diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
index c27e9083..c72cbff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: "CRITICAL,HIGH"
+      runner_type:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       image-url:
         value: ${{ jobs.build-image.outputs.image-url }}
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_type }}
     permissions:
       actions: read # only required for a private repository by github/codeql-action/upload-sarif to get the Action run status
       checks: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-image-ghcr-to-ecr.yml b/.github/workflows/push-image-ghcr-to-ecr.yml
index d39d3add..788b3e18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-image-ghcr-to-ecr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-image-ghcr-to-ecr.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: "github_oidc_readonly"
+      runner_type:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ubuntu-latest
 
 jobs:
   push-image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ inputs.runner_type }}
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write