diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-env.yml b/.github/workflows/build-env.yml
index 5dc4d924..d1296417 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-env.yml
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           push: true
           context: .
-          file: spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004.dockerfile
-          tags: precice/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004
+          file: spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2404.dockerfile
+          tags: precice/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2404
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml b/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
index 26d870f2..a3847e3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-spack.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     name: build_spack_external
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    container: precice/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004
+    container: precice/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2404
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: "bash --login -eo pipefail {0}"
diff --git a/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004.dockerfile b/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004.dockerfile
index bea7a343..5decd8cf 100644
--- a/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004.dockerfile
+++ b/spack/ci-spack-pyprecice-external-deps-2004.dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Build stage with Spack pre-installed and ready to be used
-FROM ubuntu:20.04
+FROM spack/ubuntu-noble:latest
 
 ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]