diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 335153e0b..01dea6cb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-16.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macOS-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-18.04]
         include:
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           cmake-args: -G "Unix Makefiles"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           env:
             CFLAGS: -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Werror
             CXXFLAGS: -Werror
-        - os: ubuntu-16.04
+        - os: ubuntu-18.04
           cmake-path: /usr/bin/
           cmake-args: -G "Unix Makefiles"
           package-file: DDNet-*-linux_x86_64.tar.xz