diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index e3d858e61d..18d42c8765 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   audit:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
index 66ed36ede6..c48d7b9704 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-comment.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   processLabelAction:
     name: Process Label Action
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index eadaef106d..97fa4e0c97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   changelog:
     if: ${{ contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no-changelog') != true }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/.github/workflows/circular-deps.yml b/.github/workflows/circular-deps.yml
index d971030f54..e166b76be5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/circular-deps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/circular-deps.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   circular-deps:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 1605845167..30196285f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   analyze:
     name: Analyze with CodeQL
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       actions: read
       contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index ff15a17332..d5b56e7650 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.ref_protected
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index a3fe643f3d..40586b9f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   lint:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-by-comments.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-by-comments.yml
index 1f76a66c84..814a47c45d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-by-comments.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-by-comments.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     rfr_add_date:
         name: "Post merge-by date as comment"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
         permissions:
             pull-requests: write
         steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-by-table.yml b/.github/workflows/merge-by-table.yml
index 8129c44b34..2e87eba552 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-by-table.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-by-table.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
     rfr_add_date:
         name: "Build table and notify users"
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
         permissions:
             discussions: write
             pull-requests: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
index e5a6f0a46e..2e3a406139 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   stale:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/stale@v9
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-project.yml b/.github/workflows/update-project.yml
index 94070a0995..e54b069eec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-project.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   update-project:
     name: Move project item
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - uses: zowe-actions/shared-actions/project-move-item@main
       if: ${{ github.event.issue && fromJSON(env.ISSUE_STATUSES)[github.event.label.name] }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ci.yml
index ad4251089f..851cf62c2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
         # order operating systems from best to worst
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest]
 
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
@@ -56,17 +56,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Unlock Keyring
         id: unlock-keyring
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         uses: t1m0thyj/unlock-keyring@v1
 
       - name: Integration tests
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: xvfb-run pnpm test:integration --exclude "Activation.feature"
         working-directory: packages/zowe-explorer
 
       - name: Upload test results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         with:
           name: zowe-explorer-results
           path: |
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload API test results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: always() && steps.build.outcome == 'success' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         with:
           name: zowe-explorer-api-results
           path: packages/zowe-explorer-api/results/
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Package VSIX
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: pnpm package
         working-directory: packages/zowe-explorer
 
       - name: Archive VSIX artifact
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: zowe-explorer-vsix
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ftp-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ftp-ci.yml
index 36fb150a78..b7051d12cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ftp-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-explorer-ftp-ci.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x]
         # order operating systems from best to worst
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-22.04, macos-latest]
 
     if: (github.event_name == 'push' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository) && !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
 
@@ -53,25 +53,25 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload test results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         with:
           name: zowe-explorer-ftp-extension-results
           path: packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension/results/
 
       # Run codecov upload for only one run
       # - name: Upload Results to Codecov
-      #   if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+      #   if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
       #   uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
       #   with:
       #     env_vars: OS,NODE
 
       - name: Package VSIX
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: pnpm package
         working-directory: packages/zowe-explorer-ftp-extension
 
       - name: Archive VSIX artifact
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04' && matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: zowe-explorer-ftp-extension-vsix