diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 18c8b5f..63a69f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           pipx run doc8 --max-line-length=200
 
   docs:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: jupyterlab/maintainer-tools/.github/actions/base-setup@v1