diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3ceb221..4baa02b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         name: [linux, windows, macos]
         include:
           - name: linux
-            os: ubuntu-16.04
+            os: ubuntu-18.04
             build_deps: >
               libpcsclite-dev
             archive_name: age-plugin-yubikey.tar.gz