diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a3fb0312..5f2c93b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   web:
     name: Build Docker image
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # self-hosted runner to speed things up
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, linux]
     permissions:
       packages: write
       contents: read