diff --git a/.github/workflows/bluetooth-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/bluetooth-tests.yaml
index 14c650c52e1..c01c1ca0daa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bluetooth-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bluetooth-tests.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ jobs:
           west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject 2>&1 1> west.update.log || ( rm -rf ../modules ../bootloader ../tools && west update --path-cache /github/cache/zephyrproject)
           west forall -c 'git reset --hard HEAD'
 
+      - name: Install parallel
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y parallel
+          parallel --version
+
       - name: Run Bluetooth Tests with BSIM
         run: |
           export ZEPHYR_BASE=${PWD}