diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index cabcaa8e6..435e1e66a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   ci:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-4-cores
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
     steps:
     - name: set PLUGINS from workflow inputs
       if: ${{ inputs.plugins }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 809461f85..5aeeeb81a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       BUILDKIT_PROGRESS: plain
       DOCKERHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-4-cores
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
     steps:
     - name: set PLUGINS from workflow inputs
       if: ${{ inputs.plugins }}