[Ubuntu-22.04] Pre-cached Docker images will be removed from the image on January 12th, 2026 #13472
Description
Breaking changes
All pre-cached Docker images will be removed.
Target date
Image deployment will start on Monday January 12th, 2026 and will take about 3 days.
The motivation for the changes
The Ubuntu 22.04 image is approaching its disk space limits. Pre-cached Docker images are being removed as they can be easily and quickly pulled at runtime when needed.
Possible impact
Projects that depended on this feature will take a little longer to launch due to the need to download an image.
Platforms affected
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
Runner images affected
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Ubuntu 24.04
- Ubuntu Slim
- macOS 14
- macOS 14 Arm64
- macOS 15
- macOS 15 Arm64
- macOS 26 Arm64
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
Mitigation ways
docker pull <image-name>:<tag>