diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
index f3a911bf5..85b3c5385 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-20.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packer {
   required_plugins {
     azure = {
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/azure"
-      version = "~> 2"
+      version = "1.4.5"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
index 25bbd7c26..58c8d7c54 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-22.04.pkr.hcl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packer {
   required_plugins {
     azure = {
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/azure"
-      version = "~> 2"
+      version = "1.4.5"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
index b59173707..b2c76ac34 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/ubuntu/templates/ubuntu-minimal.pkr.hcl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packer {
   required_plugins {
     azure = {
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/azure"
-      version = "~> 2"
+      version = "1.4.5"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/images/windows/templates/windows-2019.pkr.hcl b/images/windows/templates/windows-2019.pkr.hcl
index 7ac73077f..3e3fd2426 100644
--- a/images/windows/templates/windows-2019.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/windows/templates/windows-2019.pkr.hcl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packer {
   required_plugins {
     azure = {
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/azure"
-      version = "~> 2"
+      version = "1.4.5"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/images/windows/templates/windows-2022.pkr.hcl b/images/windows/templates/windows-2022.pkr.hcl
index 19411aa1d..ec9e436d7 100644
--- a/images/windows/templates/windows-2022.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/windows/templates/windows-2022.pkr.hcl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ packer {
   required_plugins {
     azure = {
       source  = "github.com/hashicorp/azure"
-      version = "~> 2"
+      version = "1.4.5"
     }
   }
 }