diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9148103df..075ab44a1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ stages:
   - build_and_deploy_website
 
 .build_binary: &build_binary
-  stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  stage: test
   script:
     - $build_binary_script "$target_os_family" "$target_os" "$target_os_version"
     - $package_binary_script "$target_os_family" "$target_os" "$target_os_version"
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@ stages:
       - dist/package/**/*
 
 .website_build: &website_build
-  stage: build_and_deploy_website
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_deploy_website
+  stage: test
   image: node:8
   before_script:
     - scripts/install_native_dependencies.sh
@@ -122,7 +124,8 @@ build-and-publish-latest-docker-image:
 # based on desired targets
 build-and-package-debian-9:
   <<: *docker
-  stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  stage: test
   variables: 
     target_os_family: "debian"
     target_os: "debian"
@@ -131,7 +134,8 @@ build-and-package-debian-9:
 
 build-and-package-debian-10:
   <<: *docker
-  stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  stage: test
   variables: 
     target_os_family: "debian"
     target_os: "debian"
@@ -140,7 +144,8 @@ build-and-package-debian-10:
 
 build-and-package-ubuntu-18-04:
   <<: *docker
-  stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  stage: test
   variables: 
     target_os_family: "debian"
     target_os: "ubuntu"
@@ -149,7 +154,8 @@ build-and-package-ubuntu-18-04:
 
 build-and-package-ubuntu-19-04:
   <<: *docker
-  stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  # To run in sequence and save CPU usage, use stage: build_and_package_binaries
+  stage: test
   variables: 
     target_os_family: "debian"
     target_os: "ubuntu"