diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks-auto-redact.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks-auto-redact.yml
index f48eb99..a38d464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks-auto-redact.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks-auto-redact.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   auto-redact:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     # A fork PR's checkout token can't push back to someone else's fork -
     # GitHub blocks that regardless of what token this job holds - so skip
     # cleanly rather than fail noisily. This job only ever adds a
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-flowvault.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-flowvault.yml
index 5b44ed3..69630db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-flowvault.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-flowvault.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     name: Unit Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
   smoke:
     name: Clean-install smoke test
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/shared-tests.yml
index 8d73cdf..ef1f388 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-tests.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6015b5..22844bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This repository hosts Skyflow's Python SDKs for integrating Skyflow into a Pytho
 
 > **Install one per environment.** Both artifacts install under the same top-level `skyflow` import, so they cannot coexist in the same Python environment.
 
-> Migrating from v1? See skyvault's **[Migration Guide](docs/migrate_to_v2.md)**. V1 is in maintenance mode and will reach End of Life on October 31, 2026.
+> :warning: **skyflow-python v1 reached End of Life on October 31, 2026 and is no longer supported.** It will not receive any further security patches, bug fixes, or updates. Please upgrade to the latest skyflow-python v2 ([2.1.3](https://github.com/skyflowapi/skyflow-python/releases/tag/2.1.3)) using the **[Migration Guide](docs/migrate_to_v2.md)**.
 
 ## Repository layout