diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 4628e755c0e0..64be6892c814 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ jobs:
     needs: release
     runs-on: ubuntu-arm64-latest
     steps:
+      - name: free disk space
+        run: |
+          sudo swapoff -a
+          sudo rm -f /swapfile
+          sudo apt clean
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1