diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 598173d5..e5cde27e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version:
         - '3.12'
         toxenv: [py, quality]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version:
         - '3.12'
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-python-requirements.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-python-requirements.yml
index b4cba02d..6ccd10ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-python-requirements.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-python-requirements.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     with:
        branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
        team_reviewers: "arbi-bom"
-       email_address: arbi-bom@edx.org  
+       email_address: arbi-bom@edx.org
        send_success_notification: false
+       python_version: "3.12"
     secrets:
        requirements_bot_github_token: ${{ secrets.REQUIREMENTS_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        requirements_bot_github_email: ${{ secrets.REQUIREMENTS_BOT_GITHUB_EMAIL }}
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2b19f6c3..0b0f4d05 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-app/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ['3.8']
         toxenv: [quality, docs, pii_check, django32, django40]
 
diff --git a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
index 7c535ade..ee6440a2 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-django-ida/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/check-reserved-keywords.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check-reserved-keywords:
     name: Check Reserved Keywords
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 18cde08d..2bb499af 100644
--- a/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter-xblock/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ['3.8']
         toxenv: [quality, docs, django32, django40]
 
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d506484..02269f1a 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
         python-version: ['3.8']
         toxenv: ["py38", "quality", "docs", "pii_check"]
 
diff --git a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
index 8b909b60..da353d45 100644
--- a/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
+++ b/python-template/{{cookiecutter.placeholder_repo_name}}/.github/workflows/pypi-publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
 
   push:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout