diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 6e0205f857b..6d7a91dd5bc 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ in_memory_llm_clients_cache: LLMClientCache = LLMClientCache()
 safe_memory_mode: bool = False
 enable_azure_ad_token_refresh: Optional[bool] = False
 ### DEFAULT AZURE API VERSION ###
-AZURE_DEFAULT_API_VERSION = "2024-12-01-preview"  # this is updated to the latest
+AZURE_DEFAULT_API_VERSION = "2025-02-01-preview"  # this is updated to the latest
 ### DEFAULT WATSONX API VERSION ###
 WATSONX_DEFAULT_API_VERSION = "2024-03-13"
 ### COHERE EMBEDDINGS DEFAULT TYPE ###