diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-merge-conflicts.yml b/.github/workflows/check-merge-conflicts.yml
index e035d306ca..7df37e7a9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-merge-conflicts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-merge-conflicts.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ name: check-merge-conflicts
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '5 6 * * *'
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       output1: ${{ steps.step2.outputs.latest_release }}
     steps: