diff --git a/.changeset/honest-pandas-sneeze.md b/.changeset/honest-pandas-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff21316269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/honest-pandas-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"app-builder-lib": patch
+---
+
+fix: replace deprecated `--cache-min` option and use `--prefer-offline`
diff --git a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/util/yarn.ts b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/util/yarn.ts
index 58fd1858d0..537b06bc74 100644
--- a/packages/app-builder-lib/src/util/yarn.ts
+++ b/packages/app-builder-lib/src/util/yarn.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function installDependencies(appDir: string, options: RebuildOptions): Promise<a
   }
 
   if (!isRunningYarn(execPath)) {
-    execArgs.push("--cache-min", "999999999")
+    execArgs.push("--prefer-offline")
   }
 
   if (execPath == null) {