diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 156de270b8..58a36c802e 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 - job:
     name: test-release-openstack
-    nodeset: ubuntu-noble
+    nodeset: ubuntu-focal
     parent: base
     description: |
       Test building python tarballs / wheels and the packaging metadata.