diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.spec.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.spec.ts
index 3504b8cbdc9b55..aa2bcbd3e8effe 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.spec.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe('modules/datasource/github-runners/index', () => {
           { version: '18.04', isDeprecated: true },
           { version: '20.04' },
           { version: '22.04' },
+          { version: '24.04', isStable: false },
         ],
         sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/actions/runner-images',
       });
diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.ts
index c5a2b80773493c..9cf3722dc3b430 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export class GithubRunnersDatasource extends Datasource {
    */
   private static readonly releases: Record<string, Release[] | undefined> = {
     ubuntu: [
+      { version: '24.04', isStable: false },
       { version: '22.04' },
       { version: '20.04' },
       { version: '18.04', isDeprecated: true },
diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/readme.md b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/readme.md
index 82b2769d17cd05..4c3d92bb3249e9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/readme.md
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/github-runners/readme.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This datasource returns a list of all runners that are hosted by GitHub.
 The datasource is based on [GitHub's `runner-images` repository](https://github.com/actions/runner-images).
 
-Examples: `windows-2022` / `ubuntu-22.04` / `macos-14`
+Examples: `windows-2022` / `ubuntu-24.04` / `macos-14`
 
 ## Maintenance