diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 565307fd9b7..1f694c2ec26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   create-tag:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.create-tag.outputs.version }}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         moduleSet: [ core, integrations, others ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     environment: release
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
index 7cb27e7863d..1a6622bcd00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   get-version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     outputs:
       version: ${{ steps.get-version.outputs.version }}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         moduleSet: [ core, integrations, others ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 30
     environment: release
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 3d1c2f0e199..7520f313c47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   copyright:
     timeout-minutes: 5
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           run: etc/scripts/copyright.sh
   checkstyle:
     timeout-minutes: 5
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           run: etc/scripts/checkstyle.sh
   shellcheck:
     timeout-minutes: 5
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           run: etc/scripts/shellcheck.sh
   build:
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-20.04 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04 ]
         moduleSet: [ core, it, dbclient, dbclient-oracle, others ]
         include:
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, platform: linux }
+          - { os: ubuntu-22.04, platform: linux }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: tests/${{ matrix.moduleSet }}
     steps:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         moduleSet: [ cdi, rest, others ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: tests/tck-${{ matrix.moduleSet }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         moduleSet: [ core, integrations, others ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: spotbugs/${{ matrix.moduleSet }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         moduleSet: [ core, integrations, others ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
   docs:
     needs: build
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-20.04, macos-14 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, macos-14 ]
         include:
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, platform: linux }
+          - { os: ubuntu-22.04, platform: linux }
           - { os: macos-14, platform: macos }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: quickstarts/${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -239,9 +239,9 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-20.04, macos-14 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, macos-14 ]
         include:
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, platform: linux }
+          - { os: ubuntu-22.04, platform: linux }
           - { os: macos-14, platform: macos }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: examples/${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ jobs:
           - { group: r4, start: 75, end: 100 }
           - { group: r5, start: 101, end: -1 }
           - { packaging: jar }
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: archetypes/${{ matrix.group }}-${{ matrix.packaging }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
   legacy-archetypes:
     needs: build
     timeout-minutes: 30
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     name: archetypes/legacy
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-20.04, macos-14 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, macos-14 ]
         packaging: [ jar, jlink ]
         include:
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, platform: linux }
+          - { os: ubuntu-22.04, platform: linux }
           - { os: macos-14, platform: macos }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: tests/packaging-${{ matrix.packaging }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ ubuntu-20.04, macos-14 ]
+        os: [ ubuntu-22.04, macos-14 ]
         module: [ mp-1, mp-2, mp-3, se-1 ]
         include:
-          - { os: ubuntu-20.04, platform: linux }
+          - { os: ubuntu-22.04, platform: linux }
           - { os: macos-14, platform: macos }
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: tests/native-image-${{ matrix.module }}-${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ jobs:
               -am \
               verify
   test-results:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: [ _tests, archetypes, legacy-archetypes, _tck, packaging, _native-image ]
     name: tests/results
     steps:
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
           name: test-results
           pattern: "tests-*"
   gate:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: [ copyright, checkstyle, shellcheck, docs, javadoc, _spotbugs, test-results ]
     steps:
       - shell: bash
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daa9dc81b99..01d58090701 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         <version.plugin.source>3.0.1</version.plugin.source>
         <version.plugin.spotbugs>4.7.3.5</version.plugin.spotbugs>
         <version.plugin.findsecbugs>1.12.0</version.plugin.findsecbugs>
-        <version.plugin.dependency-check>12.0.2</version.plugin.dependency-check>
+        <version.plugin.dependency-check>12.1.0</version.plugin.dependency-check>
         <version.plugin.surefire>3.1.0</version.plugin.surefire>
         <version.plugin.toolchains>1.1</version.plugin.toolchains>
         <version.plugin.version-plugin>2.3</version.plugin.version-plugin>