diff --git a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
index 1039d8fd..e98c695a 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
 - job: Linux_Build_Test_SonarCloud
 
   pool:
-    vmImage: 'Ubuntu-latest'
+    vmImage: 'ubuntu-22.04'
 
   steps:
   - script: |
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ jobs:
       dotnet tool install --global dotnet-coverage
     displayName: 'Install dotnet tools'
 
+  - script: |
+      dotnet workload install aspire
+    displayName: 'Install aspire'
+
   - task: PowerShell@2
     displayName: "Use JDK17 by default"
     inputs: