diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 11b29b3..5a2c78f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   supported-reqs:
 
     name: 'Supported scripts/requirements.txt'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy:
     needs: supported-reqs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/publish' }}
     steps:
       # download the build result from the same workflow
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
   lax:
     name: "PIP_IGNORE_INSTALLED=0 requirements-lax.txt"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     # Makefile downgrades the Sphinx warnings, they are not errors any more
     env: {LAX: 1}
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/woke.yml b/.github/workflows/woke.yml
index 8338578..86517b0 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/woke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/woke.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   woke:
     name: woke check for all file
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: woke
diff --git a/.github/workflows/woke_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/woke_pr.yml
index 7aa9708..5f8af97 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/woke_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/woke_pr.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   woke_pr:
     name: woke check for patch
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: get-woke/woke-action-reviewdog@v0
diff --git a/scripts/requirements.txt b/scripts/requirements.txt
index 17aff9e..4990d20 100644
--- a/scripts/requirements.txt
+++ b/scripts/requirements.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 # This file hardcodes validated versions with '==',
 # see requirements-lax.txt for an alternative.
 
-sphinx>=7
+sphinx>=8.2.1
 breathe
 docutils
+plantuml
 sphinx_rtd_theme
+sphinxcontrib-jquery
 sphinxcontrib-plantuml
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp
 
-
-# blockdiag is orphaned and not compatible with pillow>=10,
+# blockdiag is orphaned and not compatible with pillow 10,
 # see https://github.com/thesofproject/sof-docs/issues/472
+# however it is compatible with pillow 11.1
 sphinxcontrib-blockdiag
-pillow<10
+pillow>=11.1