diff --git a/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml b/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml
index 44d81db..c8c95ab 100644
--- a/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 - hosts: all
+
+  environment:
+    PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES: 1
+
   roles:
     - ensure-pip
 
diff --git a/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml b/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml
index d5eb810..be2033e 100644
--- a/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 - hosts: all
 
+  environment:
+    PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES: 1
+
   tasks:
 
     - name: Create a target directory for raw images
diff --git a/zuul.d/ironic-python-agent-builder-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/ironic-python-agent-builder-jobs.yaml
index e05d7af..999cfaf 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ironic-python-agent-builder-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ironic-python-agent-builder-jobs.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - job:
     name: ironic-python-agent-build-image-base
     parent: publish-openstack-artifacts
-    nodeset: ubuntu-jammy
+    nodeset: ubuntu-noble
     pre-run: playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml
     run: playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml
     post-run:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 - job:
     name: ironic-python-agent-check-image-base
     parent: base
-    nodeset: ubuntu-jammy
+    nodeset: ubuntu-noble
     pre-run: playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/pre.yaml
     run: playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/run.yaml
     post-run: playbooks/ironic-python-agent-build-image/extra-logs.yaml
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@
     vars:
       image_type: 'dib'
       image_distro: 'ubuntu'
-      image_release: 'jammy'
+      image_release: 'noble'
       dib_no_tmpfs: '1'
 
 - job:
     name: ironic-python-agent-check-image-dib-ubuntu-arm64
     parent: ironic-python-agent-check-image-dib-ubuntu
-    nodeset: ubuntu-jammy-arm64
+    nodeset: ubuntu-noble-arm64
     vars:
       image_target_name: ubuntu-arm64
 
@@ -149,4 +149,4 @@
     parent: openstack-tox
     timeout: 7200
     vars:
-      tox_envlist: codespell
\ No newline at end of file
+      tox_envlist: codespell