diff --git a/tools/ci/config/build.yml b/tools/ci/config/build.yml
index 6a950f006..69e89f7b9 100644
--- a/tools/ci/config/build.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/config/build.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ build_examples_make:
 # same as above, but for CMake
 .build_examples_cmake: &build_examples_cmake
   extends: .build_template
-  parallel: 5
+  parallel: 8
   artifacts:
     when: always
     paths: