diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 2fa9d40863..85853aa823 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 - job:
     name: test-release-openstack
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
     parent: base
     description: |
       Test building python tarballs / wheels and the packaging metadata.