diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 421a6109c8eb0..d0ed05ca12f58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       - main
 
 env:
-  GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotest.assertions.multi-line-diff=unified
+  GRADLE_OPTS: -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false -Dkotest.assertions.multi-line-diff=unified -Dkotest.tags=!ExpensiveTag
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   TEST_IMAGE_TAG: ort:test