diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 641603f..0f08936 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     name: ProjectQ - Build and test module
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ['ubuntu-22.04', 'macos-12', 'windows-2022']
+        os: ['ubuntu-latest', 'macos-latest', 'windows-latest']
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.11'
     - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.11) mypy
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'macos-12') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'macos-latest') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test mypy
     - name: Build and test including remote checks (3.11) nomypy
-      if:  (matrix.os != 'macos-12') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
+      if:  (matrix.os != 'macos-latest') && (github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&  github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository) || github.event_name == 'release' || github.event_name == 'schedule')
       shell: bash
       run: |
         ./.github/workflows/build-test nomypy
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: install poetry
       run: pip install poetry
     - name: Install docs dependencies
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       run: |
         cd docs
         bash ./install.sh
         for w in `find wheelhouse/ -type f -name "*.whl"` ; do poetry install $w ; done
     - name: Build docs
-      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
+      if:  (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest') && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'schedule' )
       timeout-minutes: 20
       run: |
         cd docs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish to pypi
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: projectq-checks
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Download all wheels
       # downloading all three files into the wheelhouse
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build docs
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     needs: publish_to_pypi
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 813487a..28ff655 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   docs:
     name: build docs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with: 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 13c037a..b34ac88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   lint:
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4