diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6c8d6fd8fee..8d1de305a45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
             google_compute_instance_boot_disk_size: 250
             google_compute_instance_boot_disk_type: pd-standard
             google_compute_instance_data_disk_size: 1000
-            google_compute_instance_data_disk_type: pd-standard
+            google_compute_instance_data_disk_type: pd-balanced
 
     environment: ${{ matrix.environment }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04