diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
index 4a10cc757..b10abbc39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tool: just,cargo-hack,cargo-nextest,cargo-ci-cache-clean
 
-      - name: check minimal
-        run: just check-min
+      - parallel:
+          - name: check minimal
+            run: just check-min
 
-      - name: check default
-        run: just check-default
+          - name: check default
+            run: just check-default
 
       - name: tests
         timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index afa7e5bd4..2a4778e89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -76,11 +76,12 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.version.name == 'msrv'
         run: just downgrade-for-msrv
 
-      - name: check minimal
-        run: just check-min
+      - parallel:
+          - name: check minimal
+            run: just check-min
 
-      - name: check default
-        run: just check-default
+          - name: check default
+            run: just check-default
 
       - name: tests
         timeout-minutes: 30