diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 374d802..347c54b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
   # ===========================================================================
   format-lint-reuse:
     name: Format, Lint & License
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ jobs:
   # ===========================================================================
   ci-success:
     name: CI Success
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [tests-ros, unit-tests-cpp, integration-tests-cpp, e2e-tests, tests-zenoh]
     if: always()
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
index 7b5fd6d..8d53399 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-images:
     name: Build ${{ matrix.distro }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Setup Blacksmith Builder
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder@v1
 
       - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -92,15 +92,13 @@ jobs:
             type=sha,prefix=sha-,format=short
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: useblacksmith/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: .
           file: ${{ steps.dockerfile.outputs.path }}
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.distro }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.distro }}
           # Build arguments can be added here if needed
           build-args: |
             BUILDKIT_INLINE_CACHE=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 802ac97..9cb107c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
   # ==========================================================================
   ros-e2e-tests:
     name: (${{ matrix.ros_distro }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 45
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
   # ==========================================================================
   e2e-tests-success:
     name: E2E Tests Success
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [ros-e2e-tests]
     if: always()
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-cpp.yml
index 23d229e..1913998 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-cpp.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   # ===========================================================================
   cpp-integration-tests:
     name: axon_uploader
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     
     # Note: MinIO is started manually in a step below because GitHub Actions
     # services don't support command override, and MinIO requires
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a314344..45e0fd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish-rust:
     name: Publish Rust Crate
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-python:
     name: Publish Python Packages
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     strategy:
       matrix:
         package: [axon, axon-dagster]
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-ros:
     name: Publish ROS Packages
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ros-distro: [noetic, humble, jazzy, rolling]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
index bd747b6..d9c8a62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reuse.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   reuse:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-ros.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-ros.yml
index 1f02c68..5c7b9d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-ros.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-ros.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
   # ==========================================================================
   ros-tests:
     name: (${{ matrix.ros_distro }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
   # ==========================================================================
   ros-tests-success:
     name: ROS Tests Success
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     needs: [ros-tests]
     if: always()
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-zenoh.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-zenoh.yml
index 0986083..bd013c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-zenoh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-zenoh.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   zenoh-plugin-tests:
     name: Zenoh Plugin Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
   # ===========================================================================
   zenoh-integration-tests:
     name: Axon + Zenoh Integration Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-cpp.yml
index 2bd0734..1e57fa2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-cpp.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
   # ===========================================================================
   cpp-unit-tests:
     name: ${{ matrix.library }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2204
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: