diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 14df04a23e..63bbc01292 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ build:base_remote --nolegacy_important_outputs
 common:base_remote_readonly --noremote_upload_local_results
 build:artifactory_readonly --config=base_remote_readonly
 build:artifactory_readonly --remote_cache=https://frcmaven.wpi.edu/artifactory/wpilib-generic-cache-bazel-local
+# workaround for https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/17700
+build:artifactory_readonly --remote_cache_header=X-JFrog-Download-Redirect-To=None
 
 # Build Buddy Cache Setup
 build:build_buddy --bes_results_url=https://app.buildbuddy.io/invocation/
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-artifactory-bazel/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-artifactory-bazel/action.yml
index cab0e682f9..f2be1fb149 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-artifactory-bazel/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-artifactory-bazel/action.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo "API Key detected!"
-        echo "build:base_remote --remote_cache=https://${{ inputs.username }}:${{ inputs.token }}@frcmaven.wpi.edu/artifactory/wpilib-generic-cache-bazel-local" > bazel_auth.rc
+        # X-JFrog-Download-Redirect-To is a workaround for https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/17700
+        echo "build:base_remote --remote_cache=https://${{ inputs.username }}:${{ inputs.token }}@frcmaven.wpi.edu/artifactory/wpilib-generic-cache-bazel-local --remote_cache_header=X-JFrog-Download-Redirect-To=None" > bazel_auth.rc