diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance-tests-storage-emulator.yaml b/.github/workflows/conformance-tests-storage-emulator.yaml
index 1ff1e98fb60..e133dadfe38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance-tests-storage-emulator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance-tests-storage-emulator.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 name: Run Storage Retry Conformance Tests With Emulator
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     services:
       emulator:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
index ffde133af92..d9ec5c63904 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     services:
       emulator: