diff --git a/tools/ci/config/build.yml b/tools/ci/config/build.yml
index 7133ac2a46..a4527e34c0 100644
--- a/tools/ci/config/build.yml
+++ b/tools/ci/config/build.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ build_esp_idf_tests_cmake_esp32s2:
 
 .build_examples_template:
   extends: .build_template
-  parallel: 8
+  parallel: 9
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 4 days