diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 210efd10c..1287477b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   backendPreTest:
     name: Backend Pre Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
   e2ePreTest:
     name: E2E Pre Test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
   backendTests:
     name: Backend Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: backendPreTest
 
     steps:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
 
   frontendTests:
     name: Frontend Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: backendPreTest
 
     steps:
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deployStagingLeetcodeAuthService:
     name: Deploy staging codebloom-leetcode-auth-stealer-service to K8s
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: buildStagingLeetcodeAuthServiceImage
 
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
 
   validateDBSchema:
     name: Validate DB Schema on Prod DB
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: backendPreTest
 
     steps:
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -256,9 +256,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - arch: amd64
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04
           - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+            runner: ubuntu-26.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deployLeetcodeAuthService:
     name: Deploy codebloom-leetcode-auth-stealer-service to K8s
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: buildLeetcodeAuthServiceImage
 
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy:
     name: deploy codebloom to K8S
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: buildImage
     environment: production
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deployStandupBot:
     name: deploy codebloom-standup-bot to K8S
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     needs: buildStandupBotImage
     environment: production
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copy-command.yml b/.github/workflows/copy-command.yml
index 7307f2109..440d8a58d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copy-command.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copy-command.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   copy:
     name: Copy Production Database to Staging
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
       - name: Get PR head SHA
         id: pr-head
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 5fa02da83..d6cd83003 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   runE2E:
     name: "Run E2E"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/help-command.yml b/.github/workflows/help-command.yml
index c5d686d00..f6d5c82e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/help-command.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/help-command.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   prHelpComment:
     name: PR Help Comment
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Help Comment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/migrate-command.yml b/.github/workflows/migrate-command.yml
index 1c6f9fca0..fc0863c4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/migrate-command.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/migrate-command.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   migrate:
     name: Migrate staging DB
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
       - name: Get PR head SHA
         id: pr-head
diff --git a/.github/workflows/slash.yml b/.github/workflows/slash.yml
index f40c43eb1..3a0a3227c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/slash.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/slash.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     if: >-
       github.event.issue.pull_request &&
       startsWith(github.event.comment.body, '/')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6d7decd78..dcc657e7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.microsoft.playwright</groupId>
             <artifactId>playwright</artifactId>
-            <version>1.50.0</version>
+            <version>1.63.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.dv8tion</groupId>