@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ The workflow output `cache-primary-key` exposes the primary cache key computed b
 
 The cache input is optional, and caching is turned off by default.
 
-**Maven Wrapper:** when `cache: 'maven'` is enabled, the action also caches and restores the Maven Wrapper distribution downloaded to `~/.m2/wrapper/dists` (in addition to the local repository), so wrapper-based (`./mvnw`) builds don't re-download the wrapper on every run. This is keyed on `**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties` as shown above.
+**Maven Wrapper:** when `cache: 'maven'` is enabled, the action also caches and restores the Maven Wrapper distribution downloaded to `~/.m2/wrapper/dists` (in addition to the local repository), so wrapper-based (`./mvnw`) builds don't re-download the Maven distribution. The wrapper distribution is stored in a **separate** cache entry keyed only on `**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties`, so it stays cached across the frequent `pom.xml` changes that rotate the main dependency cache key.
 
 #### Caching gradle dependencies
 ```yaml
 
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ describe('dependency cache', () => {
 
         await restore('maven', '');
         expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          [
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository'),
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')
-          ],
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
           expect.any(String)
         );
         expect(spyGlobHashFiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -196,10 +193,7 @@ describe('dependency cache', () => {
 
         await restore('maven', '');
         expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          [
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository'),
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')
-          ],
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
           expect.any(String)
         );
         expect(spyGlobHashFiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -214,10 +208,7 @@ describe('dependency cache', () => {
 
         await restore('maven', '');
         expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          [
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository'),
-            join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')
-          ],
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
           expect.any(String)
         );
         expect(spyGlobHashFiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -226,6 +217,49 @@ describe('dependency cache', () => {
         expect(spyWarning).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(spyInfo).toHaveBeenCalledWith('maven cache is not found');
       });
+      it('restores the maven wrapper distribution cache independently of the main cache', async () => {
+        createDirectory(join(workspace, '.mvn'));
+        createDirectory(join(workspace, '.mvn', 'wrapper'));
+        createFile(
+          join(workspace, '.mvn', 'wrapper', 'maven-wrapper.properties')
+        );
+
+        await restore('maven', '');
+        // Main dependency cache no longer carries the wrapper dists path.
+        expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
+          expect.any(String)
+        );
+        // Wrapper distribution is restored on its own, keyed only on the
+        // wrapper properties file.
+        expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')],
+          expect.stringContaining('setup-java-')
+        );
+        expect(spyGlobHashFiles).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          '**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties'
+        );
+      });
+      it('skips the maven wrapper cache when no wrapper properties exist', async () => {
+        createFile(join(workspace, 'pom.xml'));
+        spyGlobHashFiles.mockImplementation((pattern: string) =>
+          Promise.resolve(
+            pattern === '**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties'
+              ? ''
+              : 'hash-stub'
+          )
+        );
+
+        await restore('maven', '');
+        // Only the main dependency cache is restored; the wrapper cache path is
+        // never touched because the project does not use mvnw.
