diff --git a/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools.py b/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools.py
index b24dc47b6ca..998500ba23d 100755
--- a/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools.py
+++ b/tools/test_idf_tools/test_idf_tools.py
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', DFU_UTIL, DFU_UTIL_VERSION, 'dfu-util-0.11-win64'), output
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertNotIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', DFU_UTIL, DFU_UTIL_VERSION, 'dfu-util-0.11-win64'), output
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertNotIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', DFU_UTIL, DFU_UTIL_VERSION, 'dfu-util-0.11-win64'), output
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', DFU_UTIL, DFU_UTIL_VERSION, 'dfu-util-0.11-win64'), output
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', DFU_UTIL, DFU_UTIL_VERSION, 'dfu-util-0.11-win64'), output
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ class TestUsageWin(TestUsage):
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', NINJA, NINJA_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', IDF_EXE, IDF_EXE_VERSION), output)
         self.assertIn(
-            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64'), output
+            os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', CCACHE, CCACHE_VERSION, 'ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64'), output
         )
         self.assertNotIn(
             os.path.join(self.temp_tools_dir, 'tools', XTENSA_ELF, XTENSA_ELF_VERSION, XTENSA_ELF, 'bin'), output
diff --git a/tools/tools.json b/tools/tools.json
index 26fea74f4c7..9265cc46a00 100644
--- a/tools/tools.json
+++ b/tools/tools.json
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
       "description": "Ccache (compiler cache)",
       "export_paths": [
         [
-          "ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64"
+          "ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64"
         ]
       ],
       "export_vars": {
@@ -787,12 +787,12 @@
       "version_regex": "ccache version ([0-9.]+)",
       "versions": [
         {
-          "name": "4.11.2",
+          "name": "4.12.1",
           "status": "recommended",
           "win64": {
-            "sha256": "1f39f3ad5aae3fe915e99ad1302633bc8f6718e58fa7c0de2b0ba7e080f0f08c",
-            "size": 1642225,
-            "url": "https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v4.11.2/ccache-4.11.2-windows-x86_64.zip"
+            "sha256": "98aea520d66905b8ba7a8e648a4cc0ca941d5e119d441f1e879a4a9045bf18f6",
+            "size": 1710234,
+            "url": "https://github.com/ccache/ccache/releases/download/v4.12.1/ccache-4.12.1-windows-x86_64.zip"
           }
         }
       ]