diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
index f3600dc0c5e..c44aa56a753 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-queries.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ jobs:
         # run with --check-only if running in a PR (github.sha != main)
         if : ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         shell: bash
-        run: codeql query compile -q -j0 */ql/{src,examples} --keep-going --warnings=error --check-only --compilation-cache "${{ steps.query-cache.outputs.cache-dir }}"
+        run: codeql query compile -q -j0 */ql/{src,examples} --keep-going --warnings=error --check-only --compilation-cache "${{ steps.query-cache.outputs.cache-dir }}" --compilation-cache-size=500
       - name: compile queries - full
         # do full compile if running on main - this populates the cache
         if : ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
         shell: bash
-        run: codeql query compile -q -j0 */ql/{src,examples} --keep-going --warnings=error --compilation-cache "${{ steps.query-cache.outputs.cache-dir }}"
+        run: codeql query compile -q -j0 */ql/{src,examples} --keep-going --warnings=error --compilation-cache "${{ steps.query-cache.outputs.cache-dir }}" --compilation-cache-size=500