diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
index 5023b383326..8373d11ceae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write  # for release-drafter/release-drafter to create a github release
       pull-requests: write  # for release-drafter/release-drafter to add label to PR
     if: github.repository == 'python-pillow/Pillow'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
       # Drafts your next release notes as pull requests are merged into "main"
       - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@eada3c96a64734dd381cfbda23511034e328ddb0 # v7.6.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 5e663235377..e1cc9e53293 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
 
     steps:
     - name: "Check issues"