diff --git a/.github/workflows/testbench.yml b/.github/workflows/testbench.yml
index 290fe8e56dee..d54b1db331db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testbench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testbench.yml
@@ -49,12 +49,27 @@ jobs:
                   octave octave-signal automake autoconf libtool
                   gettext libasound2-dev
 
+      # Ubuntu 24.04 ships autoconf 2.71, but current alsa-lib/alsa-utils
+      # require >= 2.72. Build a newer autoconf from the GNU release
+      # tarball and install it into /usr/local (ahead of /usr/bin in PATH).
+      - name: Install autoconf 2.72
+        run: |
+          cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
+          wget -q https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.72.tar.gz
+          tar xf autoconf-2.72.tar.gz
+          cd autoconf-2.72
+          ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
+          make -j"$(nproc)"
+          sudo make install
+          hash -r
+          autoconf --version | head -n1
+
       - name: Build Alsa-lib
         run: |
           cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
           git clone https://github.com/thesofproject/alsa-lib.git
           cd alsa-lib
-          git checkout df8f1cc1ec9d9ee15be5e2c23ad25b9389fd8766 -b build
+          git checkout 08b532cd3da9ac8f683bcb4e4beb9b74c39c1782 -b build
           ./gitcompile --prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/tools
           make install
 
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
           git clone https://github.com/thesofproject/alsa-utils.git
           cd alsa-utils
-          git checkout 0ffa105942a06cdfa98e5918b8dc82e3cac12792 -b build
+          git checkout 9feb22ba45b48729729c8d194aaf1bc082a6842a -b build
           ./gitcompile --prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/tools \
              --with-alsa-prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/tools \
              --with-alsa-inc-prefix=${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/tools/include \
diff --git a/scripts/build-alsa-tools.sh b/scripts/build-alsa-tools.sh
index 5e1e7f75d39d..01cdb761ee1b 100755
--- a/scripts/build-alsa-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-alsa-tools.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ declare -a REPOS=(
 # the repository if this commit ID is not found.  Leave empty to skip.
 # This array order must align with REPO array above.
 declare -a COMMIT_ID=(
-    "df8f1cc1ec9d9ee15be5e2c23ad25b9389fd8766"
-    "09550cd393b1a7d307ee6f26637b1ed7bd275e38"
+    "08b532cd3da9ac8f683bcb4e4beb9b74c39c1782"
+    "9feb22ba45b48729729c8d194aaf1bc082a6842a"
     # Add more IDs here...
 )
 
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-hda.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-hda.conf
index 95ab67431812..e06f21ea9d49 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-hda.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-hda.conf
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 			direction	"playback"
 			name $ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM
 			formats 'S32_LE,S24_LE,S16_LE'
-			rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+			rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 			channels_min $BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MIN
 			channels_max $BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MAX
 		}
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 			direction	"capture"
 			name $ANALOG_CAPTURE_PCM
 			formats 'S32_LE,S24_LE,S16_LE'
-			rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+			rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 			channels_min $BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MIN
 			channels_max $BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MAX
 		}
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-sdw.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-sdw.conf
index 1705facb4cc0..ee81baf23772 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-sdw.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-benchmark-sdw.conf
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 		Object.PCM.pcm_caps.1 {
 			name		$ANALOG_PLAYBACK_PCM
 			formats		'S16_LE,S24_LE,S32_LE'
-			rates		"8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+			rates		"8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 			channels_min	$BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MIN
 			channels_max	$BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MAX
 		}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Object.PCM.pcm [
 		Object.PCM.pcm_caps.1 {
 			name		$ANALOG_CAPTURE_PCM
 			formats		'S16_LE,S24_LE,S32_LE'
-			rates		"8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+			rates		"8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 			channels_min	$BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MIN
 			channels_max	$BENCH_PCM_CHANNELS_MAX
 		}
diff --git a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
index fea906f98741..1d3f50a989dd 100644
--- a/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
+++ b/tools/topology/topology2/cavs-nocodec.conf
@@ -1698,14 +1698,14 @@ IncludeByKey.PASSTHROUGH {
 					direction	"playback"
 					name "SSP2 Playback"
 					formats 'S16_LE,S24_LE,S32_LE'
-					rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+					rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 				}
 
 				Object.PCM.pcm_caps.2 {
 					direction	"capture"
 					name "SSP2 Capture"
 					formats 'S16_LE,S24_LE,S32_LE'
-					rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
+					rates "8000,11025,16000,22050,24000,32000,44100,48000,64000,88200,96000,176400,192000"
 				}
 			}
 		]