How do I find available versions for an Azure Verified Module (AVM) in Bicep?

Uziel Jude 20 Reputation points
2026-04-08T23:44:43.8+00:00

I am learning a Azure verified modules using biceps, I am going through a sample biceps registry GitHub repo https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/tree/main/avm/res/resources/resource-group, I'm able to see a quick example to start with however, I'm not able see all the list of module versions that I can pick from. How can I list all these versions in bicep documentation we used to have API versions list clearly listed in a drop down option. What happened with AVM is it a different ball game.

module resourceGroup 'br/public:avm/res/resources/resource-group:<version>' = {
  params: {
    name: 'example-rg'
  }
}

I see this, how can I tell the different options available to use.

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Iheanacho Chukwu 1,105 Reputation points MVP
2026-04-09T00:00:00.93+00:00

Dear Uziel,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

We can check all versions of an AVM Bicep module in quiet some ways.

If you are already looking at the GitHub repo, each module usually has a version.json and a CHANGELOG.md. For your case it will be:

Version file: https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/blob/main/avm/res/resources/resource-group/version.json with just a version

Changelog: https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/blob/main/avm/res/resources/resource-group/CHANGELOG.md (showing recent versions but not an extensive list) It also publishes each version of a module as a tag, giving us the option to browse all tags here: https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/tags

A more friendly approach will be browsing the AVM documentation, locate the module (e.g., avm/res/resources/resource-group), and view available versions from there.

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If you notice the page resolves to https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/bicep/avm/res/resources/resource-group/tags/list

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AVM modules are published to Microsoft Public  Bicep  Registry, and you can list all versions using, by browsing this url.

The same approach applies to other modules, for example: https://mcr.microsoft.com/v2/bicep/avm/res/storage/storage-account/tags/list

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,
Iheanacho Chukwu

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  1. Maarten Balliere 10 Reputation points
    2026-07-07T13:19:11.1766667+00:00

    Or even better, automatically get PR's when updates for your modules are available:

    https://github.com/BalLieGus/renovate-avm-bicep/pulls

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  2. Siva shunmugam Nadessin 10,895 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-04-09T00:29:42.82+00:00

    Hello Uziel Jude,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

    When investigated we see that you can discover all the published versions of an AVM directly from Bicep’s public registry in a couple of ways:

    1.Use the Bicep CLI

    Make sure you have the latest Bicep CLI installed (see “Set up Bicep development” in the Bicep docs).

    Run:

    bicep list-versions br/public:avm/res/resources/resource-group

    That will print out every tag (version) that’s been published for the resource-group module.

    2.Use VS Code IntelliSense

    In your .bicep file, set the version to a wildcard (*):

    module rg 'br/public:avm/res/resources/resource-group:*' = {
  name: 'exampleRG'
  params: { name: 'my-rg' }
}
    • Place your cursor after the colon (:) and hit Ctrl+Space. You’ll get a dropdown of all available versions.

    3.Browse the GitHub registry

    Pick the version you want (for example, 0.2.0) and swap in your module declaration:

    module resourceGroup 'br/public:avm/res/resources/resource-group:0.2.0' = { … }

    Hope that helps!

    Reference list

    1. Azure Verified Modules overview: https://azure.github.io/Azure-Verified-Modules/
    2. Azure Verified Modules GitHub repo: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Verified-Modules
    3. Bicep public registry (resource-group AVM): https://github.com/Azure/bicep-registry-modules/tree/main/avm/res/resources/resource-group
    4. Bicep CLI install & reference (for bicep list-versions): https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/install

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