diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
index 0c8d98f465..30196fb7bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ubuntu.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         tar zxf capnproto-c++-1.0.2.tar.gz
         cd capnproto-c++-1.0.2
         ./configure
-        make -j check
+        make -j$(($(nproc)*2))
         sudo make install
 
     - name: Checkout
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
         submodules:  'false'
         fetch-depth: 0
 
-    - name: Update Submodules (selected ones)
+    - name: Update / download Submodules (selected ones)
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         git submodule init
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Build Release
-      run: make -j
+      run: cmake --build . --parallel -- -k 0
       working-directory: ${{ runner.workspace }}/_build
 
     - name: Run Tests