diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 56ecf001df..71d7cd367d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ checkupdates_runner:
   variables: 
     GIT_DEPTH: "1"
   parallel: 10
+  tags:
+    - checkupdates-runner
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == 'schedule' && $CHECKUPDATES == 'true'
   before_script: