diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ec7904c2e2cc73..5a494e42aea9cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ jobs:
     name: 'Check if generated files are up to date'
     # Don't use ubuntu-latest but a specific version to make the job
     # reproducible: to get the same tools versions (autoconf, aclocal, ...)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    container: ghcr.io/python/autoconf:2024.10.11.11293396815
     timeout-minutes: 60
     needs: check_source
     if: needs.check_source.outputs.run_tests == 'true'