diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml
index 7ed996824..875b709e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress-workflow.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   tests:
     name: Run Cypress E2E tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       # prevents extra Cypress installation progress messages
       CI: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-workflow.yml
index 88cca4680..203a22673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-workflow.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-latest , windows-latest ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Enable longer filenames