diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5df0c7b1c1..071214f8d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   # Run 'cargo dist plan' (or host) to determine what tasks we need to do
   plan:
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     outputs:
       val: ${{ steps.plan.outputs.manifest }}
       tag: ${{ !github.event.pull_request && github.ref_name || '' }}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - plan
       - build-local-artifacts
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       BUILD_MANIFEST_NAME: target/distrib/global-dist-manifest.json
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ always() && needs.plan.outputs.publishing == 'true' && (needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.build-global-artifacts.result == 'success') && (needs.build-local-artifacts.result == 'skipped' || needs.build-local-artifacts.result == 'success') }}
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     outputs:
       val: ${{ steps.host.outputs.manifest }}
     steps:
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ jobs:
     # still allowing individual publish jobs to skip themselves (for prereleases).
     # "host" however must run to completion, no skipping allowed!
     if: ${{ always() && needs.host.result == 'success' }}
-    runs-on: "ubuntu-20.04"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-22.04"
     env:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
diff --git a/dist-workspace.toml b/dist-workspace.toml
index 3a0f7c2c75..60a8c51fca 100644
--- a/dist-workspace.toml
+++ b/dist-workspace.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ install-updater = false
 install-path = "CARGO_HOME"
 
 [dist.github-custom-runners]
+global = "ubuntu-22.04"
 aarch64-apple-darwin = "macos-14"
 x86_64-apple-darwin = "macos-13"