diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 5e1719a9..11442a1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Qiskit - Build and test module
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-24.04', 'macos-14', 'windows-2022']
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-14', 'windows-latest']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.11) mypy
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test mypy
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install poetry
       run: pip install poetry
     - name: Install docs dependencies
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       run: |
         cd docs && bash ./install.sh
         for w in `find wheelhouse/ -type f -name "*.whl"` ; do poetry install $w ; done
     - name: Build docs
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-24.04') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       timeout-minutes: 20
       run: |
         cd docs && poetry run bash ./build-docs.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish to pypi
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: qiskit-checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Download all wheels
       # downloading all three files into the wheelhouse
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build docs
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: publish_to_pypi
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 7e88603b..b0191239 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   docs:
     name: build docs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with: 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 7ee3c13c..e07422f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4