diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a4826bd33..76cfaf2a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
           # newest LTS that exists at the time of our planned next release
           - v0.65.5 # RETAIN-COMMENT: TEKTON_NEWEST_LTS
       max-parallel: 4
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
     steps:
       - name: Maximize build space
         uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@fc881a613ad2a34aca9c9624518214ebc21dfc0c