diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 9b88b9be93..682609f18a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   docs:
     # OS must be the same as on djangoproject.com.
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     name: docs
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build docs
         run: |
           cd docs
-          sphinx-build -b spelling -n -q -W --keep-going -d _build/doctrees -D language=en_US -j auto . _build/spelling
+          sphinx-build --builder spelling --nitpicky --fail-on-warning --keep-going --doctree-dir _build/doctrees --define language=en_US --jobs auto . _build/spelling
 
   blacken-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest