diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
index 69ff986f98..634ed42690 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.generate-matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
+      max-parallel: 10
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.architecture.runner }}
     container: ${{ inputs.os == 'linux' && format('ghcr.io/xrplf/ci/{0}-{1}:{2}-{3}', matrix.os.distro_name, matrix.os.distro_version, matrix.os.compiler_name, matrix.os.compiler_version) || null }}
     steps: