diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
index 83a1b873d0..85836a264f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   # ensures we have a change-id in every commit, needed for gerrit
   check-for-change-id:
     # runs on github hosted runner
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: