diff --git a/external-deps-versions.properties b/external-deps-versions.properties
index 371a886..da07809 100644
--- a/external-deps-versions.properties
+++ b/external-deps-versions.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # dependencies used in pipelines of all Java EE appliation offers across all vendors.
 
 # Release version from https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/releases
-AZ_CLI_VERSION=2.40.0
+AZ_CLI_VERSION=2.74.0
 # Release version from https://github.com/Azure/bicep/releases
 BICEP_VERSION=v0.30.23
 # Commit hash from https://github.com/Azure/arm-ttk/commits/master