diff --git a/.github/workflows/biosimdb_interface_project-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/biosimdb_interface_project-ci.yaml
index 6863902..f5f2723 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/biosimdb_interface_project-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/biosimdb_interface_project-ci.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Finish Coveralls
     needs: tests
     if: ${{ always() }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
     - name: Coveralls Finished
       uses: coverallsapp/github-action@8d6379e14d29928660c4ba802d8e85393440b329 # v2.3.8
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cd docs && make
 
   pre-commit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
index 182c8eb..be386d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   build-and-push-docker-image:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write # Required to push images to GHCR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 70f2da9..203af60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   checks:
     name: Version check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       id: repo
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
   version:
     name: prepare ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
     needs: checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
 
       - name: checkout
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   tag:
     name: tag release
     needs: version
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: make github release
     needs: tag
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
     steps:
 
       - name: create release