diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
index 571922d8651..1ca030ce48e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/config_flow.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 import logging
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
 
 from aiohttp import CookieJar
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import (
     async_create_clientsession,
     async_get_clientsession,
 )
+from homeassistant.helpers.storage import STORAGE_DIR
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import DiscoveryInfoType
 from homeassistant.loader import async_get_integration
 from homeassistant.util.network import is_ip_address
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ class ProtectFlowHandler(config_entries.ConfigFlow, domain=DOMAIN):
             username=user_input[CONF_USERNAME],
             password=user_input[CONF_PASSWORD],
             verify_ssl=verify_ssl,
+            cache_dir=Path(self.hass.config.path(STORAGE_DIR, "unifiprotect_cache")),
         )
 
         errors = {}
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/manifest.json b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/manifest.json
index 77570a1cb38..d229d8f71fe 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/manifest.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/manifest.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "iot_class": "local_push",
   "loggers": ["pyunifiprotect", "unifi_discovery"],
   "quality_scale": "platinum",
-  "requirements": ["pyunifiprotect==4.7.0", "unifi-discovery==1.1.7"],
+  "requirements": ["pyunifiprotect==4.8.1", "unifi-discovery==1.1.7"],
   "ssdp": [
     {
       "manufacturer": "Ubiquiti Networks",
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/utils.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/utils.py
index f58bb14eb41..3152213cce8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/utils.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/utils.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 from collections.abc import Generator, Iterable
 import contextlib
 from enum import Enum
+from pathlib import Path
 import socket
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
 )
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_create_clientsession
+from homeassistant.helpers.storage import STORAGE_DIR
 
 from .const import (
     CONF_ALL_UPDATES,
@@ -142,4 +144,5 @@ def async_create_api_client(
         override_connection_host=entry.options.get(CONF_OVERRIDE_CHOST, False),
         ignore_stats=not entry.options.get(CONF_ALL_UPDATES, False),
         ignore_unadopted=False,
+        cache_dir=Path(hass.config.path(STORAGE_DIR, "unifiprotect_cache")),
     )
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index e9fea6a798d..b503a699548 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ pytrafikverket==0.2.3
 pyudev==0.23.2
 
 # homeassistant.components.unifiprotect
-pyunifiprotect==4.7.0
+pyunifiprotect==4.8.1
 
 # homeassistant.components.uptimerobot
 pyuptimerobot==22.2.0
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index 4dccb188229..1e7d67c0a0b 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ pytrafikverket==0.2.3
 pyudev==0.23.2
 
 # homeassistant.components.unifiprotect
-pyunifiprotect==4.7.0
+pyunifiprotect==4.8.1
 
 # homeassistant.components.uptimerobot
 pyuptimerobot==22.2.0
diff --git a/tests/components/unifiprotect/conftest.py b/tests/components/unifiprotect/conftest.py
index d66ed0ea060..fcfac60fa71 100644
--- a/tests/components/unifiprotect/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/components/unifiprotect/conftest.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from functools import partial
 from ipaddress import IPv4Address
 import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from tempfile import gettempdir
 from typing import Any
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
 
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ def mock_ufp_client(bootstrap: Bootstrap):
     client.bootstrap = bootstrap
     client._bootstrap = bootstrap
     client.api_path = "/api"
+    client.cache_dir = Path(gettempdir()) / "ufp_cache"
     # functionality from API client tests actually need
     client._stream_response = partial(ProtectApiClient._stream_response, client)
     client.get_camera_video = partial(ProtectApiClient.get_camera_video, client)