diff --git a/lambdabuild.zig b/lambdabuild.zig
index 71baff9..d21a967 100644
--- a/lambdabuild.zig
+++ b/lambdabuild.zig
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@ pub fn configureBuild(b: *std.Build, exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile, function_name
     // Deployment
     const deploy = Deploy.create(b, .{
         .name = function_name,
-        .package = package_step.packagedFileLazyPath(),
         .arch = exe.root_module.resolved_target.?.result.cpu.arch,
         .iam_step = iam,
+        .package_step = package_step,
         .region = region,
     });
-    deploy.step.dependOn(&package_step.step);
 
     const deploy_step = b.step("awslambda_deploy", "Deploy the function");
     deploy_step.dependOn(&deploy.step);
diff --git a/lambdabuild/Deploy.zig b/lambdabuild/Deploy.zig
index 2f9b047..35d888c 100644
--- a/lambdabuild/Deploy.zig
+++ b/lambdabuild/Deploy.zig
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ pub const Options = struct {
     /// Function name to be used for the function
     name: []const u8,
 
-    /// LazyPath for the function package (zip file)
-    package: std.Build.LazyPath,
-
     /// Architecture for Lambda function
     arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch,
 
     /// Iam step. This will be a dependency of the deployment
     iam_step: *@import("Iam.zig"),
 
+    /// Packaging step. This will be a dependency of the deployment
+    package_step: *@import("Package.zig"),
+
     /// Region for deployment
     region: *Region,
 };
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Deploy {
     const name = owner.dupe(options.name);
     const step_name = owner.fmt("{s} {s}{s}", .{
         "aws lambda",
-        "deploy",
+        "deploy ",
         name,
     });
     const self = owner.allocator.create(Deploy) catch @panic("OOM");
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Deploy {
     };
 
     self.step.dependOn(&options.iam_step.step);
+    self.step.dependOn(&options.package_step.step);
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -73,13 +74,12 @@ fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, node: std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
     if (self.options.arch != .aarch64 and self.options.arch != .x86_64)
         return step.fail("AWS Lambda can only deploy aarch64 and x86_64 functions ({} not allowed)", .{self.options.arch});
 
-    // TODO: Work out cache. HOWEVER...this cannot be done until the caching
-    //       for the Deploy command works properly. Right now, it regenerates
-    //       the zip file every time
-    // if (try getIamArnFromName(step, self.options.role_name)) |_| {
-    //     step.result_cached = true;
-    //     return; // exists in cache - nothing to do
-    // }
+    const last_packaged_sha256 = blk: {
+        // file should always be there, but we shouldn't break if the cache doesn't exist
+        const last_deployed_id_file = std.fs.openFileAbsolute(try self.options.package_step.shasumFilePath(), .{}) catch break :blk null;
+        defer last_deployed_id_file.close();
+        break :blk try last_deployed_id_file.readToEndAlloc(step.owner.allocator, 2048);
+    };
 
     var client = aws.Client.init(self.step.owner.allocator, .{});
     defer client.deinit();
@@ -112,17 +112,22 @@ fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, node: std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
         };
         defer call.deinit();
 
-        // TODO: Write call.response.configuration.last_modified to cache
-
-        // std.debug.print("Function found. Last modified: {s}, revision id: {s}\n", .{ call.response.configuration.?.last_modified.?, call.response.configuration.?.revision_id.? });
         break :blk .{
             .last_modified = try step.owner.allocator.dupe(u8, call.response.configuration.?.last_modified.?),
             .revision_id = try step.owner.allocator.dupe(u8, call.response.configuration.?.revision_id.?),
+            .sha256 = try step.owner.allocator.dupe(u8, call.response.configuration.?.code_sha256.?),
         };
     };
 
