diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
index beaa98a..e2a278d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     uses: cloudoperators/common/.github/workflows/shared-codeql.yaml@main
     with:
-      runs-on: "['default']"
+      runs-on: "['ubuntu-latest']"
       language: "['go']"
       go-check: true
       go-version: "['1.25']"