diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 78175bd98d..a4eccf07f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   linux:
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.architecture == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-22.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.architecture == 'arm64' && 'ubuntu-24.04-arm' || 'ubuntu-24.04' }}
 
     env:
       CC: ${{ matrix.compiler }}
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
             libncurses-dev:${{ matrix.architecture }} \
             libxt-dev:${{ matrix.architecture }} \
             locales-all \
+            software-properties-common \
           )
           if ${{ matrix.features == 'huge' }}; then
             LUA_VER=${{ matrix.lua_ver || '5.4' }}
@@ -124,7 +125,6 @@ jobs:
               lcov \
               libcanberra-dev \
               libperl-dev \
-              python2-dev \
               python3-dev \
               liblua${LUA_VER}-dev \
               lua${LUA_VER} \
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
               libattr1-dev
             )
           fi
-          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get install -y "${PKGS[@]}"
+          sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-get install -y "${PKGS[@]}"
 
       - name: Install gcc-${{ env.GCC_VER }}
         if:  matrix.compiler == 'gcc'
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           (
           echo "LINUX_VERSION=$(uname -r)"
           echo "NPROC=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"
-          echo "TMPDIR=${{ runner.temp }}"
+          echo "TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d -p /tmp)"
 
           case "${{ matrix.features }}" in
           tiny)
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ jobs:
             if ${{ matrix.python3 == 'stable-abi' }}; then
               PYTHON3_CONFOPT="--with-python3-stable-abi=3.8"
             fi
-            echo "CONFOPT=--enable-perlinterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-pythoninterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-python3interp=${INTERFACE} --enable-rubyinterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-luainterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-tclinterp=${INTERFACE} ${PYTHON3_CONFOPT}"
+            # The ubuntu-24.04 CI runner does not provide a python2 package.
+            echo "CONFOPT=--enable-perlinterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-pythoninterp=no --enable-python3interp=${INTERFACE} --enable-rubyinterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-luainterp=${INTERFACE} --enable-tclinterp=${INTERFACE} ${PYTHON3_CONFOPT}"
             ;;
           esac
 
@@ -263,8 +264,8 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.architecture != 'arm64'
         timeout-minutes: 25
         run: |
-          do_test() { echo "$*"; sg audio "sg $(id -gn) '$*'"; }
-          do_test make ${SHADOWOPT} ${TEST}
+          make ${SHADOWOPT} ${TEST}
+
 
       # `sg audio` does not work on arm64 runner due to permission ('Incorrect password' error).
       - name: Test on arm64
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_1.vim b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_1.vim
index 65e9c8a378..c0cbe1a73a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_1.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_1.vim
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 " that shows the system() command executed.
 " This should be on the first line, but if it isn't there ignore the error,
 " the screendump will then show the problem.
-1s+|t|m|p|/|.|.|.*| |+|t|m|p|/|x|x|x|x|x|x|x|/|1| |+e
+1,2s+|>|/|.*|2|>|&|1|".*+|>|.|.|.|2|>|\&|1|"+e
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_2.vim b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_2.vim
index 65e9c8a378..c0cbe1a73a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_2.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_verbose_system_2.vim
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 " that shows the system() command executed.
 " This should be on the first line, but if it isn't there ignore the error,
 " the screendump will then show the problem.
-1s+|t|m|p|/|.|.|.*| |+|t|m|p|/|x|x|x|x|x|x|x|/|1| |+e
+1,2s+|>|/|.*|2|>|&|1|".*+|>|.|.|.|2|>|\&|1|"+e
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
index 2dce6c64d9..c566bbc4d6 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ endfunc
 func Test_echo_verbose_system()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal
   CheckUnix    " needs the "seq" command
-  CheckNotMac  " doesn't use /tmp
+  CheckNotMac  " the macos TMPDIR is too long for snapshot testing
 
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('', {'rows': 10})
   call term_sendkeys(buf, ":4 verbose echo system('seq 20')\<CR>")
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 825cfb80ca..76de99dd05 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1104,
 /**/
     1103,
 /**/