diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 70275815..ee0d4747 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 jobs:
 - job: linux_38
   timeoutInMinutes: 120
-  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-18.04'}
+  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-20.04'}
   steps:
     - task: UsePythonVersion@0
       inputs:
diff --git a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
index a2de6ae0..303c39e6 100644
--- a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 jobs:
 - job: linux
-  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-18.04'}
+  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-20.04'}
   steps:
     - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     - bash: |