diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_updates.yml b/.github/workflows/check_updates.yml
index b5aadde..4fd8ddc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_updates.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     # so this job only ever gets a read-only token.
     permissions:
       contents: read
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  # Use an Ubuntu runner
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v7  # Checks out the repository code
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 29b6913..d4e5e7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   validate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v7