diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
index d302f92c98..cd0f3a382b 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.generate.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ const Runners = {
   macosArmSelfHosted: {
     os: "macos",
     arch: "aarch64",
-    // Actually use self-hosted runner only in denoland/deno on `main` branch.
+    // Actually use self-hosted runner only in denoland/deno on `main` branch and for tags (release) builds.
     runner:
-      `\${{ github.repository == 'denoland/deno' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && '${selfHostedMacosArmRunner}' || '${macosArmRunner}' }}`,
+      `\${{ github.repository == 'denoland/deno' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) && '${selfHostedMacosArmRunner}' || '${macosArmRunner}' }}`,
   },
   windowsX86: {
     os: "windows",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 501c23212a..fd9aaaf741 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
             profile: debug
           - os: macos
             arch: aarch64
-            runner: '${{ (!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'')) && ''ubuntu-24.04'' || github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && github.ref == ''refs/heads/main'' && ''ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sonoma'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
+            runner: '${{ (!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'')) && ''ubuntu-24.04'' || github.repository == ''denoland/deno'' && (github.ref == ''refs/heads/main'' || startsWith(github.ref, ''refs/tags/'')) && ''ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-runner:sonoma'' || ''macos-14'' }}'
             job: test
             profile: release
             skip: '${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, ''ci-full'') && (github.event_name == ''pull_request'') }}'