diff --git a/website/netlify.toml b/website/netlify.toml
index 1267649aa6..2e2e8fec7d 100644
--- a/website/netlify.toml
+++ b/website/netlify.toml
@@ -14,18 +14,23 @@
   NODE_VERSION = "24"
   NODE_OPTIONS = "--max_old_space_size=8192"
 
+
+# Note, we run build:packages and git backfill in parallel to speed up builds
+# We run "git backfill" here to ensure the full Git history is available fast
+# See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/pull/11553
+
 [context.production]
-  command = "yarn --cwd .. build:packages && git backfill && yarn netlify:build:production"
+  command = "(echo 'Build packages start' && yarn --cwd .. build:packages && echo 'Build packages end') & (echo 'Git backfill start' && git backfill && echo 'Git backfill end' ) & wait && yarn netlify:build:production"
 
 [context.branch-deploy]
-  command = "yarn --cwd .. build:packages && git backfill && yarn netlify:build:branchDeploy"
+  command = "(echo 'Build packages start' && yarn --cwd .. build:packages && echo 'Build packages end') & (echo 'Git backfill start' && git backfill && echo 'Git backfill end' ) & wait && yarn netlify:build:branchDeploy"
 
 [context.deploy-preview]
-  command = "yarn --cwd .. build:packages && git backfill && yarn netlify:build:deployPreview"
+  command = "(echo 'Build packages start' && yarn --cwd .. build:packages && echo 'Build packages end') & (echo 'Git backfill start' && git backfill && echo 'Git backfill end' ) & wait && yarn netlify:build:deployPreview"
 
 [[plugins]]
 package = "netlify-plugin-cache"
   [plugins.inputs]
   paths = [
-    "node_modules/.cache/webpack",
+    "node_modules/.cache",
   ]