diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fbf77b8f9b..89b5be5131 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ ui-build:
 clean-build:
 	rm -rf build/ && rm -rf dist/ && rm -rf *.egg-info
 
+clean-caches:
+	find . -type d -name ".cache" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null && echo "Successfully removed all .cache directories"
+
 dev-publish: ui-build clean-build publish
 
 jupyter-example: