diff --git a/.github/workflows/contrib.yml b/.github/workflows/contrib.yml
index 826b1e6e1..2e755034a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contrib.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contrib.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
     - name: Compile dev/flags/flags