diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index b60760310..af3253770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: Tests
-    runs-on: macos-26
+    runs-on: macos-26-xlarge
 
     concurrency:
       # Only allow a single run of this workflow on each branch, automatically cancelling older runs.