diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 93c5c8db0fe8b..07330cca44300 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ trigger:
       - '*'  # must quote since "*" is a YAML reserved character; we want a string
 
 pool:
-  vmImage: 'ubuntu-18.04'
+  vmImage: 'ubuntu-22.04'
 
 parameters:
   - name: job1Modules
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16e2108ce543b..5ff9995297534 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.scalatest</groupId>
           <artifactId>scalatest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.0</version>
+          <version>2.2.0</version>
           <configuration>
             <skipTests>${skipUTs}</skipTests>
             <reportsDirectory>${project.build.directory}/surefire-reports</reportsDirectory>