diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/build.yml b/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
index fa186e1424..d16b98d94b 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/build.yml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ build_pytest_examples_esp32:
   extends:
     - .build_pytest_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32
-  parallel: 3
+  parallel: 4
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ build_pytest_examples_esp32s3:
   extends:
     - .build_pytest_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32s3
-  parallel: 3
+  parallel: 4
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32s3
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ build_pytest_components_esp32s2:
   extends:
     - .build_pytest_template
     - .rules:build:component_ut-esp32s2
+  parallel: 2
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32s2
     TEST_DIR: components
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ build_pytest_components_esp32s3:
   extends:
     - .build_pytest_template
     - .rules:build:component_ut-esp32s3
+  parallel: 2
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32s3
     TEST_DIR: components
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ build_pytest_components_esp32c3:
   extends:
     - .build_pytest_template
     - .rules:build:component_ut-esp32c3
+  parallel: 2
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32c3
     TEST_DIR: components
@@ -429,7 +432,7 @@ build_examples_cmake_esp32:
   extends:
     - .build_cmake_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32
-  parallel: 12
+  parallel: 9
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -438,7 +441,7 @@ build_examples_cmake_esp32s2:
   extends:
     - .build_cmake_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32s2
-  parallel: 8
+  parallel: 6
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32s2
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -447,7 +450,7 @@ build_examples_cmake_esp32s3:
   extends:
     - .build_cmake_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32s3
-  parallel: 8
+  parallel: 7
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32s3
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -456,7 +459,7 @@ build_examples_cmake_esp32c2:
   extends:
     - .build_cmake_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32c2
-  parallel: 8
+  parallel: 4
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32c2
     TEST_DIR: examples
@@ -465,7 +468,7 @@ build_examples_cmake_esp32c3:
   extends:
     - .build_cmake_template
     - .rules:build:example_test-esp32c3
-  parallel: 8
+  parallel: 6
   variables:
     IDF_TARGET: esp32c3
     TEST_DIR: examples