diff --git a/packages/deployment/Dockerfile.sdk b/packages/deployment/Dockerfile.sdk
index 86342d94b747..774061ae42c2 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/Dockerfile.sdk
+++ b/packages/deployment/Dockerfile.sdk
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/agoric-sdk/golang/cosmos
 COPY --from=cosmos-go --link /usr/src/agoric-sdk/golang/cosmos .
 
 RUN corepack enable
+RUN echo unknown > git-revision.txt
+
+# XXX until https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/issues/9043, then just:
+# RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 RUN bash -c \
   "for i in {1..3}; do yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 && exit 0 || (echo retrying; sleep 15;) done; exit 1"
 RUN yarn build:gyp
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ COPY --link patches patches
 COPY --from=cosmos-package --link /usr/src/agoric-sdk/golang golang
 COPY --from=xsnap-package --link /usr/src/agoric-sdk/packages/xsnap packages/xsnap
 
+# XXX until https://github.com/Agoric/agoric-sdk/issues/9043, then just:
+# RUN --mount=type=cache,target=$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=$YARN_CACHE_FOLDER bash -c \
   "for i in {1..3}; do yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000 && exit 0 || (echo retrying; sleep 15;) done; exit 1"