+    if (last_packaged_sha256) |s|
+        if (function) |f|
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, s, f.sha256)) {
+                step.result_cached = true;
+                return;
+            };
+
     const encoder = std.base64.standard.Encoder;
-    const file = try std.fs.openFileAbsolute(self.options.package.getPath2(step.owner, step), .{});
+    const file = try std.fs.openFileAbsolute(self.options.package_step.packagedFileLazyPath().getPath2(step.owner, step), .{});
     defer file.close();
     const bytes = try file.readToEndAlloc(step.owner.allocator, 100 * 1024 * 1024);
     const base64_buf = try step.owner.allocator.alloc(u8, encoder.calcSize(bytes.len));
@@ -144,8 +149,6 @@ fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, node: std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
             .zip_file = base64_bytes,
         }, options);
         defer update_call.deinit();
-        // TODO: Write call.response.last_modified to cache
-        // TODO: Write call.response.revision_id to cache?
     } else {
         // New function - we need to create from scratch
         const create_call = try aws.Request(services.lambda.create_function).call(.{
diff --git a/lambdabuild/Package.zig b/lambdabuild/Package.zig
index 43fcfb7..01644b2 100644
--- a/lambdabuild/Package.zig
+++ b/lambdabuild/Package.zig
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ options: Options,
 /// This is set as part of the make phase, and is the location in the cache
 /// for the lambda package. The package will also be copied to the output
 /// directory, but this location makes for a good cache key for deployments
+zipfile_cache_dest: ?[]const u8 = null,
+
 zipfile_dest: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
 const base_id: std.Build.Step.Id = .install_file;
@@ -38,7 +40,13 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Package {
 
     return package;
 }
-
+pub fn shasumFilePath(self: Package) ![]const u8 {
+    return try std.fmt.allocPrint(
+        self.step.owner.allocator,
+        "{s}{s}{s}",
+        .{ std.fs.path.dirname(self.zipfile_cache_dest.?).?, std.fs.path.sep_str, "sha256sum.txt" },
+    );
+}
 pub fn packagedFilePath(self: Package) []const u8 {
     return self.step.owner.getInstallPath(.prefix, self.options.zipfile_name);
 }
@@ -66,6 +74,7 @@ fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, node: std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
     };
     const bootstrap_dirname = std.fs.path.dirname(bootstrap).?;
     const zipfile_src = try std.fs.path.join(step.owner.allocator, &[_][]const u8{ bootstrap_dirname, self.options.zipfile_name });
+    self.zipfile_cache_dest = zipfile_src;
     self.zipfile_dest = self.step.owner.getInstallPath(.prefix, self.options.zipfile_name);
     if (std.fs.copyFileAbsolute(zipfile_src, self.zipfile_dest.?, .{})) |_| {
         // we're good here. The zip file exists in cache and has been copied
@@ -93,6 +102,21 @@ fn make(step: *std.Build.Step, node: std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
         }
 
         try std.fs.copyFileAbsolute(zipfile_src, self.zipfile_dest.?, .{}); // It better be there now
+
+        // One last thing. We want to get a Sha256 sum of the zip file, and
+        // store it in cache. This will help the deployment process compare
+        // to what's out in AWS, since revision id is apparently trash for these
+        // purposes
+        const zipfile = try std.fs.openFileAbsolute(zipfile_src, .{});
+        defer zipfile.close();
+        const zip_bytes = try zipfile.readToEndAlloc(step.owner.allocator, 100 * 1024 * 1024);
+        var hash: [std.crypto.hash.sha2.Sha256.digest_length]u8 = undefined;
+        std.crypto.hash.sha2.Sha256.hash(zip_bytes, &hash, .{});
+        const base64 = std.base64.standard.Encoder;
+        var encoded: [base64.calcSize(std.crypto.hash.sha2.Sha256.digest_length)]u8 = undefined;
+        const shaoutput = try std.fs.createFileAbsolute(try self.shasumFilePath(), .{});
+        defer shaoutput.close();
+        try shaoutput.writeAll(base64.encode(encoded[0..], hash[0..]));
     }
 }