diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f156a5af..9bba907a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   ci:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/exercises/practice/binary-search/.meta/example.sql b/exercises/practice/binary-search/.meta/example.sql
index a632c188..0afd2c60 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/binary-search/.meta/example.sql
+++ b/exercises/practice/binary-search/.meta/example.sql
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ SELECT
            WHEN JSON_EXTRACT(
                   list, PRINTF('$[%d][0]', JSON_ARRAY_LENGTH(list) / 2)
                 ) > target
-                THEN (SELECT JSON_GROUP_ARRAY(j.value)
+                THEN (SELECT JSON_GROUP_ARRAY(JSON(j.value))
                         FROM JSON_EACH(list) j
                        WHERE j.key < JSON_ARRAY_LENGTH(list) / 2)
            WHEN JSON_EXTRACT(
                   list, PRINTF('$[%d][0]', JSON_ARRAY_LENGTH(list) / 2)
                 ) < target
-                THEN (SELECT JSON_GROUP_ARRAY(j.value)
+                THEN (SELECT JSON_GROUP_ARRAY(JSON(j.value))
                         FROM JSON_EACH(list) j
                        WHERE j.key > JSON_ARRAY_LENGTH(list) / 2)
            END,
diff --git a/exercises/practice/rest-api/.meta/example.sql b/exercises/practice/rest-api/.meta/example.sql
index 8ed7e126..7e432043 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/rest-api/.meta/example.sql
+++ b/exercises/practice/rest-api/.meta/example.sql
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ SET
         IIF(
           json_type(DB.value) IS NULL,
           json_array(),
-          json_array(DB.value)
+          json_array(
+            json(DB.value)
+          )
         )
       )
     FROM