diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a5272f41..da999e98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
 
   ci:
     name: Application Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-8-cores
     needs: preparation
     if: needs.preparation.outputs.has_changes == 'true'
     steps: