diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 995acc0d..78e61919 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true # skip if no releases
 
   persist:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(vars.CI_BUILD_RUNS_ON || '"ubuntu-latest"') }}
     needs: sign-macos
     environment: Deploy
     steps: