diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8339499e53..e1ecdd2a89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.17.1'
 jobs:
   build_minikube:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           name: minikube_binaries
           path: out
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
         continue-on-error: false
   unit_test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 324a83c253..a24b16b0a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ env:
   GO_VERSION: '1.17.1'
 jobs:
   generate-docs:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml b/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml
index 15ff7ca649..e26ac64607 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional_verified.yml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       [
         functional_docker_ubuntu_arm64,
       ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: download all extra reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2-preview
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 4ca92ddc25..12d7ec2900 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   # Runs before all other jobs
   # builds the minikube binaries
   build_minikube:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           name: minikube_binaries
           path: out
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
         continue-on-error: false
   unit_test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       JOB_NAME: "functional_docker_ubuntu"
       GOPOGH_RESULT: ""
       SHELL: "/bin/bash" # To prevent https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/6643
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install kubectl
         shell: bash
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ jobs:
       JOB_NAME: "functional_docker_containerd_ubuntu"
       GOPOGH_RESULT: ""
       SHELL: "/bin/bash" # To prevent https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/6643
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install kubectl
         shell: bash
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ jobs:
         functional_virtualbox_macos,
         functional_baremetal_ubuntu18_04,
       ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: download all reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2-preview
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index fa43f94331..9926296347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
   # Runs before all other jobs
   # builds the minikube binaries
   build_minikube:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           name: minikube_binaries
           path: out
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make test
         continue-on-error: false
   unit_test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
       JOB_NAME: "functional_docker_ubuntu"
       GOPOGH_RESULT: ""
       SHELL: "/bin/bash" # To prevent https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/6643
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install kubectl
         shell: bash
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
       JOB_NAME: "functional_docker_containerd_ubuntu"
       GOPOGH_RESULT: ""
       SHELL: "/bin/bash" # To prevent https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/6643
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install kubectl
         shell: bash
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ jobs:
         functional_virtualbox_macos,
         functional_baremetal_ubuntu18_04,
       ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: download all reports
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v2-preview