diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 1f0502dc..e8d7d5c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   code-checks:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yml
   pre-release-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       TARGET_TAG_V: ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.TRGT_VERSION }}
     steps:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [code-checks, pre-release-check]
     if: needs.pre-release-check.outputs.TARGET_TAG_V != ''
     environment: auto-release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     concurrency: release
     steps:
       - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index a7053a99..8c479e24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   run-checks:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index bfb93742..9809bd9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build_sdist:
     name: Build sdist artifacts
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
         os:
-          - name: "ubuntu-latest"
+          - name: "ubuntu-22.04"
             platform: "linux"
             platform_id: "manylinux_x86_64"
 
@@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ jobs:
           cp wheelhouse/*.whl ./dist/
 
       - name: Set up QEMU [linux]
-        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os.name, 'ubuntu')
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
         with:
             platforms: all
         
       - name: Build wheels [linux]
-        if: matrix.os.name == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os.name, 'ubuntu')
         env:
           # CIBW_BUILD: ${{ env.python_cp_version }}-${{ matrix.os.platform_id }}
           CIBW_ARCHS: auto x86_64 aarch64