diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
index 0d2ed260..804eb1e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke-test.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: build
         env:
+          COMPOSE_PARALLEL_LIMIT: 1
           DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
           REPO_SPRING_IO_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
           REPO_SPRING_IO_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/gradle/plugins/aot-smoke-test-ci-plugin/src/main/resources/smoke-test.yml b/gradle/plugins/aot-smoke-test-ci-plugin/src/main/resources/smoke-test.yml
index 0d2ed260..804eb1e6 100644
--- a/gradle/plugins/aot-smoke-test-ci-plugin/src/main/resources/smoke-test.yml
+++ b/gradle/plugins/aot-smoke-test-ci-plugin/src/main/resources/smoke-test.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         id: build
         env:
+          COMPOSE_PARALLEL_LIMIT: 1
           DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
           REPO_SPRING_IO_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME }}
           REPO_SPRING_IO_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD }}