diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/check-changes.yml
index a0c60ace1e..77991d6c6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-changes.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   check-changes:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 31f87b08e7..6488df4519 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   unit-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yml
index 7f870ef6a5..a6611b6ba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   e2e-fleet-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-fleet-upgrade-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-fleet-upgrade-ci.yml
index 63303a5b24..b1e9c75494 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-fleet-upgrade-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-fleet-upgrade-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   fleet-upgrade-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         k3s:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-ci.yml
index efceffe5f9..0292789713 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-multicluster-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   e2e-fleet-mc-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-ci.yml
index 88b29c5b63..0bae505e09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   e2e-fleet-nightly-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     strategy:
       matrix:
         k3s_version:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
index 6a3df3c49a..9b3e4a189c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet-to-head-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   rancher-fleet-integration:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet.yml
index cb29c077d4..e33ae33090 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-rancher-upgrade-fleet.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   rancher-fleet-upgrade:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
     steps:
       -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 4757afb9be..06fc5ba440 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   golangci:
     name: golangci-lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-against-charts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-against-charts.yml
index ec640fed9a..4c491dd6f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-against-charts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-against-charts.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   create-rancher-charts-pr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -53,4 +54,4 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PUSH_TO_FORKS_SUBMIT_PRS }}
         working-directory: ./charts/
         run: |
-          ../fleet/.github/scripts/create-pr.sh ${{github.event.inputs.charts_ref}} ${{github.event.inputs.new_fleet}} ${{github.event.inputs.new_chart}} charts
\ No newline at end of file
+          ../fleet/.github/scripts/create-pr.sh ${{github.event.inputs.charts_ref}} ${{github.event.inputs.new_fleet}} ${{github.event.inputs.new_chart}} charts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-against-rancher.yml b/.github/workflows/release-against-rancher.yml
index ade4391e12..aa76f6ffc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-against-rancher.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-against-rancher.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   create-rancher-pr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-against-test-charts.yml b/.github/workflows/release-against-test-charts.yml
index 1fb4daa0e1..7b0193b49b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-against-test-charts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-against-test-charts.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   push-test-rancher-charts:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     outputs:
       target_branch: ${{ steps.compute_target_branch.outputs.target_branch }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml b/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
index 3c1230ad8e..0caad3711d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-fleet.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build-fleet:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=8cpu-linux-x64,mem=16,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     if: github.repository == 'rancher/fleet'
     steps:
       - name: Check out Fleet
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typos.yaml b/.github/workflows/typos.yaml
index f48eefda4b..d6c540934a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typos.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ on: [pull_request]
 jobs:
   run:
     name: Spell Check with Typos
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml
index 9da5c05b59..15ff468372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   updatecli:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: runs-on,runner=4cpu-linux-x64,run-id=${{ github.run_id }}
+
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout