diff --git a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
index 54c0dd3c..a2de6ae0 100644
--- a/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
+++ b/examples/azure-pipelines-minimal.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 jobs:
 - job: linux
-  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-16.04'}
+  pool: {vmImage: 'Ubuntu-18.04'}
   steps:
     - task: UsePythonVersion@0
     - bash: |