diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d965279d2..3fec1e889 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - plan
       - custom-build-binaries
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       BUILD_MANIFEST_NAME: target/distrib/global-dist-manifest.json
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && needs.plan.outputs.publishing == 'true' && (needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'success') }}
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     outputs:
       val: ${{ steps.host.outputs.manifest }}
     steps:
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ jobs:
     # still allowing individual publish jobs to skip themselves (for prereleases).
     # "host" however must run to completion, no skipping allowed!
     if: ${{ always() && needs.host.result == 'success' && (needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'skipped' || needs.custom-publish-pypi.result == 'success') }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps: