diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 52f6ba518..b39d46034 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test:static:no-dbus:
 
 .test:pytest-template:
   stage: test
-  image: ${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_DIRECT_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}/ubuntu:22.04
+  image: ${CI_DEPENDENCY_PROXY_DIRECT_GROUP_IMAGE_PREFIX}/ubuntu:26.04
   before_script:
     - apt update && apt install -yy $(cat support/modules-artifact-gen/tests/deb-requirements.txt)
     # mender-artifact