diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 00a5dd8040..36518cf8bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           #GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   run-examples:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04 # TODO: figure out why latest fails
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Install Bevy dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
index 7a35bf314e..efc765e8f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation-jobs.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
   run-examples-on-wasm:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04 # TODO: figure out why this fails on latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3