diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index db01d5e..5bbb0c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
     release:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: intel-ubuntu-latest
         permissions:
             contents: write
         steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 8006b5a..0081a40 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
     analysis:
         name: Scorecard analysis
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: intel-ubuntu-latest
         # `publish_results: true` only works when run from the default branch. conditional can be removed if disabled.
         if: github.event.repository.default_branch == github.ref_name || github.event_name == 'pull_request'
         permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 007f705..5e1063c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Tests
 
 on:
-    push:
-        branches: [main, plugin-from-scatch]
     pull_request:
     workflow_dispatch:
     schedule:
@@ -13,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
     extension-tests:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: intel-ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
               with: