diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 38c184f35..31a9a5c43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: Build and Test
+    name: Test
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         scala: [2.12, 2.13, 3]
         java: [temurin@8, temurin@17]
         project: [rootJS, rootJVM, plugin]
@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - name: Install sbt
-        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
-
       - name: Checkout current branch (full)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Setup sbt
+        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+
       - name: Setup Java (temurin@8)
         id: setup-java-temurin-8
         if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8'
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sbt githubWorkflowCheck
 
       - name: Check formatting
-        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: sbt 'project ${{ matrix.project }}' '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' scalafmtCheckAll 'project /' scalafmtSbtCheck
 
       - name: scalaJSLink
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ jobs:
         run: sbt 'project ${{ matrix.project }}' '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' test
 
       - name: Check binary compatibility
-        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: sbt 'project ${{ matrix.project }}' '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' mimaReportBinaryIssues
 
       - name: Generate API documentation
-        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-22.04'
         run: sbt 'project ${{ matrix.project }}' '++ ${{ matrix.scala }}' doc
 
       - name: Build manual
@@ -132,18 +132,18 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && (startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         java: [temurin@8]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: Install sbt
-        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
-
       - name: Checkout current branch (full)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Setup sbt
+        uses: sbt/setup-sbt@v1
+
       - name: Setup Java (temurin@8)
         id: setup-java-temurin-8
         if: matrix.java == 'temurin@8'
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Validate Steward Config
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         java: [temurin@11]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps: