diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45787912..40e4ba2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # docs https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-release
 # docs https://github.com/ncipollo/release-action
+# docs https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/choosing-the-runner-for-a-job#choosing-github-hosted-runners
 
 name: release
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           allowUpdates: true
 
   mac:
-    runs-on: macOS-latest
+    runs-on: macOS-13
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           allowUpdates: true
 
   windows:
-    runs-on: windows-latest
+    runs-on: windows-2022
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           allowUpdates: true
 
   android:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps: