diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 51976425a7..e0634d3fa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -64,23 +64,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Smoke test PowerShell module import
         if: matrix.os-name == 'Windows'
         run: Import-Module ./deploy/PowerShellModules/Particular.ServiceControl.Management
-
-      # there is an issue with az cli and python 3.14, so for now we need to pin it
-      # once the issue is resolved it should be able to be re-floated
-      # https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/32980
-      - name: Set Python 3.13 (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os-name == 'Linux' && matrix.test-category == 'AzureServiceBus'
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: '3.13'
-      - name: Install pinned Azure CLI on Python 3.13 (Linux)
-        if: matrix.os-name == 'Linux' && matrix.test-category == 'AzureServiceBus'
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install --user "azure-cli==2.64.0"
-          echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
-
       - name: Azure login
         uses: azure/login@v3.0.0
         if: matrix.test-category == 'AzureServiceBus' || matrix.test-category == 'AzureStorageQueues' || matrix.test-category == 'RabbitMQ' || matrix.test-category == 'PostgreSQL'
@@ -109,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           registry-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Setup Azure Service Bus
-        uses: Particular/setup-azureservicebus-action@v2.4.0
+        uses: Particular/setup-azureservicebus-action@v2.5.0
         if: matrix.test-category == 'AzureServiceBus'
         with:
           connection-string-name: ServiceControl_TransportTests_ASBS_ConnectionString