diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
index 4d43beebf..2eb8c15ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-build.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./theseus_cli
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
index 3c704c142..a15a61cac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lib-build.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: ./theseus
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-20.04'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf