diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 674134f..51178ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   linting:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
   validate_migrations:
     name: Validate migrations
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
   tests:
     name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}, django ${{ matrix.django-version }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12', '3.13', ]
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
   coverage:
     name: Coverage
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: tests
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 58b016d..f0ce17f 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -43,3 +43,14 @@ repos:
             charts/.*
             |.*\.py
           )$
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: no-commit-to-branch
+        args:
+          [
+            "--pattern",
+            '^^(?!(?:feature|hotfix|bugfix|refactor|maintenance)/[\w\d\-_#]+).*$',
+          ]
+        stages: [ pre-commit ]
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 5e5edaa..5f1ffc9 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ version: 2
 
 # Set the OS, Python version and other tools you might need
 build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
+  os: ubuntu-24.04
   tools:
     python: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 78bcc92..f3284d9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+**11.5.4** (2024-11-15)
+  * Internal updates via `ambient-package-update`
+
 **11.5.3** (2024-11-12)
   * Fixed bug leading to non-working system checks in date-time and related name checks
 
diff --git a/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py b/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
index d9898b9..25b989b 100644
--- a/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
+++ b/ambient_toolbox/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Python toolbox of Ambient Digital containing an abundance of useful tools and gadgets."""
 
-__version__ = "11.5.3"
+__version__ = "11.5.4"