.1.2
+    # via markdown-it-py
+molecule==6.0.3
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
-    #   molecule-vagrant
-molecule-vagrant==1.0.0
+    #   molecule-plugins
+molecule-plugins[vagrant]==23.5.0
     # via -r requirements.in
-netaddr==0.10.0
+netaddr==0.10.1
     # via -r requirements.in
-nodeenv==1.7.0
+nodeenv==1.8.0
     # via pre-commit
 oauthlib==3.2.2
-    # via requests-oauthlib
-packaging==21.3
+    # via
+    #   kubernetes
+    #   requests-oauthlib
+packaging==23.2
     # via
     #   ansible-compat
     #   ansible-core
     #   molecule
-platformdirs==2.5.2
+platformdirs==4.1.0
     # via virtualenv
-pluggy==1.0.0
+pluggy==1.3.0
     # via molecule
-pre-commit==2.21.0
+pre-commit==3.6.0
     # via -r requirements.in
 pre-commit-hooks==4.5.0
     # via -r requirements.in
-pyasn1==0.4.8
+pyasn1==0.5.1
     # via
     #   pyasn1-modules
     #   rsa
-pyasn1-modules==0.2.8
+pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
     # via google-auth
 pycparser==2.21
     # via cffi
-pygments==2.13.0
+pygments==2.17.2
     # via rich
-pyparsing==3.0.9
-    # via packaging
-pyrsistent==0.19.2
-    # via jsonschema
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
-    # via
-    #   arrow
-    #   kubernetes
-python-slugify==6.1.2
-    # via cookiecutter
+    # via kubernetes
 python-vagrant==1.0.0
-    # via molecule-vagrant
+    # via molecule-plugins
 pyyaml==6.0.1
     # via
     #   -r requirements.in
     #   ansible-compat
     #   ansible-core
-    #   cookiecutter
     #   kubernetes
     #   molecule
-    #   molecule-vagrant
     #   pre-commit
-requests==2.28.1
+referencing==0.32.1
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   jsonschema-specifications
+requests==2.31.0
     # via
-    #   cookiecutter
     #   kubernetes
     #   requests-oauthlib
 requests-oauthlib==1.3.1
     # via kubernetes
-resolvelib==0.8.1
+resolvelib==1.0.1
     # via ansible-core
-rich==12.6.0
+rich==13.7.0
     # via
     #   enrich
     #   molecule
+rpds-py==0.17.1
+    # via
+    #   jsonschema
+    #   referencing
 rsa==4.9
     # via google-auth
-ruamel-yaml==0.17.21
+ruamel-yaml==0.18.5
     # via pre-commit-hooks
-selinux==0.2.1
-    # via molecule-vagrant
+ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.8
+    # via ruamel-yaml
 six==1.16.0
     # via
-    #   google-auth
     #   kubernetes
     #   python-dateutil
 subprocess-tee==0.4.1
     # via ansible-compat
-text-unidecode==1.3
-    # via python-slugify
-urllib3==1.26.12
+urllib3==2.1.0
     # via
     #   kubernetes
     #   requests
-virtualenv==20.16.6
+virtualenv==20.25.0
     # via pre-commit
-websocket-client==1.4.2
+wcmatch==8.5
+    # via molecule
+websocket-client==1.7.0
     # via kubernetes
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
diff --git a/roles/k3s_server_post/defaults/main.yml b/roles/k3s_server_post/defaults/main.yml
index 1c458faab..bbf9629d9 100644
--- a/roles/k3s_server_post/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/k3s_server_post/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # Timeout to wait for MetalLB services to come up
-metal_lb_available_timeout: 120s
+metal_lb_available_timeout: 240s
 
 # Name of the master group
 group_name_master: master