diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
index 4e02edc7a020..6ee542c4b365 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [resolve_target]
     if: contains(fromJSON('["all","qa","qa-parity"]'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)
     continue-on-error: true
-    runs-on: blacksmith-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    runs-on: blacksmith-16vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     timeout-minutes: 45
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build private QA runtime
         env:
-          NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=8192
+          NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=12288
         run: node scripts/build-all.mjs qaRuntime
 
       - name: Run runtime parity lane
diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
index 1bb147b45c2b..25c31e68f68e 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.test.ts
@@ -582,8 +582,10 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-prerelease-test-plan.mjs", () => {
       "utf8",
     );
     const releaseChecksWorkflow = parse(releaseChecksSource);
+    const runtimeParity = releaseChecksWorkflow.jobs.qa_lab_runtime_parity_release_checks;
     const runtimeToolCoverage = releaseChecksWorkflow.jobs.runtime_tool_coverage_release_checks;
 
+    expect(runtimeParity["runs-on"]).toBe("blacksmith-16vcpu-ubuntu-2404");
     expect(runtimeToolCoverage["continue-on-error"]).toBeUndefined();
     expect(runtimeToolCoverage.needs).toEqual([
       "resolve_target",