diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-grpc.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-grpc.yml
index 2a561bd95..3dbfeba60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-grpc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-grpc.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   check-for-run-condition:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       should-run: ${{ !github.event.pull_request || github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     steps:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           # this run step does nothing, but is needed to get the job output
 
   build-and-test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Check out the repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/grpc-publish-to-dockerhub.yml b/.github/workflows/grpc-publish-to-dockerhub.yml
index 348bf8c56..802d093ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/grpc-publish-to-dockerhub.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/grpc-publish-to-dockerhub.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
   push_to_registry:
     environment: release
     name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - name: Check out the repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4