diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e3a65d60..585f0c7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-core
     environment: "production"
     if: github.actor == 'piccirello'
     permissions: