diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-lint-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-lint-and-test.yml
index 615ddbc0..9b37a7d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-lint-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-lint-and-test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-lint-and-unit-test:
     name: Build, lint and run unit tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 
   scylla-integration-tests:
     name: Scylla ITs
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build-lint-and-unit-test]
     timeout-minutes: 90
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ env.CCM_LOGS_PATTERN }}
 
   cassandra-integration-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build-lint-and-unit-test]
 
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
index 01b9ae88..4a1c55f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pkg.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-rpm-pkgs:
     name: Build rpm packages
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: fedora:latest
       # Required by `mock`:
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
   
   build-deb-pkgs:
     name: Build deb packages
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3f014f3..031862fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,10 +181,10 @@ install-java8-if-missing:
 	}
 
 install-build-dependencies: update-apt-cache-if-needed
-	@sudo apt-get install -y libssl1.1 libuv1-dev libkrb5-dev libc6-dbg
+	@sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev libkrb5-dev libc6-dbg
 
 install-bin-dependencies: update-apt-cache-if-needed
-	@sudo apt-get install -y libssl1.1 libuv1-dev libkrb5-dev libc6-dbg
+	@sudo apt-get install -y libuv1-dev libkrb5-dev libc6-dbg
 
 build-integration-test-bin:
 	@{\