diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 2833fe98f..f1a43e7a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
+        python-version: "3.13"
     - name: Install nox
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.10"
+        python-version: "3.13"
     - name: Install nox
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4866193af..9a0598202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.8"
+        python-version: "3.13"
     - name: Install nox
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
index 772186478..27075146a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mypy.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: "3.8"
+        python-version: "3.13"
     - name: Install nox
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
diff --git a/.github/workflows/system_emulated.yml b/.github/workflows/system_emulated.yml
index 0f3a69224..8f32a0c2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system_emulated.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system_emulated.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   run-systests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.7'
+        python-version: '3.13'
 
     # firestore emulator requires java 21+
     - name: Setup Java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         java-version: '21'
 
     - name: Setup GCloud SDK
-      uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2.1.1
+      uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v2.1.4
 
     - name: Install / run Nox
       run: |