diff --git a/.github/workflows/neon_extra_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/neon_extra_builds.yml
index 891cc8472a..03506651c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/neon_extra_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/neon_extra_builds.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 1
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build postgres v14
         if: steps.cache_pg_14.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: make postgres-v14 -j$(nproc)
+        run: make postgres-v14 -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 
       - name: Build postgres v15
         if: steps.cache_pg_15.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: make postgres-v15 -j$(nproc)
+        run: make postgres-v15 -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 
       - name: Build postgres v16
         if: steps.cache_pg_16.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: make postgres-v16 -j$(nproc)
+        run: make postgres-v16 -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 
       - name: Build neon extensions
         run: make neon-pg-ext -j$(nproc)
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       # Some of our rust modules use FFI and need those to be checked
       - name: Get postgres headers
-        run: make postgres-headers -j$(nproc)
+        run: make postgres-headers -j$(sysctl -n hw.ncpu)
 
       - name: Produce the build stats
         run: cargo build --all --release --timings