diff --git a/arm-ttk/testcases/deploymentTemplate/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions.test.ps1 b/arm-ttk/testcases/deploymentTemplate/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions.test.ps1
index 64eb8090..2a245e5e 100644
--- a/arm-ttk/testcases/deploymentTemplate/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions.test.ps1
+++ b/arm-ttk/testcases/deploymentTemplate/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions.test.ps1
@@ -28,9 +28,18 @@ param(
     # Test Run Date - date to use when doing comparisons, if not current date (used for unit testing against and old cache)
     [Parameter(Mandatory = $false, Position = 3)]
     [datetime]
-    $TestDate = [DateTime]::Now
+    $TestDate = [DateTime]::Now,
+    
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+    [PSCustomObject]
+    $TemplateMetadata 
 )
 
+    # bicep - if this is a bicep file, skip since the apiVersions are implicit (most of the time)
+    if( $TemplateMetadata._generator.name -eq 'bicep') {
+        continue
+    }
+
 $foundReferences = $TemplateText | 
 ?<ARM_Template_Function> -FunctionName 'reference|list\w{0,}'
 
diff --git a/unit-tests/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions/Pass/bicep.json b/unit-tests/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions/Pass/bicep.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0804a239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit-tests/apiVersions-Should-Be-Recent-In-Reference-Functions/Pass/bicep.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
+    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
+    "metadata": {
+      "_generator": {
+        "name": "bicep",
+        "version": "0.5.6.12127",
+        "templateHash": "16815708176905569328"
+      }
+    },
+    "parameters": {},
+    "functions": [],
+    "variables": {},
+    "resources": [],
+    "outputs": {
+        "oldIPReference": "[reference(resourceId('Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses', 'test'), '2015-06-15', 'Full')]"
+    }
+}
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