diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
index 32bce047783c..d29f34e643c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   merge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       # Use a GitHub App to create the PR so that CI gets triggered