diff --git a/build/ci/templates/globals.yml b/build/ci/templates/globals.yml
index 1303ba0bc8e6..42542c5f78c9 100644
--- a/build/ci/templates/globals.yml
+++ b/build/ci/templates/globals.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ variables:
   VSC_PYTHON_LOG_FILE: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/pvsc.log'
   CI_BRANCH_NAME: ${Build.SourceBranchName}
   npm_config_cache: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/.npm
-
+  vmImageMacOS: 'macOS-10.15'
diff --git a/build/ci/vscode-python-ci-manual.yaml b/build/ci/vscode-python-ci-manual.yaml
index dab4e97f07a4..21a67ef23bb9 100644
--- a/build/ci/vscode-python-ci-manual.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/vscode-python-ci-manual.yaml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsIPythonReqs: true
       #maxParallel: 3
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsPythonTestReqs: true
       #maxParallel: 3
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
diff --git a/build/ci/vscode-python-ci.yaml b/build/ci/vscode-python-ci.yaml
index fc1cae3c0cb9..7cfd8ee4006a 100644
--- a/build/ci/vscode-python-ci.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/vscode-python-ci.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsIPythonReqs: true
       maxParallel: 2
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
diff --git a/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-ci.yaml b/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-ci.yaml
index 50395a6fc494..49b94db2e7a3 100644
--- a/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-ci.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-ci.yaml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsIPythonReqs: true
       maxParallel: 1
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ stages:
         # Note: We only run the smoke tests with the latest Python release.
       maxParallel: 1
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ stages:
         # Note: We only run the smoke tests with the latest Python release.
       maxParallel: 1
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ stages:
         # Note: We only run the smoke tests with the latest Python release.
       maxParallel: 1
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
diff --git a/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-flake-ci.yaml b/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-flake-ci.yaml
index 191e3503a3ea..d9a749d90e59 100644
--- a/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-flake-ci.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/vscode-python-nightly-flake-ci.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs: true
           VSCODE_PYTHON_ROLLING: true
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs: true
           VSCODE_PYTHON_ROLLING: true
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ stages:
     pool:
       vmImage: 'vs2017-win2016'
     steps:
-      - template: templates/test_phases.yml
\ No newline at end of file
+      - template: templates/test_phases.yml
diff --git a/build/ci/vscode-python-pr-validation.yaml b/build/ci/vscode-python-pr-validation.yaml
index fd143602a23b..cca59086d64a 100644
--- a/build/ci/vscode-python-pr-validation.yaml
+++ b/build/ci/vscode-python-pr-validation.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ stages:
           NeedsPythonTestReqs: true
           NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs: true
     pool:
-      vmImage: 'macos-10.13'
+      vmImage: '$(vmImageMacOS)'
     steps:
       - template: templates/test_phases.yml
 
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/10288.md b/news/3 Code Health/10288.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea1ff2246a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/3 Code Health/10288.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use new MacOS VM in Pipelines.