diff --git a/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst b/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
index 791548465b0..c6e4c6ccae3 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/vm-repair/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 Release History
 ===============
 
+1.0.10
+++++++
+Added breaking change warning for the default image for Windows source VMs if the source VM image is not found in `az vm repair create`. It will change from a 2016 image to 2022 in November 2024.
+
 1.0.9
 ++++++
 Fixed and updated several vm-repair tests for better coverage. 
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
index b74f7c2b06d..93f806d639d 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/azext_vm_repair/custom.py
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@
 
 
 def create(cmd, vm_name, resource_group_name, repair_password=None, repair_username=None, repair_vm_name=None, copy_disk_name=None, repair_group_name=None, unlock_encrypted_vm=False, enable_nested=False, associate_public_ip=False, distro='ubuntu', yes=False, encrypt_recovery_key=""):
-
+    # Breaking change warning
+    logger.warning('After the November 2024 release, if the image of the source Windows VM is not found, the \'az vm repair create\' command will default to use a 2022-Datacenter image for the repair VM.')
+    
     # log all the parameters not logging the bitlocker key
     logger.debug('vm repair create command parameters: vm_name: %s, resource_group_name: %s, repair_password: %s, repair_username: %s, repair_vm_name: %s, copy_disk_name: %s, repair_group_name: %s, unlock_encrypted_vm: %s, enable_nested: %s, associate_public_ip: %s, distro: %s, yes: %s', vm_name, resource_group_name, repair_password, repair_username, repair_vm_name, copy_disk_name, repair_group_name, unlock_encrypted_vm, enable_nested, associate_public_ip, distro, yes)
 
diff --git a/src/vm-repair/setup.py b/src/vm-repair/setup.py
index ef8a0baaaa6..0cd7546d21d 100644
--- a/src/vm-repair/setup.py
+++ b/src/vm-repair/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from codecs import open
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-VERSION = "1.0.9"
+VERSION = "1.0.10"
 
 CLASSIFIERS = [
     'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',