# GitHub Actions still using ubuntu-20.04

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** news-for-maintainers, github, mind, ci, community-wg, ubuntu\
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187 "2025-02-11T18:25:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![mattclay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mattclay/32/268_2.png) [@mattclay](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mattclay)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187/21 "2025-03-27T00:07:24Z")

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Correct. If `vmImage` isn’t used, then you’re not using a Microsoft-hosted agent.

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**Author:** ![gundalow](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/gundalow/32/99_2.png) [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187/22 "2025-03-31T17:48:47Z")

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Search for [all entries](https://github.com/search?q=%28+%22vmImage%22+%29+AND+path%3A.azure-pipelines+AND++%28+org%3Aansible+OR+org%3Aansible-community+OR+org%3Aansible-collections+OR+org%3Aansible-community+OR+org%3Aansible-network+OR+org%3Anetwork-automation+OR+org%3Aansible-security+%29&type=code&ref=advsearch)

So does this need updating:

> <https://github.com/ansible/containmint/blob/e3434a7b5cb7f56cdf8e910504035a42614a1e26/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml#L12>

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**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187/23 "2025-03-31T18:10:15Z")

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Eventually yes, I guess, but right now `ubuntu-24.04` is the latest version anyway.

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**Author:** ![mattclay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/mattclay/32/268_2.png) [@mattclay](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mattclay)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-actions-still-using-ubuntu-20-04/40187/24 "2025-03-31T18:37:29Z")

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There’s nothing wrong with using the Microsoft-hosted agents when appropriate. The issue is using soon-to-be-removed VM images.

All of the ansible-core managed projects already have a regular update schedule where we upgrade to the latest Ubuntu LTS image after it becomes available.

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