diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync.yml b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
index 23b05de88a..55880e8130 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ jobs:
 
   sync:
     needs: get-pipelines
-    # use the runner given by the input if it is dispatched manually, run on github if it is a rerun or on self-hosted by default
-    runs-on: ${{ github.event.inputs.runners || github.run_number > 1 && 'ubuntu-latest' || 'self-hosted' }}
+    # use the github runner on release otherwise use the runner given by the input if it is dispatched manually, run on github if it is a rerun or on self-hosted by default
+    runs-on: ${{github.event_name == 'release' && 'self-hosted' || github.event.inputs.runners || github.run_number > 1 && 'ubuntu-latest' || 'self-hosted' }}
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{fromJson(needs.get-pipelines.outputs.matrix)}}
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fe1252d243..d9df5e55ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 ### General
 
 - Fix update github action for components in pipeline template ([#2968](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2968))
+- Run sync after release on self hosted runners ([#2970](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/2970))
 
 ## [v2.14.0 - Tantalum Toad](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/releases/tag/2.14.0) - [2024-05-08]