diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
index d59e6251f28..89e92c12271 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-npm-release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
   # RELEASE-TIME LIVE OR END-TO-END VALIDATION BELONGS IN openclaw-release-checks.yml.
   preflight_openclaw_npm:
     if: ${{ inputs.preflight_only && !inputs.promote_beta_to_latest }}
-    runs-on: blacksmith-16vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: blacksmith-32vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
 
   validate_publish_request:
     if: ${{ !inputs.preflight_only && !inputs.promote_beta_to_latest }}
-    runs-on: blacksmith-16vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: blacksmith-32vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
index e70f6a149fc..3a740ba0231 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   # PUT THE SLOWER, EXTERNAL, OR SOMETIMES-FLAKY RELEASE CHECKS HERE INSTEAD OF
   # RECOUPLING THEM TO openclaw-npm-release.yml.
   validate_release_live_cache:
-    runs-on: blacksmith-16vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: blacksmith-32vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 60
     permissions:
       contents: read