diff --git a/.github/workflows/assigner.yml b/.github/workflows/assigner.yml
index 359a47a5d96..3e5988fc698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assigner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assigner.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   assignment:
     name: Pull Request Assignment
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write # to add assignees to pull requests
       issues: write        # to add assignees to issues
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 9eb2f7c805a..3ecf66b17da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   backport:
     name: Backport
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write       # to create/push backport branches
       pull-requests: write  # to create backport PRs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml b/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
index 4903312077a..a285113aad2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport_issue_check.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     concurrency:
       group: backport-issue-check-${{ github.ref }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
     permissions:
       issues: read # to check if associated issue exists for backport
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml
index f6a95cc344d..1cb30f2cfa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsim-tests-publish.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   bsim-test-results:
     name: "Publish BabbleSim Test Results"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.event.workflow_run.conclusion != 'skipped'
     permissions:
       checks: write # to create the check run entry with test results
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bug_snapshot.yaml b/.github/workflows/bug_snapshot.yaml
index 699a4d187dd..e4cc5b7fdda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bug_snapshot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bug_snapshot.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   make_bugs_pickle:
     name: Make bugs pickle
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository_owner == 'zephyrproject-rtos'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
index 841bdeb6d03..74ca259c91f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
   codecov-results:
     name: "Publish Coverage Results"
     needs: codecov
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     # the codecov job might be skipped, we don't need to run this job then
     if: success() || failure()
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml b/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml
index 77d604fcaa9..cf3d7182f18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding_guidelines.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   compliance_job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     name: Run coding guidelines checks on patch series (PR)
     steps:
     - name: Checkout the code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
index 16a96aa6a7f..12f2601c016 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compliance.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check_compliance:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     name: Run compliance checks on patch series (PR)
     steps:
     - name: Update PATH for west
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_test_version.yml b/.github/workflows/daily_test_version.yml
index 92cf3f0a4db..02eef3c776f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_test_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_test_version.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   get_version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml
index c9e4bf40e5d..54ac20d6ad4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-publish-pr.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   doc-publish:
     name: Publish Documentation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: |
       github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request' &&
       github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml
index d4b44ef0fe9..89afeb4ed1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-publish.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   doc-publish:
     name: Publish Documentation
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: |
       github.event.workflow_run.event != 'pull_request' &&
       github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/errno.yml b/.github/workflows/errno.yml
index b37310a70ec..a035936216f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/errno.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/errno.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check-errno:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/zephyrproject-rtos/ci:v0.27.4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/greet_first_time_contributor.yml b/.github/workflows/greet_first_time_contributor.yml
index 4b287dfe94b..ae69fd5cc01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/greet_first_time_contributor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/greet_first_time_contributor.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   check_for_first_interaction:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write # to comment on pull requests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue_count.yml b/.github/workflows/issue_count.yml
index a1f7b141188..0ab24ef5f64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue_count.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue_count.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   track-issues:
     name: "Collect Issue Stats"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license_check.yml b/.github/workflows/license_check.yml
index ecbcecb97f2..212c7636659 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license_check.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   scancode_job:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     name: Scan code for licenses
     steps:
     - name: Checkout the code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manifest.yml b/.github/workflows/manifest.yml
index 13da169fb2e..fdd6f75e38c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manifest.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   contribs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write # to create/update pull request comments
     name: Manifest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_metadata_check.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_metadata_check.yml
index 2c450efc7d6..3564c6352c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_metadata_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_metadata_check.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   do-not-merge:
     name: Prevent Merging
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check for label
         if: ${{ contains(github.event.*.labels.*.name, 'DNM') ||
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   empty_pr_description:
     if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body == '' }}
     name: PR Description
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: Check for PR description
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml
index ff122b0fa62..29cfd1a5273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylib_tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ba11cec6351..91f4037a2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       contents: write # to create GitHub release entry
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale-workflow-queue-cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/stale-workflow-queue-cleanup.yml
index 8dc9b1ed502..f40d5b928da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale-workflow-queue-cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale-workflow-queue-cleanup.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   cleanup:
     name: Cleanup
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       actions: write # to delete stale workflow runs
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml b/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
index fa7889e9aa5..ec59d2641d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale_issue.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   stale:
     name: Find Stale issues and PRs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write # to comment on stale pull requests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stats_merged_prs.yml b/.github/workflows/stats_merged_prs.yml
index ead7d1911b4..bb79f772801 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stats_merged_prs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stats_merged_prs.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   record_merged:
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.repository == 'zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/twister-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/twister-publish.yaml
index b2db7ab161d..ceac5a7736b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/twister-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister-publish.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ELASTICSEARCH_KEY: ${{ secrets.ELASTICSEARCH_KEY }}
       ELASTICSEARCH_SERVER: "https://elasticsearch.zephyrproject.io:443"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       # Needed for elasticearch and upload script
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/twister.yaml b/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
index 3166acbd257..946cfff778e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister.yaml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
     name: "Publish Unit Tests Results"
     needs:
       - twister-build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     permissions:
       checks: write # to create the check run entry with Twister test results
     # the build-and-test job might be skipped, we don't need to run this job then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml
index 5a7514de9a1..394936a29aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/twister_tests.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13']
-        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-24.04]
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2