diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1b4c414e1..01fccf85c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   track-config:
     name: Check track configuration
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
         with:
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install yq (for stack resolvers)
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:rmescandon/yq
-          sudo apt-get -q update
-          sudo apt-get -y install yq
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install wget
+          wget https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.46.1/yq_linux_amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/yq
+          chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
 
       - name: Ensure stack resolvers are synced
         run: bin/ensure-stack-resolvers-are-synced.sh
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
 
   exercises:
     name: Check exercises
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         resolver:
@@ -69,9 +70,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install yq (for stack resolvers)
         run: |
-          sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:rmescandon/yq
-          sudo apt-get -q update
-          sudo apt-get -y install yq
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install wget
+          wget https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.46.1/yq_linux_amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/yq
+          chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
 
       - name: Resolve resolver
         id: resolve-resolver
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           # most of the time caches should hit.
           echo "::set-output name=week-no::$(date -u +%Y-%U)"
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@0c45773b623bea8c8e75f6c82b208c3cf94ea4f9
+      - uses: actions/cache@5a3ec84eff668545956fd18022155c47e93e2684
         id: cache
         with:
           path: |