diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4568ea98..39426ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "^1.18"
       - name: Install cargo-dist
         run: ${{ matrix.install-dist }}
       - name: Install Cross
@@ -187,7 +190,9 @@ jobs:
           && (needs.upload-artifacts.result == 'skipped'
             || needs.upload-artifacts.result == 'success')
       }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: bottlerocket
+      labels: bottlerocket_ubuntu-latest_8-core
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -195,6 +200,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "^1.18"
       - name: mark release as non-draft
         run: |
           gh release edit "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --draft=false