diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 74888d1..0ed90a1 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
-    ignore:
-      - dependency-name: "hashicorp/azurerm"
-        versions: ">= 4.x"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-premium-blockblob/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-premium-blockblob/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-premium-blockblob/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-premium-blockblob/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-premium-fileshare/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-premium-fileshare/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-premium-fileshare/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-premium-fileshare/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-standard-blob/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-standard-blob/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-standard-blob/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-standard-blob/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-standard-queue/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-standard-queue/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-standard-queue/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-standard-queue/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-standard-storagev2/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-standard-storagev2/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-standard-storagev2/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-standard-storagev2/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-standard-table/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-standard-table/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-standard-table/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-standard-table/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/examples/storage-account-with-network-rule/providers.tf b/examples/storage-account-with-network-rule/providers.tf
index 33f35aa..a60046b 100644
--- a/examples/storage-account-with-network-rule/providers.tf
+++ b/examples/storage-account-with-network-rule/providers.tf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ terraform {
 
 provider "azurerm" {
   features {}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/providers.tf b/providers.tf
index 0f618fb..4b121ae 100644
--- a/providers.tf
+++ b/providers.tf
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     azurerm = {
       source  = "registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/azurerm"
-      version = "=3.116.0"
+      version = ">=4.12.0"
     }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
       version = ">=3.6.0, < 4.0.0"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}