diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a819485917e..45b321db79f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ jobs:
           && adb shell am start com.facebook.react.uiapp/.RNTesterActivity
           && timeout 30s adb logcat -e "Using Hermes: true" -m 1
   test-e2e-intl:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: reactnativecommunity/react-native-android:latest
       env:
@@ -533,6 +533,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
       with:
         path: hermes
+    - name: Enable KVM for accelerated simulation
+      run: |
+        echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+        sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+        sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
     - name: Setup dependencies
       run: |-
         (yes | sdkmanager "cmake;3.22.1" --verbose) || true
@@ -545,8 +550,11 @@ jobs:
         cmake -S hermes -B ./build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
         cmake --build ./build -j 4 --target hermesc
     - name: Run android tests
+      uses: ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner@v2.30.1
       working-directory: hermes/android
-      run: ./gradlew :intltest:prepareTests && ./gradlew -Pabis=x86 :intltest:connectedAndroidTest
+      with:
+        api-level: 29
+        script: ./gradlew :intltest:prepareTests && ./gradlew -Pabis=x86 :intltest:connectedAndroidTest
   test-macos-test262:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps: