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Ubuntu versions on Linux runners
Supported Ubuntu images, the deprecation policy, and how to pin an image so a rollout never surprises your pipeline.
Specifications
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Current default
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Supported
- Deprecation notice
- 90 days
- Pinned tags
- runnerhut-…-ubuntu-2404-20260801
Runner labels
runnerhut-8vcpu-ubuntu-2204runnerhut-8vcpu-ubuntu-2404
ubuntu-latest is a moving target. When GitHub moves it to a new major, workflows that depended on a system package version break in a way that looks like your code changed. Pinning the image removes that class of failure.
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