diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
index 1fc00dd..238fc4f 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 server:
   cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 5
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
index 84cca76..1cc6171 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 5
 pool: server
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
index d43ecc1..3a80dca 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ phases:
   server:
     cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 5
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
 - phase: job3
   server:
     cancelTimeoutInMinutes: $[ variables.theCancelTimeoutInMinutes ]
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
index 389f04b..5d53a90 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobCancelTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ jobs:
   cancelTimeoutInMinutes: 5
   pool: server
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
 - job: job3
   cancelTimeoutInMinutes: $[ variables.theCancelTimeoutInMinutes ]
   pool: server
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
index 61931a3..52141e7 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 server: true
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
index 94a68ae..9a51390 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobPool_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 pool: server
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromImpliedJob.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromImpliedJob.0.yml
index 02de436..d3eecf6 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromImpliedJob.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromImpliedJob.0.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
+- task: Bash@3
 - script: echo hi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromJob.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromJob.0.yml
index 539807a..7a8c5cc 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromJob.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromJob.0.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 jobs:
 - job: myJob
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
   - script: echo hi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.0.yml
index 9e3b5dc..7093621 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.0.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 phases:
 - phase: myJob
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
   - script: echo hi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.1.yml
index 539807a..7a8c5cc 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobSteps_FromLegacyPhase.1.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 jobs:
 - job: myJob
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
   - script: echo hi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
index 33a7d3d..c107cf8 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ server:
       config: debug
   parallel: 2
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
index 2b2f7b6..a64a93b 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ strategy:
   maxParallel: 2
 pool: server
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
index 98e87b9..a4aa7b8 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ phases:
     matrix: $[ variables.matrix ]
     parallel: $[ variables.maxParallel ]
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
index ac962ae..0e8edda 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobStrategy_Matrix_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
     maxParallel: $[ variables.maxParallel ]
   pool: server
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
index 4000646..083ae6d 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 server:
   timeoutInMinutes: 5
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
index bc3502a..7522c41 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromImpliedJob_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 timeoutInMinutes: 5
 pool: server
 steps:
-- task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+- task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
index d269d03..c68df7f 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.0.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ phases:
   server:
     timeoutInMinutes: 5
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
 - phase: job3
   server:
     timeoutInMinutes: $[ variables.theTimeoutInMinutes ]
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
index dbc3216..25a2848 100644
--- a/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
+++ b/examples/extracted/JobTimeoutInMinutes_FromLegacyPhase_LegacyServer.1.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ jobs:
   timeoutInMinutes: 5
   pool: server
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
+  - task: Bash@3
 - job: job3
   timeoutInMinutes: $[ variables.theTimeoutInMinutes ]
   pool: server
   steps:
-  - task: foo@1
\ No newline at end of file
+  - task: Bash@3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/extract-yaml-testcases/src/main.ts b/tools/extract-yaml-testcases/src/main.ts
index 4dbcb8c..5ab320e 100644
--- a/tools/extract-yaml-testcases/src/main.ts
+++ b/tools/extract-yaml-testcases/src/main.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ function outputYaml(name: string, body: string, outputDir: string) {
     let number = 0;
     while (mlString !== null) {
         const finalFileName = [outputBaseName, number.toString(), 'yml'].join('.');
-        fs.writeFile(finalFileName, mlString[1].trim(), 'utf8', (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+        const rawContents = mlString[1].trim();
+        // replace tasks called "foo@1" with a real task name
+        const cookedContents = rawContents.replace(/foo@1/gi, "Bash@3");
+        fs.writeFile(finalFileName, cookedContents, 'utf8', (err: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
             if (err) {
                 console.error('trouble writing ' + finalFileName);
             }