diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index febf43e056..73958e5327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
   check-tests:
     name: 'Check Devices Tests'
     needs: select_environment
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Clone repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
index b82a65bf06..2e71506762 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-merge.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   nightly-merge-yarp-3-6:
     if: github.repository == 'robotology/yarp'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yml
index 2905022f5e..3acf4b28e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-commands.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   rebase-pr:
     if: github.repository == 'robotology/yarp'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
   squash-pr:
     if: github.repository == 'robotology/yarp'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python.yml b/.github/workflows/python.yml
index 37a0b589e4..1e0f98a66f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
   build_sdist:
     name: Build source distribution
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version:
           - 3.8
         os:
-          - ubuntu-20.04
+          - ubuntu-22.04
           #- macos-latest
           #- windows-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index b0f29c7cb6..02ee7db707 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   tag-yarp:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout