diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch_preparation.yml b/.github/workflows/branch_preparation.yml
index 4ca99d27..929fab7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch_preparation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch_preparation.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   update_release_branch_after_release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
  
   update_develop_branch_on_release_branch_creation:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   prepare_release_branch_on_creation:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     if: ${{ github.ref_type == 'branch' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_push.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_push.yml
index b6de2d6f..a054274f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_push.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           ct lint --config ct.yaml
 
   unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["lint"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: unittests
 
   bdd-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["unit-tests"]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: bddtests
 
   csi-driver:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["bdd-tests"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
             BRANCH=${{ env.BRANCH }}
 
   release-chart:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["csi-driver"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 23691122..b564c5f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           ct lint --config ct.yaml
 
   validate_codegen:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/go
       GOBIN: ${{ github.workspace }}/go/bin
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           make verify-manifests
 
   unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["lint", "validate_codegen"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: unittests
 
   bdd-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["unit-tests"]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: bddtests
 
   csi-driver:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["bdd-tests"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 61088932..3b44cfb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           ct lint --config ct.yaml
 
   unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["lint"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: unittests
 
   bdd-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["unit-tests"]
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: bddtests
 
   csi-driver:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["bdd-tests"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
             BRANCH=${{ env.BRANCH }}
 
   release-chart:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: ["csi-driver"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4