diff --git a/.github/workflows/distroless.yml b/.github/workflows/distroless.yml
index dca69ccfdbb..cd89c2097a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/distroless.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/distroless.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build_base_image:
     name: "Build Ockam Distroless Base Image"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       packages: write
     environment: release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ockam-artifact.yml b/.github/workflows/ockam-artifact.yml
index 0e86024e946..1be1c33f032 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ockam-artifact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ockam-artifact.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ env:
   ORGANIZATION: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
 jobs:
   build_artifact:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       packages: write
     defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ockam-healthcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/ockam-healthcheck.yml
index 56542e06ddd..f1d17203b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ockam-healthcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ockam-healthcheck.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defaults:
 jobs:
   build_ockam_healthcheck:
     name: "Build And Publish Ockam Healthcheck Container"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       packages: write
     environment: release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-bump-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/release-bump-pull-request.yml
index 1f92e58e5c8..06b2cb955a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-bump-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-bump-pull-request.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
 
     name: Bump Crates And Create PR
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     container:
       # Note: Do not update this image has it has installed all binaries
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-draft-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/release-draft-binaries.yml
index f018cce214d..82ae233418e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-draft-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-draft-binaries.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     name: Initiate Draft Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     outputs:
       upload_url: ${{ steps.release_upload_url.outputs.upload_url }}
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         job:
-          - { target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu   , os: ubuntu-20.04 , use-cross: true }
-          - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu    , os: ubuntu-20.04  }
+          - { target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu   , os: ubuntu-22.04 , use-cross: true }
+          - { target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu    , os: ubuntu-22.04  }
           - { target: aarch64-apple-darwin        , os: macos-14      }
           - { target: x86_64-apple-darwin         , os: macos-14      }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo install --version 0.2.4 cross
 
       - shell: bash
-        if: matrix.job.target == 'ubuntu-20.04'
+        if: matrix.job.target == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: |
           set -x
           use_cross_build=${{ matrix.job.use-cross }}
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ jobs:
   sign_release:
     name: Sign All Assets
     needs: [build_release, create_release, build_elixir_nifs]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     permissions:
       contents: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-ockam-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-ockam-package.yml
index 6285a99b523..31f8976c3ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-ockam-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-ockam-package.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish-artifact:
     if: github.event.inputs.is_release == 'false'
     name: "Build And Publish Ockam Container As Draft"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
   make-latest:
     if: github.event.inputs.is_release == 'true'
     name: "Make Draft Release Latest"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     environment: release
     permissions:
       packages: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-publish-crates.yml b/.github/workflows/release-publish-crates.yml
index cd7365312f6..31aedf5f7e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-publish-crates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-publish-crates.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   publish_crates:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     container:
       # Note: Do not update this image has it has installed all binaries
       # to bump crates and generate changelogs which we don't want installed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-ignored.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-ignored.yml
index e1a4f831315..ef61061c962 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-ignored.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-ignored.yml
@@ -18,79 +18,79 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint-cargo-toml:
     name: Rust - lint-cargo-toml
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - lint-cargo-toml"'
 
   lint_cargo_fmt_check:
     name: Rust - lint_cargo_fmt_check
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - lint_cargo_fmt_check - Ignored"'
 
   lint_cargo_clippy:
     name: Rust - lint_cargo_clippy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - lint_cargo_clippy - Ignored"'
 
   lint_cargo_deny:
     name: Rust - lint_cargo_deny
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - lint_cargo_deny - Ignored"'
 
   build_docs:
     name: Rust - build_docs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - build_docs - Ignored"'
 
   build:
     name: Rust - build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - build - Ignored"'
 
   build_examples:
     name: Rust - build_examples
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - build_examples - Ignored"'
 
   test:
     name: Rust - test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - test - Ignored"'
 
   check_no_std:
     name: Rust - check_no_std
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - check_no_std - Ignored"'
 
   check_cargo_update:
     name: Rust - check_cargo_update
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - check_cargo_update - Ignored"'
 
   check_nightly:
     name: Rust - check_nightly
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - check_nightly - Ignored"'
 
   build_nightly:
     name: Rust - build_nightly
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - build_nightly - Ignored"'
 
   test_nightly:
     name: Rust - test_nightly
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - test_nightly - Ignored"'
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         build: [linux_86]
         include:
         - build: linux_86
-          os: ubuntu-20.04
+          os: ubuntu-22.04
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Rust - lint_cargo_lock - Ignored"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
index d93a47d397c..dc0d9d823ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecards.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: OSSF Scorecards - analyze
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       actions: read
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shell-ignored.yml b/.github/workflows/shell-ignored.yml
index 0d12482d4bc..3fba2833c20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shell-ignored.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shell-ignored.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint_shellcheck:
     name: Shell - lint_shellcheck
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Shell - lint_shellcheck - Ignored"'
 
   lint_shfmt:
     name: Shell - lint_shfmt
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - run: 'echo "Shell - lint_shfmt - Ignored"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shell.yml b/.github/workflows/shell.yml
index 9c1cfdfc6a1..aea470c699e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shell.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
   # https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck
   lint_shellcheck:
     name: Shell - lint_shellcheck
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
         with:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
   # https://github.com/mvdan/sh#shfmt
   lint_shfmt:
     name: Shell - lint_shfmt
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typos.yml b/.github/workflows/typos.yml
index 95ce184f39c..ae9b05bac23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typos.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   run:
     name: Spell check with Typos
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Actions Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683