diff --git a/.github/workflows/autogenerated-files.yml b/.github/workflows/autogenerated-files.yml
index 4e4ff5f02933c..ac0d6e3672ffe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autogenerated-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autogenerated-files.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   autogenerated:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'Homebrew/brew'
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 333ba2a0f0de9..30b8ade7f58ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       actions: read
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index fe897d9a828dc..5ba285b354ed4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   ubuntu:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'Homebrew'
     name: docker (Ubuntu ${{ matrix.version }})
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index f46e17e60fa73..dbeb6290143d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doctor.yml b/.github/workflows/doctor.yml
index 169d58de15163..7dfa3abbbe15f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doctor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doctor.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   determine-runners:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       runners: ${{ steps.determine-runners.outputs.runners }}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rubydoc.yml b/.github/workflows/rubydoc.yml
index b239e6a782f3b..78f13b011e0fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rubydoc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rubydoc.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   rubydoc:
     if: github.repository == 'Homebrew/brew'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       BUNDLE_GEMFILE: ${{ github.workspace }}/rubydoc/Gemfile
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schemas.yml b/.github/workflows/schemas.yml
index 3afa4c9d072e6..b7d5a3b454321 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schemas.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schemas.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   spdx:
     if: github.repository == 'Homebrew/brew'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
index 2b61db8899c2c..65d68d6f620b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spdx.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   spdx:
     if: github.repository == 'Homebrew/brew'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml b/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
index 24db26bd46a70..a78da65cac213 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sponsors-maintainers-man-completions.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   updates:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'Homebrew/brew'
     steps:
       - name: Setup Homebrew
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 701579ae9d490..992984271a6a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   syntax:
     if: github.repository_owner == 'Homebrew'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
   vendored-gems:
     name: vendored gems
     needs: syntax
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - name: update-test (Ubuntu 22.04)
-            runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+          - name: update-test (Ubuntu)
+            runs-on: ubuntu-latest
           - name: update-test (macOS)
             runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ jobs:
           - name: tests (generic OS)
             test-flags: --generic --coverage
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+          - name: tests (Ubuntu 24.04)
+            test-flags: --coverage
+            runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
           - name: tests (Ubuntu 22.04)
             test-flags: --coverage
             runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vendor-version.yml b/.github/workflows/vendor-version.yml
index 9ad05652ee82a..6ec0a95d7a608 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vendor-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vendor-version.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   check-vendor-version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Homebrew
         id: set-up-homebrew