diff --git a/contrib/azurerm/roles/generate-templates/defaults/main.yml b/contrib/azurerm/roles/generate-templates/defaults/main.yml
index 9c34c2c8e..1ba248043 100644
--- a/contrib/azurerm/roles/generate-templates/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/contrib/azurerm/roles/generate-templates/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sshKeyPath: "/home/{{admin_username}}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
 imageReference:
   publisher: "OpenLogic"
   offer: "CentOS"
-  sku: "7.2"
+  sku: "7.5"
   version: "latest"
 imageReferenceJson: "{{imageReference|to_json}}"