diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b0985d685..d4ee70371 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' &&
       github.event_name == 'push' &&
       startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') != true
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     concurrency: publish-to-test-pypi
     needs: [build]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/production.yml b/.github/workflows/production.yml
index ad229ce9c..5088c1000 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/production.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-n-publish-to-pypi:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     concurrency: build-n-publish-to-pypi
     if: github.repository == 'CogStack/MedCAT'