diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a72318e07..fa11509f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
         run: |
           cmake --install .
+
       - name: check extlib
         shell: powershell
         working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@ jobs:
           ls nrlmsise00/lib*/libnrlmsise00.lib
           ls nrlmsise00/src
 
+      - name: copy to settings
+        if: steps.cache-extlib.outputs.cache-hit = 'true'
+        shell: powershell
+        working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
+        run: |
+          cp -r "cspice/generic_kernels" "../settings/cspice/generic_kernels"
+
       - name: build 32bit
         if: matrix.build_bit == 'BUILD_64BIT=OFF'
         shell: cmd
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
         run: |
           cmake --install .
+
       - name: check extlib
         working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
         run: |
@@ -201,6 +210,12 @@ jobs:
           ls nrlmsise00/lib*/libnrlmsise00.a
           ls nrlmsise00/src
 
+      - name: copy to settings
+        if: steps.cache-extlib.outputs.cache-hit = 'true'
+        working-directory: ./ExtLibraries
+        run: |
+          cp -r "cspice/generic_kernels" "../settings/cspice/generic_kernels"
+
       - name: build
         env:
           CC:  ${{ steps.compiler.outputs.CC  }}