diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index 61c89be901df..e33da160aaf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
   # formatting and basic install on cpu-only machine
   unit-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4