diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
index 8d711baff8..87c7ecc094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   prepare_ci_run:
     name: Prepare CI Run
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       GIT_SHA: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.GIT_SHA }}
       BRANCH: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.BRANCH }}
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Unit Tests
     needs: prepare_ci_run
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   build_image:
     name: Build Docker Image
     needs: prepare_ci_run
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       BRANCH: ${{ needs.prepare_ci_run.outputs.BRANCH }}
       DATETIME: ${{ needs.prepare_ci_run.outputs.DATETIME }}
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
   image_tag:
     name: Store tag of the built images
     needs: prepare_ci_run
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     env:
       DATETIME: ${{ needs.prepare_ci_run.outputs.DATETIME }}
     steps:
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
             path: metrics-operator/chart
           - name: keptn-cert-manager
             path: keptn-cert-manager/chart
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out keptn repo
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/component-test.yml b/.github/workflows/component-test.yml
index bc00c244a8..7abc2d14e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/component-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/component-test.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   component_tests:
     name: Component Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 5890aecff0..55592dec9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   run-e2e-test:
     name: Run E2E Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
index 002d1eb055..57655fdd63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   golangci-lint:
     name: golangci-lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-component.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-component.yml
index 7559866a57..3807eabc21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-component.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-component.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   run-integration-test-component:
     name: Run Chainsaw Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index c893cf5d59..e253fa7ff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   run-integration-test:
     name: Run Chainsaw Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
index bd5e764423..6a52e62bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/load-test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   run-load-test:
     name: Run load Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown-checks.yaml
index d9e3ab8cdb..e25ec67348 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-checks.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
       - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@5c5dfc0ac2e225883c0e5f03a85311ec2830d368 # v1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           file-path: 'README.md'
 
   markdown-lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
 
   check-crd-docs:
     name: Check CRD auto-generated docs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/release-examples.yml
index 299fd0d819..854cf2cf36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-examples.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   release-examples:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a9b214b99f..83a388382f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     outputs:
       keptn-release-created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       keptn-tag-name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
       - release-please
     strategy:
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.release-please.outputs.build-matrix) }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
       packages: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-scans.yml b/.github/workflows/security-scans.yml
index de9865ba9f..a681389bcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-scans.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-scans.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   prepare-security-scans:
     name: "Prepare Security Scans"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Determine Target Branch
         id: determine_branch
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
   security-scans:
     name: "Security Scans"
     needs: prepare-security-scans
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
 
   trivy:
     name: Trivy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: prepare-security-scans
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
 
   govulncheck:
     name: Govulncheck
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ jobs:
 
   create_issue:
     name: Create GitHub Issue
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: [security-scans, govulncheck, trivy]
     if: failure() && github.event_name == 'schedule'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/set-date.yml b/.github/workflows/set-date.yml
index 599c0e3f65..e377951c37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set-date.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set-date.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   set_date:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Get project data
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
index e1df4f01b5..4196ffafad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-checker.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       actions: read
     outputs:
       followup: ${{ steps.spelling.outputs.followup }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     concurrency:
       group: spelling-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
       # note: If you use only_check_changed_files, you do not want cancel-in-progress
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml b/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
index a753551373..9f0163dfd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-labels.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Update Labels
         uses: actions/labeler@8558fd74291d67161a8a78ce36a881fa63b766a9 # v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-helm-chart.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-helm-chart.yml
index 4074bc285a..4d63a4f027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-helm-chart.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-helm-chart.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   check-helm-docs:
     name: Check helm documentation values
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
   helm-tests:
     name: Run helm tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-semantic-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-semantic-pr.yml
index 654fc2da66..df050aa243 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-semantic-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-semantic-pr.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 jobs:
   validate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Validate Pull Request
         uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@0723387faaf9b38adef4775cd42cfd5155ed6017 # v5.5.3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yaml-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/yaml-checks.yaml
index 5204de385f..6601224486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yaml-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yaml-checks.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ permissions: read-all
 
 jobs:
   yamllint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@eef61447b9ff4aafe5dcd4e0bbf5d482be7e7871 # v4.2.1