diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 1f375461d9..cb4373ee24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout Data Prepper
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew --parallel build
+      run: ./gradlew --parallel --max-workers 2 build
     - name: Upload Unit Test Results
       if: always()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dfc3739ac4..dbbf86fbfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get Version
       run:  grep '^version=' gradle.properties >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Build Jar Files
-      run: ./gradlew --parallel build
+      run: ./gradlew --parallel --max-workers 2 build
 
     - name: Configure AWS Credentials
       uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         aws-region: us-east-1
 
     - name: Build Archives
-      run: ./gradlew --parallel :release:archives:buildArchives -Prelease
+      run: ./gradlew --parallel --max-workers 2 :release:archives:buildArchives -Prelease
 
     - name: Build Maven Artifacts
       run: ./gradlew publish