+        expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(spyCacheRestore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
+          expect.any(String)
+        );
+        expect(spyWarning).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
     });
     describe('for gradle', () => {
       it('throws error if no build.gradle found', async () => {
@@ -457,6 +491,50 @@ describe('dependency cache', () => {
           expect.stringMatching(/^Cache saved with the key:.*/)
         );
       });
+      it('saves the maven wrapper distribution cache under its own key', async () => {
+        createFile(join(workspace, 'pom.xml'));
+        (core.getState as jest.Mock<any>).mockImplementation((name: any) => {
+          switch (name) {
+            case 'cache-primary-key':
+              return 'setup-java-cache-primary-key';
+            case 'cache-matched-key':
+              return 'setup-java-cache-matched-key';
+            case 'cache-primary-key-maven-wrapper':
+              return 'setup-java-maven-wrapper-key';
+            default:
+              return '';
+          }
+        });
+
+        await save('maven');
+        expect(spyCacheSave).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')],
+          'setup-java-maven-wrapper-key'
+        );
+        expect(spyWarning).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+      it('does not save the maven wrapper cache on an exact wrapper hit', async () => {
+        createFile(join(workspace, 'pom.xml'));
+        (core.getState as jest.Mock<any>).mockImplementation((name: any) => {
+          switch (name) {
+            case 'cache-primary-key':
+              return 'setup-java-cache-primary-key';
+            case 'cache-matched-key':
+              return 'setup-java-cache-matched-key';
+            case 'cache-primary-key-maven-wrapper':
+            case 'cache-matched-key-maven-wrapper':
+              return 'setup-java-maven-wrapper-key';
+            default:
+              return '';
+          }
+        });
+
+        await save('maven');
+        expect(spyCacheSave).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          [join(os.homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')],
+          expect.any(String)
+        );
+      });
     });
     describe('for gradle', () => {
       it('uploads cache even if no build.gradle found', async () => {
 
@@ -99666,15 +99666,23 @@ const CACHE_KEY_PREFIX = 'setup-java';
 const supportedPackageManager = [
     {
         id: 'maven',
-        path: [
-            (0,external_path_.join)(external_os_default().homedir(), '.m2', 'repository'),
-            (0,external_path_.join)(external_os_default().homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')
-        ],
+        path: [(0,external_path_.join)(external_os_default().homedir(), '.m2', 'repository')],
         // https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/0638051e9af2c23d10bb70fa9beffcad6cff9ce3/examples.md#java---maven
         pattern: [
             '**/pom.xml',
             '**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties',
             '**/.mvn/extensions.xml'
+        ],
+        // The Maven wrapper distribution only depends on the wrapper properties,
+        // which change very rarely, so it is cached separately from the local
+        // repository. This keeps it available across the frequent pom.xml changes
+        // that rotate the main cache key. See issue #1095.
+        additionalCaches: [
+            {
+                name: 'maven-wrapper',
+                path: [(0,external_path_.join)(external_os_default().homedir(), '.m2', 'wrapper', 'dists')],
+                pattern: ['**/.mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties']
+            }
         ]
     },
     {
@@ -99726,6 +99734,19 @@ function findPackageManager(id) {
     }
     return packageManager;
 }
+/**
+ * State keys used to carry an additional cache's restore-time information over
+ * to the post (save) action, scoped by the additional cache name.
+ */
+function additionalCachePrimaryKeyState(name) {
+    return `${STATE_CACHE_PRIMARY_KEY}-${name}`;
+}
+function additionalCacheMatchedKeyState(name) {
+    return `${CACHE_MATCHED_KEY}-${name}`;
+}
+function buildCacheKey(id, fileHash) {
+    return `${CACHE_KEY_PREFIX}-${process.env['RUNNER_OS']}-${process.arch}-${id}-${fileHash}`;
+}
 /**
  * A function that generates a cache key to use.
  * Format of the generated key will be "${{ platform }}-${{ id }}-${{ fileHash }}"".
@@ -99739,7 +99760,19 @@ async function computeCacheKey(packageManager, cacheDependencyPath) {
     if (!fileHash) {
         throw new Error(`No file in ${process.cwd()} matched to [${pattern}], make sure you have checked out the target repository`);
     }
-    return `${CACHE_KEY_PREFIX}-${process.env['RUNNER_OS']}-${process.arch}-${packageManager.id}-${fileHash}`;
+    return buildCacheKey(packageManager.id, fileHash);
+}
+/**
+ * Computes the cache key for an additional cache. Unlike {@link computeCacheKey}
+ * this returns undefined (instead of throwing) when no file matches the pattern,
+ * because additional caches are optional features that many projects do not use.
