diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
index c1fcae987a..7d9834f866 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-test-upload.yml
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ jobs:
           platform: ${{ inputs.platform }}
           variant: ${{ inputs.parent-variant }}
 
-      - name: Pull ubuntu:22.04 image 📥
+      - name: Pull ubuntu:24.04 image 📥
         if: inputs.parent-image == ''
-        run: docker pull ubuntu:22.04
+        run: docker pull ubuntu:24.04
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Build image 🛠
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 98fa4d6578..51ea5233d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ help:
 
 
 build/%: DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS?=
-build/%: ROOT_CONTAINER?=ubuntu:22.04
+build/%: ROOT_CONTAINER?=ubuntu:24.04
 build/%: ## build the latest image for a stack using the system's architecture
 	docker build $(DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS) --rm --force-rm --tag "$(REGISTRY)/$(OWNER)/$(notdir $@):latest" "./images/$(notdir $@)" --build-arg REGISTRY="$(REGISTRY)" --build-arg OWNER="$(OWNER)"
 	@echo -n "Built image size: "
diff --git a/images/docker-stacks-foundation/Dockerfile b/images/docker-stacks-foundation/Dockerfile
index 84d57235e9..92a5d285da 100644
--- a/images/docker-stacks-foundation/Dockerfile
+++ b/images/docker-stacks-foundation/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-# Ubuntu 22.04 (jammy)
-# https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu/tags?page=1&name=jammy
-ARG ROOT_CONTAINER=ubuntu:22.04
+# Ubuntu 24.04 (noble)
+# https://hub.docker.com/_/ubuntu/tags?page=1&name=noble
+ARG ROOT_CONTAINER=ubuntu:24.04
 
 FROM $ROOT_CONTAINER
 
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ RUN sed -i 's/^#force_color_prompt=yes/force_color_prompt=yes/' /etc/skel/.bashr
 RUN echo "auth requisite pam_deny.so" >> /etc/pam.d/su && \
     sed -i.bak -e 's/^%admin/#%admin/' /etc/sudoers && \
     sed -i.bak -e 's/^%sudo/#%sudo/' /etc/sudoers && \
+    # Delete existing user 'ubuntu' with UID=1000
+    userdel -Rz ubuntu && \
     useradd --no-log-init --create-home --shell /bin/bash --uid "${NB_UID}" --no-user-group "${NB_USER}" && \
     mkdir -p "${CONDA_DIR}" && \
     chown "${NB_USER}:${NB_GID}" "${CONDA_DIR}" && \