diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f1ae024597c..91983be1521a 100644
--- a/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
 ## 4.4.0b5 (Unreleased)
+### Changed
+- Key Vault API version 7.2 is now the default
+
 ### Added
 - `KeyClient` has a `create_oct_key` method for creating symmetric keys
 
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dda41afbdc1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: null
+    headers:
+      Accept:
+      - application/json
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip, deflate
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      Content-Length:
+      - '0'
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      User-Agent:
+      - azsdk-python-keyvault-keys/4.4.0b5 Python/3.5.3 (Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0)
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkey61da15c4/create?api-version=7.2
+  response:
+    body:
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      cache-control:
+      - no-cache
+      content-length:
+      - '0'
+      content-security-policy:
+      - default-src 'self'
+      content-type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      strict-transport-security:
+      - max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
+      www-authenticate:
+      - Bearer authorization="https://login.microsoftonline.com/72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47",
+        resource="https://managedhsm.azure.net"
+      x-content-type-options:
+      - nosniff
+      x-frame-options:
+      - SAMEORIGIN
+      x-ms-server-latency:
+      - '1'
+    status:
+      code: 401
+      message: Unauthorized
+- request:
+    body: '{"kty": "oct-HSM", "key_size": 256}'
+    headers:
+      Accept:
+      - application/json
+      Accept-Encoding:
+      - gzip, deflate
+      Connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      Content-Length:
+      - '35'
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      User-Agent:
+      - azsdk-python-keyvault-keys/4.4.0b5 Python/3.5.3 (Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0)
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkey61da15c4/create?api-version=7.2
+  response:
+    body:
+      string: '{"attributes":{"created":1622135909,"enabled":true,"exportable":false,"recoverableDays":90,"recoveryLevel":"Recoverable+Purgeable","updated":1622135909},"key":{"key_ops":["wrapKey","unwrapKey","decrypt","encrypt"],"kid":"https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkey61da15c4/d27a31941f0a020e9ed3283aea24762d","kty":"oct-HSM"}}'
+    headers:
+      cache-control:
+      - no-cache
+      content-length:
+      - '344'
+      content-security-policy:
+      - default-src 'self'
+      content-type:
+      - application/json; charset=utf-8
+      strict-transport-security:
+      - max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
+      x-content-type-options:
+      - nosniff
+      x-frame-options:
+      - SAMEORIGIN
+      x-ms-keyvault-network-info:
+      - conn_type=Ipv4;addr=172.92.159.124;act_addr_fam=Ipv4;
+      x-ms-keyvault-region:
+      - centralus
+      x-ms-server-latency:
+      - '255'
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+version: 1
diff --git a/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys_async.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys_async.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26a275ba104f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/keyvault/azure-keyvault-keys/tests/recordings/test_samples_keys_async.test_example_create_oct_key_7_2_mhsm.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: null
+    headers:
+      Accept:
+      - application/json
+      Content-Length:
+      - '0'
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      User-Agent:
+      - azsdk-python-keyvault-keys/4.4.0b5 Python/3.5.3 (Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0)
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkeyf1a01841/create?api-version=7.2
+  response:
+    body:
+      string: ''
+    headers:
+      cache-control: no-cache
+      content-length: '0'
+      content-security-policy: default-src 'self'
+      content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+      strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
+      www-authenticate: Bearer authorization="https://login.microsoftonline.com/72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47",
+        resource="https://managedhsm.azure.net"
+      x-content-type-options: nosniff
+      x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
+      x-ms-server-latency: '0'
+    status:
+      code: 401
+      message: Unauthorized
+    url: https://mcpatinotesthsm.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkeyf1a01841/create?api-version=7.2
+- request:
+    body: '{"kty": "oct-HSM", "key_size": 256}'
+    headers:
+      Accept:
+      - application/json
+      Content-Length:
+      - '35'
+      Content-Type:
+      - application/json
+      User-Agent:
+      - azsdk-python-keyvault-keys/4.4.0b5 Python/3.5.3 (Windows-10-10.0.19041-SP0)
+    method: POST
+    uri: https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkeyf1a01841/create?api-version=7.2
+  response:
+    body:
+      string: '{"attributes":{"created":1622135910,"enabled":true,"exportable":false,"recoverableDays":90,"recoveryLevel":"Recoverable+Purgeable","updated":1622135910},"key":{"key_ops":["wrapKey","unwrapKey","decrypt","encrypt"],"kid":"https://managedhsmname.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkeyf1a01841/f6cdb5d6944c05411b483456a095167e","kty":"oct-HSM"}}'
+    headers:
+      cache-control: no-cache
+      content-length: '344'
+      content-security-policy: default-src 'self'
+      content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+      strict-transport-security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
+      x-content-type-options: nosniff
+      x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
+      x-ms-keyvault-network-info: conn_type=Ipv4;addr=172.92.159.124;act_addr_fam=Ipv4;
+      x-ms-keyvault-region: centralus
+      x-ms-server-latency: '190'
+    status:
+      code: 200
+      message: OK
+    url: https://mcpatinotesthsm.managedhsm.azure.net/keys/livekvtestkeyf1a01841/create?api-version=7.2
+version: 1