diff --git a/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
index 6e443966..3144b6db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ghcr-publish.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         platform: [linux/amd64, linux/arm64]
         include:
           - platform: linux/amd64
-            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+            runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
           - platform: linux/arm64
             runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cosign-release: "v2.2.4"
 
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Setup Blacksmith Builder
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder@v1
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Packages Docker Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Docker image
         id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: useblacksmith/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: .
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ env.PLATFORM_PAIR }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ env.PLATFORM_PAIR }}
           platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
           outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.REGISTRY_IMAGE }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true,annotation.org.opencontainers.image.description=Blazingly fast code search
           build-args: |
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "${TAGS}" | xargs -I {} cosign sign --yes {}@${DIGEST}
   
   merge:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       packages: write
     needs:
@@ -123,8 +121,8 @@ jobs:
           pattern: digests-*
           merge-multiple: true
       
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+      - name: Setup Blacksmith Builder
+        uses: useblacksmith/setup-docker-builder@v1
       
       - name: Extract Docker metadata
         id: meta
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml
index de59790f..12750446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-gate.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Docker image
         id: build
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
+        uses: useblacksmith/build-push-action@v2
         with:
           context: .
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
index 5d4b5fde..37ea3e77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-backend.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-web.yml b/.github/workflows/test-web.yml
index 108cc277..006ba0e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-web.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps: