diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a90fc9e81..58faabaa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   vars:
     name: Checks and variables
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       go_path: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.go_path }}
       min_k8s_version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.min_k8s_version }}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
   unit-tests:
     name: Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: vars
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
 
   njs-unit-tests:
     name: NJS Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: vars
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
   binary:
     name: Build Binary
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [vars, unit-tests, njs-unit-tests]
     permissions:
       contents: write # for goreleaser/goreleaser-action and lucacome/draft-release to create/update releases
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish-helm:
     name: Package and Publish Helm Chart
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [vars, helm-tests]
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release-') }}
     permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 2dd552292..ffc7112a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read # for actions/checkout to fetch code
       security-events: write # for github/codeql-action/autobuild to send a status report
     name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
index 5a9f0a2ec..cc64e0152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   conformance-tests:
     name: Run Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed for uploading release artifacts
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index 5551ac9f5..275f209e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   dependency-review:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-build-push.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-build-push.yml
index ac3d4c6df..70fb41f41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-build-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-build-push.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   vars:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       azure_creds: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.defined }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/f5-cla.yml b/.github/workflows/f5-cla.yml
index 874ad62c1..7f2c1d6c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/f5-cla.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/f5-cla.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   f5-cla:
     name: F5 CLA
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       actions: write
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
index 3eb2dc673..87e6f139f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   scan:
     name: Fossa
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.event.repository.fork == false }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional.yml b/.github/workflows/functional.yml
index a876b9778..db8836828 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   functional-tests:
     name: Run Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       DOCKER_BUILD_SUMMARY: false
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm.yml b/.github/workflows/helm.yml
index d38e5ccb3..74260ae4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   helm-tests-local:
     name: Helm Tests Local
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'schedule' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
 
   helm-test-remote:
     name: Helm Tests Remote
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
index 0dbdfad85..d33a50ef1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index db71fa73a..807b614a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   lint:
     name: Go Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
 
   njs-lint:
     name: NJS Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
   actionlint:
     name: Actionlint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
 
   markdown-lint:
     name: Markdown Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
   chart-lint:
     name: Chart Lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
 
   yaml-lint:
     name: YAML lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@d632683dd7b4114ad314bca15554477dd762a938 # v4.2.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mend.yml b/.github/workflows/mend.yml
index b87dcd7d1..68e0227c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mend.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   scan:
     name: Mend
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.event.repository.fork == false }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nfr.yml b/.github/workflows/nfr.yml
index 9e7e5e533..83edf439f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nfr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nfr.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   vars:
     name: Set up vars
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       test_label: ${{ github.event.inputs.test_label || 'all' }}
       version: ${{ github.event.inputs.version || 'edge' }}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
   setup-and-run-tests:
     name: Setup and Run NFR Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write # needed for authenticating to GCP
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
 
   pr-results:
     name: Open PR with results
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write # needed for opening PR with the results files
       pull-requests: write # needed for opening PR with the results files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
index 8275ff0d0..2b980c4a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-pr.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index 849b4113d..ab8ed0925 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   analysis:
     name: Scorecard analysis
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       # Needed to upload the results to code-scanning dashboard.
       security-events: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index 237f63713..ee83027c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write # for actions/stale to close stale issues
       pull-requests: write # for actions/stale to close stale PRs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@28ca1036281a5e5922ead5184a1bbf96e5fc984e # v9.0.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
index 1ad5be6a6..3b7f5643a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-docker-images.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   variables:
     name: Get versions of base images
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       ngf_tag: ${{ steps.ngf.outputs.tag }}
       nginx_version: ${{ steps.nginx.outputs.nginx_version }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check:
     name: Check if updates are needed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: variables
     outputs:
       needs-updating: ${{ steps.needs.outputs.needs-updating }}