diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-application.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-application.yaml
index d87ecf2..da375d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-release-application.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-release-application.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
 
     name: Build server docker image (and publish on master) for ${{ matrix.component_name }}
     needs: [ lint-and-test ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       image_tag: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
     concurrency: