diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-sample-app.yml b/.github/workflows/build-sample-app.yml
index bc2628b8..dbf162b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-sample-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-sample-app.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-sample-app:
     name: Building ${{ inputs.platform_name }}  ${{ inputs.app_name }} sample app with SDK version ${{ inputs.sdk_version }}
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: macos-26
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: example # sets working directory for all steps in this job
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup ${{ inputs.platform_name }} environment for the ${{ inputs.platform }} sample app
         if: ${{ inputs.platform == 'ios' }}
-        uses: customerio/mobile-ci-tools/github-actions/ios/setup-ios/v1@MacOS-15+iOS-26
+        uses: customerio/mobile-ci-tools/github-actions/ios/setup-ios/v1@macos-26
 
       - name: Build and upload ${{ inputs.platform_name }} ${{ inputs.app_name }} sample app via Fastlane
         id: build_app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml
index d54f4c31..f13ec445 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ env:
 jobs:
   deploy-cocoapods:
     name: Deploy SDK to Cocoapods 
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    # Despite the job name, nothing here touches CocoaPods: the steps are checkout, npm ci and
+    # an npm publish. It does not need a macOS runner, and the macOS pool is capped org-wide.
+    # Job id left alone on purpose — renaming it would change the check name.
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Checkout existing tag if manually running CI task