diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/.bicep/nested_rbac.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/.bicep/nested_rbac.bicep
index aff4e435bf..54e601eab2 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/.bicep/nested_rbac.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/.bicep/nested_rbac.bicep
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var builtInRoleNames = {
   'Virtual Machine Contributor': subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '9980e02c-c2be-4d73-94e8-173b1dc7cf3c')
 }
 
-resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-08-01' existing = {
+resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-12-01' existing = {
   name: last(split(resourceId, '/'))
 }
 
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/deploy.bicep
index aaa8464dc0..7bfcef0ea7 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/deploy.bicep
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ module pid_cuaId './.bicep/nested_cuaId.bicep' = if (!empty(cuaId)) {
   params: {}
 }
 
-resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-08-01' existing = {
+resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-12-01' existing = {
   name: recoveryVaultName
 }
 
-resource backupConfig 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupconfig@2021-08-01' = {
+resource backupConfig 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupconfig@2021-10-01' = {
   name: name
   parent: rsv
   properties: {
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/readme.md b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/readme.md
index 530d35af21..0c0096abb1 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/readme.md
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupConfig/readme.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This module deploys recovery services vault backup config.
 
 | Resource Type | API Version |
 | :-- | :-- |
-| `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupconfig` | 2021-08-01 |
+| `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupconfig` | 2021-10-01 |
 
 ## Parameters
 
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies/deploy.bicep
index de18d25358..a3e909b846 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies/deploy.bicep
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module pid_cuaId './.bicep/nested_cuaId.bicep' = if (!empty(cuaId)) {
   params: {}
 }
 
-resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-08-01' existing = {
+resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-12-01' existing = {
   name: recoveryVaultName
 }
 
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupStorageConfig/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupStorageConfig/deploy.bicep
index f8fa588a87..d8a3a16df6 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupStorageConfig/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupStorageConfig/deploy.bicep
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module pid_cuaId './.bicep/nested_cuaId.bicep' = if (!empty(cuaId)) {
   params: {}
 }
 
-resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-08-01' existing = {
+resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-12-01' existing = {
   name: recoveryVaultName
 }
 
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/deploy.bicep b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/deploy.bicep
index c7020ca09d..6181a968c7 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/deploy.bicep
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/deploy.bicep
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ module pid_cuaId '.bicep/nested_cuaId.bicep' = if (!empty(cuaId)) {
   params: {}
 }
 
-resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-08-01' = {
+resource rsv 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults@2021-12-01' = {
   name: name
   location: location
   tags: tags
-  identity: identity
+  identity: any(identity)
   sku: {
     name: 'RS0'
     tier: 'Standard'
diff --git a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/readme.md b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/readme.md
index 78c7dfd2fd..9341155707 100644
--- a/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/readme.md
+++ b/arm/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/readme.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This module deploys a recovery service vault.
 | `Microsoft.Authorization/locks` | 2016-09-01 |
 | `Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments` | 2020-04-01-preview |
 | `Microsoft.Insights/diagnosticSettings` | 2021-05-01-preview |
-| `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults` | 2021-08-01 |
+| `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults` | 2021-12-01 |
 | `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupconfig` | 2021-08-01 |
 | `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupFabrics/protectionContainers` | 2021-08-01 |
 | `Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies` | 2021-08-01 |
diff --git a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1 b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
index 4cdc0c2cef..a00be1a89d 100644
--- a/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
+++ b/utilities/pipelines/resourceRemoval/helper/Invoke-ResourceRemoval.ps1
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ function Invoke-ResourceRemoval {
             $null = Remove-AzResource -ResourceId $resourceId -Force -ErrorAction 'Stop'
             break
         }
+        'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupstorageconfig' {
+            # Not a 'resource' that can be removed, but represents settings on the RSV. The config is deleted with the RSV
+            break
+        }
         'Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults' {
             # Pre-Removal
             # -----------