+ */
+async function computeAdditionalCacheKey(additionalCache) {
+    const fileHash = await glob.hashFiles(additionalCache.pattern.join('\n'));
+    if (!fileHash) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+    return buildCacheKey(additionalCache.name, fileHash);
 }
 /**
  * Restore the dependency cache
@@ -99763,6 +99796,32 @@ async function restore(id, cacheDependencyPath) {
         core.setOutput('cache-hit', false);
         core.info(`${packageManager.id} cache is not found`);
     }
+    for (const additionalCache of packageManager.additionalCaches ?? []) {
+        await restoreAdditionalCache(additionalCache);
+    }
+}
+/**
+ * Restore an additional cache (e.g. a build-tool wrapper distribution) that is
+ * keyed independently of the main dependency cache so that it survives changes
+ * to volatile dependency files. Skips silently when the project does not use
+ * the corresponding feature.
+ */
+async function restoreAdditionalCache(additionalCache) {
+    const primaryKey = await computeAdditionalCacheKey(additionalCache);
+    if (!primaryKey) {
+        core.debug(`No file matched [${additionalCache.pattern}] for the ${additionalCache.name} cache, skipping.`);
+        return;
+    }
+    core.debug(`${additionalCache.name} primary key is ${primaryKey}`);
+    core.saveState(additionalCachePrimaryKeyState(additionalCache.name), primaryKey);
+    const matchedKey = await cache.restoreCache(additionalCache.path, primaryKey);
+    if (matchedKey) {
+        core.saveState(additionalCacheMatchedKeyState(additionalCache.name), matchedKey);
+        core.info(`Cache restored from key: ${matchedKey}`);
+    }
+    else {
+        core.info(`${additionalCache.name} cache is not found`);
+    }
 }
 /**
  * Save the dependency cache
@@ -99773,6 +99832,9 @@ async function save(id) {
     const matchedKey = getState(CACHE_MATCHED_KEY);
     // Inputs are re-evaluated before the post action, so we want the original key used for restore
     const primaryKey = getState(STATE_CACHE_PRIMARY_KEY);
+    for (const additionalCache of packageManager.additionalCaches ?? []) {
+        await saveAdditionalCache(packageManager, additionalCache);
+    }
     if (!primaryKey) {
         warning('Error retrieving key from state.');
         return;
@@ -99807,6 +99869,43 @@ async function save(id) {
         }
     }
 }
+/**
+ * Save an additional cache under its own key. Skips when no key was recorded at
+ * restore time (feature unused) or when the exact key was already restored.
+ */
+async function saveAdditionalCache(packageManager, additionalCache) {
+    const primaryKey = getState(additionalCachePrimaryKeyState(additionalCache.name));
+    const matchedKey = getState(additionalCacheMatchedKeyState(additionalCache.name));
+    if (!primaryKey) {
+        // The feature is not used by this project, nothing to save.
+        core_debug(`No primary key for the ${additionalCache.name} cache, not saving cache.`);
+        return;
+    }
+    else if (matchedKey === primaryKey) {
+        info(`Cache hit occurred on the ${additionalCache.name} primary key ${primaryKey}, not saving cache.`);
+        return;
+    }
+    try {
+        const cacheId = await cache_saveCache(additionalCache.path, primaryKey);
+        if (cacheId === -1) {
+            core_debug(`Cache was not saved for the key: ${primaryKey}`);
+            return;
+        }
+        info(`Cache saved with the key: ${primaryKey}`);
+    }
+    catch (error) {
+        const err = error;
+        if (err.name === ReserveCacheError.name) {
+            info(err.message);
+        }
+        else {
+            if (isProbablyGradleDaemonProblem(packageManager, err)) {
+                warning('Failed to save Gradle cache on Windows. If tar.exe reported "Permission denied", try to run Gradle with `--no-daemon` option. Refer to https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/454 for details.');
+            }
+            throw error;
+        }
+    }
+}
 /**
  * @param packageManager the specified package manager by user
  * @param error the error thrown by the saveCache