diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
index 8e1db17d5e8c..c1add04fdf7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests-spanner-emulator.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: 'ubuntu-24.04'
 
     services:
       emulator: