diff --git a/.github/workflows/vendor_build.yml b/.github/workflows/vendor_build.yml
index 489411e2682..5e13bccbae7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vendor_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vendor_build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     name: core-cli.${{ matrix.os }}.amd64.${{ matrix.build_type }}.${{ matrix.compiler.cxx }}.standalone
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: ["ubuntu-20.04", "ubuntu-18.04"]
+        os: ["ubuntu-22.04", "ubuntu-20.04"]
         build_type: ["Debug", "Release"]
         compiler:
         - { cc: "gcc", cxx: "g++"}
diff --git a/.pipelines/build-linux-java.yml b/.pipelines/build-linux-java.yml
index 66f9549c03b..4ce8976f123 100644
--- a/.pipelines/build-linux-java.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/build-linux-java.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pr:
 - '*'
 
 pool:
-  vmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
+  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
 
 container:
   image: vowpalwabbit/centos7_6_1810-build:latest
diff --git a/.pipelines/build-linux.yml b/.pipelines/build-linux.yml
index e37a4ed9d1d..ba7c65f31f1 100644
--- a/.pipelines/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/build-linux.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pr:
 - '*'
 
 pool:
-  vmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
+  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
 
 container:
   image: vowpalwabbit/ubuntu1804-build:latest