diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
index b3d321b..b92afb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     # run workflow only on numaproj/numaflow-rs repository
     if: ${{ github.repository }} == "numaproj/numaflow-rs"
     name: Build, Tag, and Push Image
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index f5bd840..e1dda26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2