diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d73c9e47434..33c58003c4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ workflow:
         DEQP_RUNNER_MAX_FAILS: 40
     # post-merge pipeline
     - if: &is-post-merge $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN == "marge-bot" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
+      variables:
+        FDO_RUNNER_JOB_PRIORITY_TAG_X86_64: priority:high
+        FDO_RUNNER_JOB_PRIORITY_TAG_X86_64_KVM: priority:high-kvm
+        FDO_RUNNER_JOB_PRIORITY_TAG_AARCH64: priority:high-aarch64
     # Pre-merge pipeline
     - if: &is-pre-merge $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
     # Push to a branch on a fork