diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1bac187978..fc0a33f781 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
   publish-crates:
     if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'maidsafe' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/stable' }}
     needs: [ build, s3-release ]
-    runs-on: self-hosted
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: