diff --git a/.semaphore/project.yml b/.semaphore/project.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc5081b48..000000000
--- a/.semaphore/project.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# This file is managed by ServiceBot plugin - Semaphore. The content in this file is created using a common
-# template and configurations in service.yml.
-# Modifications in this file will be overwritten by generated content in the nightly run.
-# For more information, please refer to the page:
-# https://confluentinc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/Foundations/pages/2871296194/Add+SemaphoreCI
-apiVersion: v1alpha
-kind: Project
-metadata:
-  name: confluent-kafka-go
-  description: ""
-spec:
-  visibility: private
-  repository:
-    url: git@github.com:confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go.git
-    run_on:
-    - branches
-    - tags
-    - pull_requests
-    pipeline_file: .semaphore/semaphore.yml
-    integration_type: github_app
-    status:
-      pipeline_files:
-      - path: .semaphore/semaphore.yml
-        level: pipeline
-    whitelist:
-      branches:
-      - master
-      - main
-      - /^v\d+\.\d+\.x$/
-  custom_permissions: true
-  debug_permissions:
-  - empty
-  - default_branch
-  - non_default_branch
-  - pull_request
-  - forked_pull_request
-  - tag
-  attach_permissions:
-  - default_branch
-  - non_default_branch
-  - pull_request
-  - forked_pull_request
-  - tag
diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index bfbc8f847..17cfef6bf 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: v1.0
 name: 'confluent-kafka-go build pipeline'
 agent:
   machine:
-    type: s1-prod-ubuntu20-04-amd64-1
+    type: s1-prod-ubuntu24-04-amd64-1
 global_job_config:
   env_vars:
     - name: LIBRDKAFKA_VERSION
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ blocks:
     task:
       agent:
         machine:
-          type: s1-prod-ubuntu20-04-amd64-2
+          type: s1-prod-ubuntu24-04-amd64-2
       prologue:
         commands:
           - sem-version go 1.21
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ blocks:
     task:
       agent:
         machine:
-          type: s1-prod-ubuntu20-04-arm64-1
+          type: s1-prod-ubuntu24-04-arm64-1
       prologue:
         commands:
           - sem-version go 1.21
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ after_pipeline:
   task:
     agent:
       machine:
-        type: s1-prod-ubuntu20-04-amd64-1
+        type: s1-prod-ubuntu24-04-amd64-1
     jobs:
       - name: SonarQube
         commands: