diff --git a/.github/actions/rm/action.yml b/.github/actions/rm/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2db654b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/rm/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# https://github.com/marketplace/actions/free-disk-space-ubuntu
+name: 'Free disk space'
+description: 'Frees up disk space on Github Ubuntu runners'
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
+    with:
+      # if we still don't have enough space, we can try setting this to true
+      tool-cache: false
+
+      android: true
+      dotnet: true
+      haskell: true
+      large-packages: true
+      docker-images: true
+      swap-storage: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 5224f9abd..300c2854a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
     name: Basic Checks
     env:
       CARGO_INCREMENTAL: 0
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/rm
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       RUSTFLAGS: -C target-cpu=native
     steps:
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/rm
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/rm
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable