diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b37011a942..2eb1c42011 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ sudo make install
 - Fixed error that added multiple canonical links in the Spatial Data Catalog [#16160](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/16160)
 - Modify deprecation warning for DO analysis in builder [#16163](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/16163)
 - Fix autoload issues in subscriber [#16171](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/16171)
+- Fix CI build by changing machine spec [#16192](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/16192)
 - Update cartodb-common to v1.1.1, which contains serveral logging fixes [#16182](https://github.com/CartoDB/cartodb/pull/16182)
 
 4.44.0 (2020-11-20)
diff --git a/script/ci/cloudbuild-build-pr-branch.yaml b/script/ci/cloudbuild-build-pr-branch.yaml
index dee6d2c77b..8451ef6273 100644
--- a/script/ci/cloudbuild-build-pr-branch.yaml
+++ b/script/ci/cloudbuild-build-pr-branch.yaml
@@ -100,4 +100,6 @@ steps:
 
 substitutions: 
     _BRANCH_TAG: ${BRANCH_NAME//\//-}
+options:
+    machineType: 'E2_HIGHCPU_8'
 timeout: 1800s