diff --git a/tests/units/reflex_release/conftest.py b/tests/units/reflex_release/conftest.py
index 4aa81299537..1e1b6dde76c 100644
--- a/tests/units/reflex_release/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/units/reflex_release/conftest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -123,33 +124,49 @@ def write_custom_build(repo: Path, extra: str = "", workflow: bool = True) -> No
         )
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def repo(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
-    """Create a git repository with a root package and one sub-package.
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def repo_template(tmp_path_factory: pytest.TempPathFactory) -> Path:
+    """Create, once per session, the git repository that ``repo`` copies.
 
     Args:
-        tmp_path: The pytest temporary directory.
+        tmp_path_factory: The pytest temporary directory factory.
 
     Returns:
-        The repository root.
+        The template repository root.
     """
-    (tmp_path / "src" / "mypkg").mkdir(parents=True)
-    (tmp_path / "packages" / "widget-core" / "src").mkdir(parents=True)
-    (tmp_path / "packages" / "widget-core" / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+    root = tmp_path_factory.mktemp("repo-template")
+    (root / "src" / "mypkg").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (root / "packages" / "widget-core" / "src").mkdir(parents=True)
+    (root / "packages" / "widget-core" / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
         SUB_PYPROJECT.format(name="widget-core"),
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
-    (tmp_path / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
+    (root / "pyproject.toml").write_text(
         ROOT_PYPROJECT + "\n[tool.reflex-release]\n"
         'root-package = "mypkg"\n'
-        'packages-dir = "packages"\n\n' + towncrier_config_toml(tmp_path),
+        'packages-dir = "packages"\n\n' + towncrier_config_toml(root),
         encoding="utf-8",
     )
-    for news in (tmp_path / "news", tmp_path / "packages" / "widget-core" / "news"):
+    for news in (root / "news", root / "packages" / "widget-core" / "news"):
         news.mkdir()
         (news / ".gitkeep").touch()
-    git(tmp_path, "init", "-q", "-b", "main")
-    commit_all(tmp_path, "init")
+    git(root, "init", "-q", "-b", "main")
+    commit_all(root, "init")
+    return root
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def repo(tmp_path: Path, repo_template: Path) -> Path:
+    """Create a git repository with a root package and one sub-package.
+
+    Args:
+        tmp_path: The pytest temporary directory.
+        repo_template: The session's pristine repository to copy.
+
+    Returns:
+        The repository root.
+    """
+    shutil.copytree(repo_template, tmp_path, dirs_exist_ok=True)
     return tmp_path