diff --git a/ci/buildkite-secondary.yml b/ci/buildkite-secondary.yml
index 4c3ac13dbe..6b3c028467 100644
--- a/ci/buildkite-secondary.yml
+++ b/ci/buildkite-secondary.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@
 # Pull requests to not run these steps.
 steps:
   - command: "ci/publish-tarball.sh"
-    agents: "release-build"
+    agents:
+      - "queue=release-build"
     timeout_in_minutes: 60
     name: "publish tarball"
   - wait
   - command: "sdk/docker-solana/build.sh"
-    agents: "release-build"
+    agents:
+      - "queue=release-build"
     timeout_in_minutes: 60
     name: "publish docker"
   - command: "ci/publish-crate.sh"
-    agents: "release-build"
+    agents:
+      - "queue=release-build"
     timeout_in_minutes: 240
     name: "publish crate"
     branches: "!master"