diff --git a/azuredeploy.json b/azuredeploy.json
index 4988e241..1eb4bd8f 100644
--- a/azuredeploy.json
+++ b/azuredeploy.json
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
   "resources": [
     {
       "type": "Microsoft.Search/searchServices",
-      "apiVersion": "2024-07-01",
+      "apiVersion": "2021-04-01-preview",
       "name": "[parameters('azureSearchName')]",
       "location": "[parameters('location')]",
       "sku": {