We’re excited to announce the release of a new build image based on Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat! 
What’s new in the Ubuntu 24.04 Noble Numbat build image?
Upgrades
The new build image includes several updates to the default versions of popular tools and libraries:
- Dotnet: Updated to version 8.0
- Go: Updated to version 1.23
- PHP: Updated to version 8.3
- pnpm: Updated to version 9.14
- Python: Updated to version 3.13
- Ruby: Updated to version 3.3.6 (with Bundler 2.5.23)
- libvips: Updated to version 8.15.1
Deprecations
Some older tools have been deprecated or removed:
- Hugo: Default version removed, install via
HUGO_VERSIONenvironment variable. - Bower and Grunt-CLI: Removed from the image, but can still be installed via
package.json. - wkhtmltopdf: Support removed.
What about Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa?
The Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa build image will remain our default image for now and will continue to be supported until April 30, 2025.
How to opt into the new build image
You can try out the new build image in just a few steps:
- Navigate to a site in the Netlify UI
- Visit your site settings.
- Go to Settings > Build & deploy > Build image selection.
- Select Configure, choose Ubuntu Noble 24.04, and click Save.
- Trigger a deploy to build your site with the latest image!
Unable to see the option to switch build image?
Please ensure you are not attempting to update a manually deployed site to the new build image. Manually deployed sites are not built on Netlify, and so they do not leverage the build image to when deploying.
What if I have a lot of sites to update?
Our team has prepared a script to help you update all of your sites in bulk from the command line.
We want your feedback!
Your feedback is invaluable in shaping our tools and services. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, we’d love to hear from you! Please post in this thread, and someone from our team will be sure to help you out.