diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c57c154..f1a8cf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Create Release
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || contains(github.ref, 'tags/v')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # using ubuntu-24.04: Package 'qemu' has no installation candidate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     needs: [build]
 
     steps: