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AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 is retired: migrate off its platform or external tool

The short answer

Retirement date
Removal date
. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.
Replacement
Closest task: AzurePowerShell@5 (after the migration described below).
Kind of migration
retired platform or external tool: no drop-in replacement
Automatic rewrite
No. This task needs a manual migration. trasloco modernize --check still finds the step.
Recommended action
Retire the classic Cloud Services deployment workflow and design a supported replacement; AzurePowerShell@5 can run the required script.

Official sources

Last verified:

Why does my pipeline show a retirement error for AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2?

On , Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error for AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2, but the run does not fail. On , pipelines that still use AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 fail.

Find it in your pipelines

With trasloco:

trasloco modernize --check

Install trasloco from the latest release.

With plain grep, nothing to install:

grep -rniwF 'AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' .

How to migrate

Retire the classic Cloud Services deployment workflow and design a supported replacement; AzurePowerShell@5 can run the required script.

The task definition of the replacement is linked under official sources above.

AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 retirement FAQ

Is AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 deprecated?

Yes. AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 is retired on 2026-10-15. Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error, but the run does not fail until removal.

When does AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 stop working?

AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2 is removed on 2027-03-15. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.

What should I use instead of AzureCloudPowerShellDeployment@2?

AzurePowerShell@5 is the closest task, after the platform or tool migration described on this page.