diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a13965e057a7c..5e773999ada41 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ project.ext.externalDependency = [
     'parquet': 'org.apache.parquet:parquet-avro:1.12.3',
     'picocli': 'info.picocli:picocli:4.5.0',
     'playCache': "com.typesafe.play:play-cache_2.12:$playVersion",
+    'playCaffeineCache': "com.typesafe.play:play-caffeine-cache_2.12:$playVersion",
     'playWs': 'com.typesafe.play:play-ahc-ws-standalone_2.12:2.1.10',
     'playDocs': "com.typesafe.play:play-docs_2.12:$playVersion",
     'playGuice': "com.typesafe.play:play-guice_2.12:$playVersion",
diff --git a/datahub-frontend/play.gradle b/datahub-frontend/play.gradle
index 57f64960033aa..43e087fac7dc9 100644
--- a/datahub-frontend/play.gradle
+++ b/datahub-frontend/play.gradle
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation externalDependency.shiroCore
 
   implementation externalDependency.playCache
+  implementation externalDependency.playCaffeineCache
   implementation externalDependency.playWs
   implementation externalDependency.playServer
   implementation externalDependency.playAkkaHttpServer