diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr-colima-smoke.yaml b/.github/workflows/on-pr-colima-smoke.yaml
index 52d4d16..ea4cc29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr-colima-smoke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr-colima-smoke.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'test-colima')
     # Nested-virt-capable Intel pin (not bare macos-latest).
-    runs-on: macos-15-intel
+    runs-on: macos-26-intel
     # Nested virt + cold Crossplane pulls can take well over 30m.
     timeout-minutes: 90
     steps: