diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
index 6becdb047..546761ae4 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ steps:
   parameters:
     version: '9.x'
 
-- pwsh: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi
+- pwsh: dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi --version 1.6.24 
   displayName: 'Install hidi tool'
 
 # verify that generated metadata is parsable as an Edm model
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
index fe5ca7476..2a08868ca 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-openapi.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
     parameters:
       version: '9.x'
 
-  - pwsh: dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi
+  - pwsh: dotnet tool install --global Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi --version 1.6.24 
     displayName: install hidi
 
   - pwsh: |