diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9798f4a5d..ac01fe55b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Swap Space
         uses: pierotofy/set-swap-space@master
         with:
-          swap-size-gb: 8
+          swap-size-gb: 12
 
       # single setup and sum cache handling here.
       # the results will cascade onto both testing and linting.