diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 6adddf8ea..cd4b03bc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run cargo check
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run cargo check
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
 
   lint:
     name: Formatting & Clippy
-    runs-on: [runs-on, runner=8cpu-linux-x64, "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}"]
+    runs-on: [runs-on, runner=16cpu-linux-x64, "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}"]
     env:
       CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: "true"
     steps:
@@ -121,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run cargo fmt
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check:
     name: Cargo Check
-    runs-on: [runs-on, runner=8cpu-linux-x64, disk=medium, "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}"]
+    runs-on: [runs-on, runner=16cpu-linux-x64, disk=medium, "run-id=${{ github.run_id }}"]
     env:
       CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: "true"
     steps:
@@ -163,6 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Check workspace no features
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
@@ -206,6 +210,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run cargo fmt
         run: |
@@ -239,6 +244,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run cargo prove new
         run: |
@@ -272,6 +278,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run Evaluation
         run: |
@@ -318,6 +325,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo run -p sp1-cli -- prove install-toolchain
           cd crates/cli
           cargo install --locked --path .
+          cargo clean
 
       - name: Run tendermint script
         run: |