diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
index 0169be1..b30e930 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -98,19 +98,6 @@ stages:
               test: sanity
             - name: Units
               test: units
-  - stage: Sanity_2_14
-    displayName: Ansible 2.14 sanity
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: "{0}"
-          testFormat: 2.14/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Sanity
-              test: sanity
-            - name: Units
-              test: units
   ## Docker
   - stage: Docker_devel
     displayName: Docker devel
@@ -120,12 +107,12 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/linux/{0}/1
           targets:
-            - name: Fedora 39
-              test: fedora39
+            - name: Fedora 40
+              test: fedora40
             - name: Ubuntu 20.04
               test: ubuntu2004
             - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
+              test: ubuntu2204@default
   - stage: Docker_2_17
     displayName: Docker 2.17
     dependsOn: []
@@ -175,24 +162,6 @@ stages:
               test: ubuntu2004
             - name: Ubuntu 22.04
               test: ubuntu2204
-  - stage: Docker_2_14
-    displayName: Docker 2.14
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.14/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: CentOS 7
-              test: centos7
-            - name: Fedora 36
-              test: fedora36
-            - name: openSUSE 15 py3
-              test: opensuse15
-            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
-              test: ubuntu2004
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
 
   ## Remote
   - stage: Remote_devel
@@ -203,8 +172,8 @@ stages:
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/{0}/1
           targets:
-            - name: RHEL 9.3
-              test: rhel/9.3
+            - name: RHEL 9.3 py39
+              test: rhel/9.3@3.9
             - name: FreeBSD 13.3
               test: freebsd/13.3
   - stage: Remote_2_17
@@ -250,29 +219,12 @@ stages:
               test: rhel/9.1
             - name: FreeBSD 13.2
               test: freebsd/13.2
-  - stage: Remote_2_14
-    displayName: Remote 2.14
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.14/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 7.9
-              test: rhel/7.9
-            - name: RHEL 8.6
-              test: rhel/8.6
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
-              test: freebsd/13.2
 
   ## Finally
 
   - stage: Summary
     condition: succeededOrFailed()
     dependsOn:
-      - Sanity_2_14
-      - Remote_2_14
-      - Docker_2_14
       - Sanity_2_15
       - Remote_2_15
       - Docker_2_15
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml
index 5250ed8..d6a4d5a 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ parameters:
 
 jobs:
   - ${{ each job in parameters.jobs }}:
-    - job: test_${{ replace(replace(replace(job.test, '/', '_'), '.', '_'), '-', '_') }}
+    - job: test_${{ replace(replace(replace(replace(job.test, '/', '_'), '.', '_'), '-', '_'), '@', '_') }}
       displayName: ${{ job.name }}
       container: default
       workspace:
diff --git a/tests/utils/shippable/linux.sh b/tests/utils/shippable/linux.sh
index 9cc2f96..799e2a2 100755
--- a/tests/utils/shippable/linux.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/shippable/linux.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ declare -a args
 IFS='/:' read -ra args <<< "$1"
 
 image="${args[1]}"
+pyver=default
+# check for explicit python version like 8.3@3.8
+declare -a splitversion
+IFS='@' read -ra splitversion <<< "$image"
+
+if [ "${#splitversion[@]}" -gt 1 ]; then
+    image="${splitversion[0]}"
+    pyver="${splitversion[1]}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${#args[@]}" -gt 2 ]; then
     target="shippable/posix/group${args[2]}/"
@@ -15,4 +24,4 @@ fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ansible-test integration --color -v --retry-on-error "${target}" ${COVERAGE:+"$COVERAGE"} ${CHANGED:+"$CHANGED"} ${UNSTABLE:+"$UNSTABLE"} \
-    --docker "${image}"
+    --docker "${image}" --python "${pyver}"
diff --git a/tests/utils/shippable/remote.sh b/tests/utils/shippable/remote.sh
index cd3014c..a80b1a3 100755
--- a/tests/utils/shippable/remote.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/shippable/remote.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ IFS='/:' read -ra args <<< "$1"
 
 platform="${args[0]}"
 version="${args[1]}"
+pyver=default
+
+# check for explicit python version like 8.3@3.8
+declare -a splitversion
+IFS='@' read -ra splitversion <<< "$version"
+
+if [ "${#splitversion[@]}" -gt 1 ]; then
+    version="${splitversion[0]}"
+    pyver="${splitversion[1]}"
+fi
 
 if [ "${#args[@]}" -gt 2 ]; then
     target="shippable/posix/group${args[2]}/"
@@ -19,4 +29,4 @@ provider="${P:-default}"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
 ansible-test integration --color -v --retry-on-error "${target}" ${COVERAGE:+"$COVERAGE"} ${CHANGED:+"$CHANGED"} ${UNSTABLE:+"$UNSTABLE"} \
-    --remote "${platform}/${version}" --remote-terminate always --remote-stage "${stage}" --remote-provider "${provider}"
+    --python "${pyver}" --remote "${platform}/${version}" --remote-terminate always --remote-stage "${stage}" --remote-provider "${provider}"