diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index ac3bb8a..747f684 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           - stable
           - beta
           - nightly
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         # but only stable on macos/windows (slower platforms)
         include:
           - os: macos-latest
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
   minimal-versions:
     name: Check minimum versions of direct dependencies
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
 
   docs:
     name: Check for documentation errors
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4