GitHub Actions ubuntu-22.04 runner image: sunset date 2027-04-17
The sunset date for the GitHub Actions ubuntu-22.04 runner image is 2027-04-17, which is 189 days after 2026-10-10, the date this data was compiled.
- Provider
- GitHub
- Category
- ci-runner-image
- Sunset date
- 2027-04-17 (189 days remaining as of 2026-10-10)
- What stops working
- Deprecation began 2026-09-17; the Ubuntu 22.04 image is fully unsupported by 2027-04-17, and workflows using the ubuntu-22.04 label stop running. Brownouts precede the retirement.
- Replacement
- ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-26.04 or ubuntu-latest
Source
actions/runner-images issue #14254 (github.com). Read on 2026-10-10. Confirm the date there before acting.
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