diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index f96c53fb..3c8f2258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   run_tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
 
     env:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "on"