diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 94ebd9450a..15f233d69b 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ task:
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
   container:
     image: ubuntu:focal
-    cpu: 6  # Increase CPU and memory to avoid timeout
+    cpu: 8  # Increase CPU and memory to avoid timeout
     memory: 16G
   env:
     << : *CIRRUS_EPHEMERAL_WORKER_TEMPLATE_ENV