diff --git a/.github/workflows/pack.yml b/.github/workflows/pack.yml
index 60e0fd09..8ff7de09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pack.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   pack:
     name: Generate pack
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml b/.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml
index 7e25b566..6fe14701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
       - 'dsppp/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml'
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths:
       - 'dsppp/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/runcpptest.yaml'
 
 permissions:
   actions: read
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         compiler: [AC6, CLANG]
         core: [M0, M4, M55]
         dt: [F64_DT,COMPLEX_F32_DT,F32_DT,COMPLEX_F16_DT,F16_DT,COMPLEX_Q31_DT,Q31_DT,COMPLEX_Q15_DT,Q15_DT,Q7_DT]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -39,8 +41,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install system packages
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
-          sudo apt-get install libpython3.9 libtinfo5
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libtinfo6
+          echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${pythonLocation}/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Activate vcpkg
         uses: ARM-software/cmsis-actions/vcpkg@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runneontest.yaml b/.github/workflows/runneontest.yaml
index 255e6878..7d58b26e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runneontest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runneontest.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
    CI_test_run: 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04-arm
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install system packages
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
-          sudo apt-get install libpython3.12 libtinfo5
-          sudo apt install build-essential
-          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-11 60 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-11
-          sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 40 --slave /usr/bin/g++ g++ /usr/bin/g++-12
-          sudo update-alternatives --set gcc  /usr/bin/gcc-12
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y build-essential
 
 
       - name: Activate vcpkg
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtest.yaml b/.github/workflows/runtest.yaml
index b081a8fd..693889aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtest.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         compiler: [AC6, CLANG, GCC]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install system packages
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
-          sudo apt-get install libpython3.12 libtinfo5
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libtinfo6
+          echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${pythonLocation}/lib${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Activate vcpkg
         uses: ARM-software/cmsis-actions/vcpkg@v1