diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbom.yml b/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
index ad5cca1bf2..9f7fdc6567 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbom.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@0080882f6c36860b6ba35c610c98ce87d4e2f26f # v2.10.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 0ea4070d42..14f91aac29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'intel' && 'intel-ubuntu-latest' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.11', '3.12']
+        python: ['3.9', '3.11', '3.12']
     timeout-minutes: 90
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run async tests
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
         run: >
-          pytest -n 4 -v --durations=50
+          pytest -n 8 -v --durations=50
           --ignore=test/test_cli.py
           --ignore=test/test_cvedb.py
           --ignore=test/test_requirements.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run async tests
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
         run: >
-          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 32 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
+          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 8 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
           --ignore=test/test_cli.py
           --ignore=test/test_cvedb.py
           --ignore=test/test_requirements.py
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run language scanner tests
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
         run: >
-          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 32 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
-          test/test_language_scanner.py 
+          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 8 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
+          test/test_language_scanner.py
       - name: Upload code coverage to codecov
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@5c47607acb93fed5485fdbf7232e8a31425f672a # v5.0.2
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run binary scanner tests
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
         run: >
-          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 32 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
+          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 8 --cov-report=xml -v --durations=50
           test/test_scanner.py
       - name: Upload code coverage to codecov
         if: env.sbom != 'true'
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m cve_bin_tool.cli test/assets/test-kerberos-5-1.15.1.out
       - name: Run async tests
         run: >
-          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 4 -v --durations=50
+          pytest --cov --cov-append -n 8 -v --durations=50
           --ignore=test/test_cli.py
           --ignore=test/test_cvedb.py
           --ignore=test/test_requirements.py