diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
index 15e56266..0cf154ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_automerge_dependabot.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   dependabot:
 
     name: auto-merge
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]'
 
     steps: