diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 2fce6aeb5e5d3..879c3cf136ab7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
   # Check crate compiles and base cargo check passes
   linux-build-lib:
     name: linux build test
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m7a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m8a,cpu=8,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     container:
       image: amd64/rust
     steps:
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ jobs:
   linux-cargo-check-datafusion:
     name: cargo check datafusion features
     needs: linux-build-lib
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m8a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     container:
       image: amd64/rust
     steps:
+      - uses: runs-on/action@cd2b598b0515d39d78c38a02d529db87d2196d1e  # v2.0.3
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
   linux-test:
     name: cargo test (amd64)
     needs: linux-build-lib
-    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m7a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m8a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     container:
       image: amd64/rust
       volumes:
@@ -347,10 +348,11 @@ jobs:
   linux-test-example:
     name: cargo examples (amd64)
     needs: linux-build-lib
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m8a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     container:
       image: amd64/rust
     steps:
+      - uses: runs-on/action@cd2b598b0515d39d78c38a02d529db87d2196d1e  # v2.0.3
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: true
@@ -438,10 +440,11 @@ jobs:
   verify-benchmark-results:
     name: verify benchmark results (amd64)
     needs: linux-build-lib
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'apache' && format('runs-on={0},family=m8a,cpu=16,image=ubuntu24-full-x64,extras=s3-cache,disk=large,tag=datafusion', github.run_id) || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
     container:
       image: amd64/rust
     steps:
+      - uses: runs-on/action@cd2b598b0515d39d78c38a02d529db87d2196d1e  # v2.0.3
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: true