diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_release.yml b/.github/workflows/python_release.yml
index fbb1c99e..10f78967 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_release.yml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           path: dist
 
   linux:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']