diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 56df676..67ef7ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on: push
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Run Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     defaults:
       run:
         # pinning the shell name helps to properly set conda
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       OMP_NUM_THREADS: 2
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: Setup conda for Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
+        uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v4
         with:
           activate-environment: test
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}