# 45% faster build initialization

**Published:** May 15, 2025 | **Authors:** Janos Szathmary, Andrew Healey , Carlos Galdino, Guðmundur Bjarni Ólafsson, Marc Codina Segura, Gargi Sharma

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Builds on Vercel now initialize 45% faster on average, reducing build times by around 15 seconds for Pro and Enterprise teams.

Build initialization includes steps like restoring the build cache and fetching your code before the [Build Command](https://vercel.com/docs/deployments/configure-a-build#build-command) runs. These improvements come from continued enhancements to [Hive, Vercel’s build infrastructure](https://vercel.com/blog/a-deep-dive-into-hive-vercels-builds-infrastructure).

This improvement also reduced I/O wait times for file writes inside the build container by 75%, improving performance for the entire build.

Learn more about [builds on Vercel](https://vercel.com/docs/deployments/builds).

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