diff --git a/extensions/resource-deployment/src/services/tools/azCliTool.ts b/extensions/resource-deployment/src/services/tools/azCliTool.ts
index ab5d626dc4..6d3c6f4469 100644
--- a/extensions/resource-deployment/src/services/tools/azCliTool.ts
+++ b/extensions/resource-deployment/src/services/tools/azCliTool.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export class AzCliTool extends ToolBase {
 
 	protected getVersionFromOutput(output: string): SemVer | undefined {
 		if (output && output.includes('azure-cli')) {
-			return new SemVer(output.split(EOL)[0].replace('azure-cli', '').replace(/ /g, '').replace('*', ''));
+			return new SemVer(output.split(EOL)[0].replace('azure-cli', '').replace(/ /g, '').replace('*', '')); //lgtm [js/incomplete-sanitization]
 		} else {
 			return undefined;
 		}