diff --git a/docs/azure.md b/docs/azure.md
index fd7906f9b3..9cb93d957a 100644
--- a/docs/azure.md
+++ b/docs/azure.md
@@ -342,14 +342,14 @@ When Nextflow creates a pool of compute nodes, it selects:
 
 Together, these settings determine the Operating System and version installed on each node.
 
-By default, Nextflow creates pool nodes based on Ubuntu 20.04, but this behavior can be customised in the pool configuration. Below are configurations for image reference/SKU combinations to select two popular systems.
+By default, Nextflow creates pool nodes based on Ubuntu 22.04, but this behavior can be customised in the pool configuration. Below are configurations for image reference/SKU combinations to select two popular systems.
 
-- Ubuntu 20.04 (default):
+- Ubuntu 22.04 (default):
 
   ```groovy
-  azure.batch.pools.<name>.sku = "batch.node.ubuntu 20.04"
-  azure.batch.pools.<name>.offer = "ubuntu-server-container"
-  azure.batch.pools.<name>.publisher = "microsoft-azure-batch"
+  azure.batch.pools.<name>.sku = "batch.node.ubuntu 22.04"
+  azure.batch.pools.<name>.offer = "ubuntu-hpc"
+  azure.batch.pools.<name>.publisher = "microsoft-dsvm"
   ```
 
 - CentOS 8:
diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzPoolOpts.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzPoolOpts.groovy
index 01a3570c4b..2f424e5b5d 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzPoolOpts.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/main/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzPoolOpts.groovy
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import nextflow.util.Duration
 @CompileStatic
 class AzPoolOpts implements CacheFunnel {
 
-    static public final String DEFAULT_PUBLISHER = "microsoft-azure-batch"
-    static public final String DEFAULT_OFFER = "ubuntu-server-container"
-    static public final String DEFAULT_SKU = "batch.node.ubuntu 20.04"
-    static public final String DEFAULT_VM_TYPE = "Standard_D4_v3"
+    static public final String DEFAULT_PUBLISHER = "microsoft-dsvm"
+    static public final String DEFAULT_OFFER = "ubuntu-hpc"
+    static public final String DEFAULT_SKU = "batch.node.ubuntu 22.04"
+    static public final String DEFAULT_VM_TYPE = "Standard_D4a_v4"
     static public final OSType DEFAULT_OS_TYPE = OSType.LINUX
     static public final String DEFAULT_SHARE_ROOT_PATH = "/mnt/batch/tasks/fsmounts"
     static public final Duration DEFAULT_SCALE_INTERVAL = Duration.of('5 min')
diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchServiceTest.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchServiceTest.groovy
index a691ec46f1..7923da46fc 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchServiceTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/batch/AzBatchServiceTest.groovy
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class AzBatchServiceTest extends Specification {
         then:
         1 * svc.guessBestVm(LOC, CPUS, MEM, null, TYPE) >> VM
         and:
-        spec.poolId == 'nf-pool-289d374ac1622e709cf863bce2570cab-Standard_X1'
+        spec.poolId == 'nf-pool-e3331cce25aa1563d6046b3de9ec2d93-Standard_X1'
         spec.metadata == [foo: 'bar']
 
     }
diff --git a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzureConfigTest.groovy b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzureConfigTest.groovy
index 07a614944e..74e2a8b6e8 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzureConfigTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/nf-azure/src/test/nextflow/cloud/azure/config/AzureConfigTest.groovy
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class AzureConfigTest extends Specification {
         cfg.batch().location == null
         cfg.batch().autoPoolMode == null
         cfg.batch().allowPoolCreation == null
-        cfg.batch().autoPoolOpts().vmType == 'Standard_D4_v3'
+        cfg.batch().autoPoolOpts().vmType == 'Standard_D4a_v4'
         cfg.batch().autoPoolOpts().vmCount == 1
         cfg.batch().autoPoolOpts().maxVmCount == 3
         cfg.batch().autoPoolOpts().scaleInterval == Duration.of('5 min')
diff --git a/validation/azure.config b/validation/azure.config
index 31574e6263..7e80bc53ed 100644
--- a/validation/azure.config
+++ b/validation/azure.config
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ azure {
     pools {
       'nextflow-ci' {
           autoScale = true
-          vmType = 'Standard_D2_v3'
       }
     }
   }