The runner image `ubuntu-latest` image will be switching from Ubuntu
22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 as specified in
https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10636.
> Rollout will begin on December 5th and will complete on January 17th,
2025.
Breaking changes
Ubuntu 24.04 is ready to be the default version for the "ubuntu-latest"
label in GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
This PR moves us to explicitly use `ubuntu-24.04` to ensure
compatibility and to allow explicit upgrades in the future.