diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index a85500d9..a4568b7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ jobs:
 
   #################### Unittests ####################
   unittest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.8,3.9,"3.10","3.12"]
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
   #################### Integration tests ####################
   integration:
     needs: [unittest]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.8,3.9,"3.10","3.12"]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docker build -t rabbitmq:tls .
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
   #################### Linters and checkers ####################
   lint:
     needs: [unittest, integration]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: [3.8]
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         id: python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index b9a40588..10b86093 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     permissions:
       actions: read
       contents: read