diff --git a/.github/workflows/console.yml b/.github/workflows/console.yml
index 8471bf5af..66de3b33a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/console.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/console.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       cache_key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
       cache_path: ${{ env.cache_path }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: 
+      group:  zitadel-public
     steps:
         - 
           uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-integration-test.yml
index f57a79767..c99bba652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-integration-test.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ on:
 jobs:
   postgres:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # TODO: use runner group as soon as integration tests run in parallel
+    # Currently it only consumes time and adds no value
+    # runs-on:
+    #   group: zitadel-public
     services:
       postgres:
         image: postgres
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core-unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/core-unit-test.yml
index 3097cfd57..675c3d0a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core-unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core-unit-test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: 
+      group: zitadel-public
     steps:
       - 
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/core.yml b/.github/workflows/core.yml
index 45c4bbda0..f69a53ced 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: zitadel-public
     outputs:
       cache_key: ${{ steps.cache.outputs.cache-primary-key }}
       cache_path: ${{ env.cache_path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 5310d743d..67a72613b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         browser: [firefox, chrome]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on:
+      group: zitadel-public
     steps:
       - 
         name: Checkout Repository