diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d67e70560..a9e5d4cf4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,23 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
 
 stages:
+  - init-builders
   - build-libopenshot
   - trigger-openshot-qt
 
 variables:
   GIT_LOG_FORMAT: "- %h %ad %s [%aN]"
 
+init-builders:
+  stage: init-builders
+  except:
+    - tags
+  tags:
+    - gitlab
+  script:
+    - send-ci-sqs linux
+    - send-ci-sqs windows
+
 linux-builder:
   stage: build-libopenshot
   artifacts:
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ windows-builder-x64:
     - $env:Path = "C:\msys64\mingw64\bin;C:\msys64\usr\bin;C:\msys64\usr\local\bin;" + $env:Path;
     - $env:MSYSTEM = "MINGW64"
     - cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -D"babl_DIR=C:/msys64/mingw64" -D"CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$CI_PROJECT_DIR\build\install-x64" -D"OpenShotAudio_ROOT=$CI_PROJECT_DIR\build\install-x64" -D"PYTHON_MODULE_PATH=python" -D"RUBY_MODULE_PATH=ruby" -G "MinGW Makefiles" -D"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release"
-    - cmake --build build
+    - cmake --build build -j 4
     - cmake --build build --target coverage
     - cmake --install build
     - $PROJECT_VERSION = (Select-String -Path "CMakeLists.txt" -Pattern '^set\(PROJECT_VERSION_FULL "(.*)\"' | %{$_.Matches.Groups[1].value})
@@ -105,7 +116,7 @@ windows-builder-x86:
     - $env:Path = "C:\msys64\mingw32\bin;C:\msys64\usr\bin;C:\msys64\usr\local\bin;" + $env:Path;
     - $env:MSYSTEM = "MINGW32"
     - cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON -D"babl_DIR=C:/msys64/mingw32" -D"CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=$CI_PROJECT_DIR\build\install-x86" -D"OpenShotAudio_ROOT=$CI_PROJECT_DIR\build\install-x86" -D"PYTHON_MODULE_PATH=python" -D"RUBY_MODULE_PATH=ruby" -G "MinGW Makefiles" -D"CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release" -D"CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-m32" -D"CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--large-address-aware" -D"CMAKE_C_FLAGS=-m32"
-    - cmake --build build
+    - cmake --build build -j 4
     - cmake --install build
     - $PROJECT_VERSION = (Select-String -Path "CMakeLists.txt" -Pattern '^set\(PROJECT_VERSION_FULL "(.*)\"' | %{$_.Matches.Groups[1].value})
     - $PROJECT_SO = (Select-String -Path "CMakeLists.txt" -Pattern '^set\(PROJECT_SO_VERSION (.*)\)' | %{$_.Matches.Groups[1].value})