diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build-crates.yml
index 4e92a54a..823ac95f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build-crates.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       # avoid rate-limit errors by only launching a few of these jobs at a time,
       # but still finish in a similar time to the longest tests
-      max-parallel: 3
+      max-parallel: 4
       fail-fast: true
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.matrix.outputs.matrix) }}
 
@@ -134,21 +134,16 @@ jobs:
       #
       # Some Zebra crates do not have any features, and most don't have any default features.
       # Some targets activate features, but we still need to be able to build without them.
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.crate }} crate with no default features
+      - name: Build ${{ matrix.crate }} crate with default features
         run: |
-          cargo clippy --package ${{ matrix.crate }} --no-default-features -- -D warnings
-          cargo build --package ${{ matrix.crate }} --no-default-features
+          cargo clippy --package ${{ matrix.crate }} -- -D warnings
+          cargo build --package ${{ matrix.crate }}
 
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.crate }} crate with no default features and all targets
         run: |
           cargo clippy --package ${{ matrix.crate }} --no-default-features --all-targets -- -D warnings
           cargo build --package ${{ matrix.crate }} --no-default-features --all-targets
 
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.crate }} crate with default features
-        run: |
-          cargo clippy --package ${{ matrix.crate }} -- -D warnings
-          cargo build --package ${{ matrix.crate }}
-
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.crate }} crate with default features and all targets
         run: |
           cargo clippy --package ${{ matrix.crate }} --all-targets -- -D warnings