diff --git a/language-extensions/R/build/linux/build-RExtension.sh b/language-extensions/R/build/linux/build-RExtension.sh
index 9281394d..27d26a3d 100644
--- a/language-extensions/R/build/linux/build-RExtension.sh
+++ b/language-extensions/R/build/linux/build-RExtension.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function build {
 		-DENL_ROOT=${ENL_ROOT} \
 		-DPLATFORM=linux \
 		${REXTENSION_SRC_DIR}
-	cmake --build ${REXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install
+	cmake --build ${REXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install --parallel
 
 	# Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 	#
diff --git a/language-extensions/R/test/build/linux/build-RExtension-test.sh b/language-extensions/R/test/build/linux/build-RExtension-test.sh
index ec2c2a96..e8b1128d 100644
--- a/language-extensions/R/test/build/linux/build-RExtension-test.sh
+++ b/language-extensions/R/test/build/linux/build-RExtension-test.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function build {
 		-DR_HOME=${R_HOME} \
 		-DR_INCLUDE_DIR=${R_INCLUDE} \
 		${REXTENSIONTEST_SRC_DIR}
-	cmake --build ${REXTENSIONTEST_WORKING_DIR} --target install
+	cmake --build ${REXTENSIONTEST_WORKING_DIR} --target install --parallel
 
 	# Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 	#
diff --git a/language-extensions/dotnet-core-CSharp/test/build/windows/build-dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test.cmd b/language-extensions/dotnet-core-CSharp/test/build/windows/build-dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test.cmd
index 097f75fe..4ba7e2e8 100644
--- a/language-extensions/dotnet-core-CSharp/test/build/windows/build-dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test.cmd
+++ b/language-extensions/dotnet-core-CSharp/test/build/windows/build-dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test.cmd
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DEL /S /Q %BUILD_OUTPUT%\Microsoft.SqlServer.CSharpExtension.dll
 
 REM Call cmake build
 REM
-CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL
+CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL --parallel
 CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to build dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test for CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_CONFIGURATION%" || EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
 REM Advance arg passed to build-dotnet-core-CSharp-extension-test.cmd
diff --git a/language-extensions/java/build/linux/build-java-extension.sh b/language-extensions/java/build/linux/build-java-extension.sh
index 666d2ee8..24ca6f2f 100644
--- a/language-extensions/java/build/linux/build-java-extension.sh
+++ b/language-extensions/java/build/linux/build-java-extension.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function build {
 		-DJAVA_HOME=${JAVA_HOME} \
 		-DJAVAEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR=${JAVAEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} \
 		${JAVAEXTENSION_HOME}/src
-	cmake --build ${JAVAEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install
+	cmake --build ${JAVAEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install --parallel
 
 	# Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 	#
diff --git a/language-extensions/java/build/windows/build-java-extension.cmd b/language-extensions/java/build/windows/build-java-extension.cmd
index 75866e9c..f52c6b6a 100644
--- a/language-extensions/java/build/windows/build-java-extension.cmd
+++ b/language-extensions/java/build/windows/build-java-extension.cmd
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ ECHO "[INFO] Building Java extension project using CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_CO
 
 REM Call cmake build
 REM
-CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL
+CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL --parallel
 
 CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to build Java extension for CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_CONFIGURATION%" || EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
diff --git a/language-extensions/python/build/linux/build-python-extension.sh b/language-extensions/python/build/linux/build-python-extension.sh
index edd30330..6e2e3fa9 100644
--- a/language-extensions/python/build/linux/build-python-extension.sh
+++ b/language-extensions/python/build/linux/build-python-extension.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function build {
 		-DBOOST_PYTHON_ROOT=${BOOST_PYTHON_ROOT} \
 		-DINCLUDE_ROOT=${INCLUDE_ROOT} \
 		${PYTHONEXTENSION_HOME}/src
-	cmake --build ${PYTHONEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install
+	cmake --build ${PYTHONEXTENSION_WORKING_DIR} --target install --parallel
 
 	# Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 	#
diff --git a/language-extensions/python/build/windows/build-python-extension.cmd b/language-extensions/python/build/windows/build-python-extension.cmd
index 57117d28..f1ec97d0 100644
--- a/language-extensions/python/build/windows/build-python-extension.cmd
+++ b/language-extensions/python/build/windows/build-python-extension.cmd
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ ECHO "[INFO] Building Python extension project using CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_
 
 REM Call cmake build
 REM
-CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL
+CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL --parallel
 
 CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to build Python extension for CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_CONFIGURATION%" || EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
diff --git a/language-extensions/python/test/build/linux/build-pythonextension-test.sh b/language-extensions/python/test/build/linux/build-pythonextension-test.sh
index 01a97ca2..32dd9e01 100644
--- a/language-extensions/python/test/build/linux/build-pythonextension-test.sh
+++ b/language-extensions/python/test/build/linux/build-pythonextension-test.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function build {
 		-DPYTHONHOME=${PYTHONHOME} \
 		-DBOOST_PYTHON_ROOT=${BOOST_PYTHON_ROOT} \
 		${PYTHONEXTENSIONTEST_SRC_DIR}
-	cmake --build ${PYTHONEXTENSIONTEST_WORKING_DIR} --target install
+	cmake --build ${PYTHONEXTENSIONTEST_WORKING_DIR} --target install --parallel
 
 	# Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 	#
diff --git a/language-extensions/python/test/build/windows/build-pythonextension-test.cmd b/language-extensions/python/test/build/windows/build-pythonextension-test.cmd
index 134bd19b..f91d2358 100644
--- a/language-extensions/python/test/build/windows/build-pythonextension-test.cmd
+++ b/language-extensions/python/test/build/windows/build-pythonextension-test.cmd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ECHO "[INFO] Building pythonextension test project using CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CM
 
 REM Call cmake build
 REM
-CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL
+CALL "%CMAKE_ROOT%\bin\cmake.exe" --build . --config %CMAKE_CONFIGURATION% --target INSTALL --parallel
 
 CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to build Python extension test for CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=%CMAKE_CONFIGURATION%" || EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
diff --git a/test/googletest/build/linux/build-googletest.sh b/test/googletest/build/linux/build-googletest.sh
index 194eefc3..b81a17ac 100644
--- a/test/googletest/build/linux/build-googletest.sh
+++ b/test/googletest/build/linux/build-googletest.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pushd ${BUILD_OUTPUT}
 cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${BUILD_OUTPUT} \
 	-DPLATFORM=linux \
 	${GTEST_HOME}/src
-cmake --build ${BUILD_OUTPUT} --target install
+cmake --build ${BUILD_OUTPUT} --target install --parallel
 
 # Check the exit code of the compiler and exit appropriately so that build will fail.
 #
diff --git a/test/googletest/build/windows/build-googletest.cmd b/test/googletest/build/windows/build-googletest.cmd
index b1ad527f..ce7fbf9c 100644
--- a/test/googletest/build/windows/build-googletest.cmd
+++ b/test/googletest/build/windows/build-googletest.cmd
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to configure googletest-framework |
 
 REM Call build
 REM
-CALL "mingw32-make.exe" all
+CALL "mingw32-make.exe" -j all
 CALL :CHECKERROR %ERRORLEVEL% "Error: Failed to build googletest-framework." || EXIT /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
 REM Continue building using more configs until argv has been exhausted