diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 46924f6..c1641ec 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # RN/NDK builds need ~6GB and once took down the 8GB VPS — desktop runner only.
+    # Jobs queue while the desktop is offline.
+    runs-on: desktop
     container:
       image: eclipse-temurin:21-jdk
     steps: