diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0226343..8f578fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Unfortunately, cookiecutter does not allow us to show any description of the opt
 * Select your `ci_pipeline`
   - `none` (default): Don't use any CI/CD pipeline.
   - `gitlab`: If you plan to use GitLab, this option will add a CI/CD Pipeline definition for [GitLab CI/CD](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/). The pipeline includes basic steps to build, test and deploy your code. The deployment steps do nothing but echoing a String, as deployment is very project-specific.
+   - `az-devops`: If you plan to use [Azure DevOps](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/products/devops), this option will add a CI pipeline and templates for CD pipelines. For the CD pipelines to work, you need to add project specific information.
 * `create_cli` (yes or no): if you plan to build an application with a command line interface (CLI), select *yes* here. This will integrate a template for the CLI into your project - minimal boilerplate guaranteed! (We're leveraging the awesome [typer](https://typer.tiangolo.com/) library for this.)
 * `config_file`: select your preferred config format. It is best practice to store your configuration separate from your code, even for small projects, but because there are a gazillion ways to do this, each project seems to reinvents the wheel. We want to provide a few options to set you up with a working configuration:
   - `yaml`: use [YAML](https://yaml.org/) as your configuration file format. Easy to read and write, widely adopted, relies on the [PyYAML](https://pyyaml.org/) package.
diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index a9b3a8f..8f6b2b7 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@
   "package_manager": ["conda", "pip", "poetry"],
   "use_notebooks": ["no", "yes"],
   "use_docker": ["no", "yes"],
-  "ci_pipeline": ["none", "gitlab"],
+  "ci_pipeline": ["none", "gitlab", "az-devops"],
   "create_cli": ["no", "yes"],
   "config_file": ["none", "hocon", "yaml"],
   "code_formatter": ["none", "black"],
   "editor_settings": ["none", "pycharm", "vscode"],
+  "_copy_without_render": [
+    "cd/build-dev.yml",
+    "cd/build.yml",
+    "cd/delete-old-images.yml"
+  ],
   "__prompts__": {
     "full_name": "What's your [bold yellow]name[/]?",
     "company_name": "Enter your [bold yellow]company name[/]; leave empty if not applicable",
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 3cf7a48..e7f09ef 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -73,7 +73,18 @@
     ".gitlab-ci.yml",
 }
 
-files_ci_all = files_ci_gitlab
+files_ci_devops = {
+    'ci/test-pipeline.yml',
+}
+
+files_cd_devops = {
+    'cd/build-dev.yml',
+    'cd/build.yml',
+    'cd/trigger.yml',
+    'cd/delete-old-images.yml'
+}
+
+files_ci_all = files_ci_gitlab | files_ci_devops | files_cd_devops
 
 folders_editor = [
     '.idea__editor',
@@ -167,10 +178,20 @@ def handle_editor_settings():
 
 def handle_ci():
     ci_pipeline = '{{ cookiecutter.ci_pipeline }}'
+    use_docker = '{{ cookiecutter.use_docker }}'
     if ci_pipeline == "gitlab":
         _delete_files(files_ci_all - files_ci_gitlab)
+        os.rmdir('ci')
+        os.rmdir('cd')
+    elif ci_pipeline == "az-devops":
+        _delete_files(files_ci_all - files_ci_devops - files_cd_devops)
+        if use_docker == 'no':
+            _delete_files(files_cd_devops)
+            os.rmdir('cd')
     elif ci_pipeline == 'none':
         _delete_files(files_ci_all)
+        os.rmdir('ci')
+        os.rmdir('cd')
 
 
 def print_success():
diff --git a/tests/test_options.py b/tests/test_options.py
index 6783bc5..7cb3246 100644
--- a/tests/test_options.py
+++ b/tests/test_options.py
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from .util import assert_file_contains, check_project
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def az_devops_cd_files():
+    return [
+        'cd/build.yml',
+        'cd/build-dev.yml',
+        'cd/delete-old-images.yml',
+        'cd/trigger.yml'
+    ]
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def az_devops_ci_files():
+    return ['ci/test-pipeline.yml']
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def az_devops_files(az_devops_ci_files, az_devops_cd_files):
+    return az_devops_ci_files + az_devops_cd_files
 
 
 def test_base():
@@ -61,10 +82,26 @@ def test_docker_poetry():
 
 def test_docker_no():
     check_project(
-        settings={'use_docker': 'no'},
+        settings={
+            'use_docker': 'no'
+        },
         files_non_existent=['Dockerfile', 'docker-compose.yml', '.dockerignore'])
 
 
+def test_docker_no_az_devops(az_devops_cd_files):
+    check_project(
+        settings={
+            'use_docker': 'no',
+            'ci_pipeline': 'az-devops'
+        },
+        files_non_existent=[
+            'Dockerfile',
+            'docker-compose.yml',
+            '.dockerignore',
+            ].extend(az_devops_cd_files)
+    )
+
+
 def test_cli_yes():
     check_project(
         settings={'create_cli': 'yes'},
@@ -197,6 +234,7 @@ def test_poetry_regression():
         run_pytest=True,
     )
 
+
 def test_gitlab_pip():
     check_project(
         settings={
@@ -206,6 +244,7 @@ def test_gitlab_pip():
         files_existent=[".gitlab-ci.yml"]
     )
 
+
 def test_gitlab_conda():
     check_project(
         settings={
@@ -215,6 +254,7 @@ def test_gitlab_conda():
         files_existent=[".gitlab-ci.yml"]
     )
 
+
 def test_gitlab_poetry():
     check_project(
         settings={
@@ -224,10 +264,44 @@ def test_gitlab_poetry():
         files_existent=[".gitlab-ci.yml"]
     )
 
-def test_no_ci_pipeline():
+
+def test_az_devops_pip(az_devops_files):
+    check_project(
+        settings={
+            "package_manager": "pip",
+            "ci_pipeline": "az-devops",
+            "use_docker": "yes"
+        },
+        files_existent=az_devops_files
+    )
+
+
+def test_az_devops_conda(az_devops_files):
+    check_project(
+        settings={
+            "package_manager": "conda",
+            "ci_pipeline": "az-devops",
+            "use_docker": "yes"
+        },
+        files_existent=az_devops_files
+    )
+
+
+def test_az_devops_poetry(az_devops_files):
+    check_project(
+        settings={
+            "package_manager": "poetry",
+            "ci_pipeline": "az-devops",
+            "use_docker": "yes"
+        },
+        files_existent=az_devops_files
+    )
+
+
+def test_no_ci_pipeline(az_devops_files):
     check_project(
         settings={
             "ci_pipeline": "none"
         },
-        files_non_existent=[".gitlab-ci.yml"]
+        files_non_existent=[".gitlab-ci.yml"] + az_devops_files
     )
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build-dev.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc062f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Pipeline which builds the docker image for DEV and pushes it to DEV Container Registry
+#
+# expected parameters:
+# ACR: Azure Container Registry ID to push image to
+# ACR_SUB: Service Connection to authenticate against the Azure Container Registry
+# REPOSITORY: The repository to push to in the Container Registry
+# SUBSCRIPTION: Service Connection used for Azure CLI Task
+# IMAGE_COUNT: Number of last images to retain, all others are deleted
+
+parameters:
+- name: ACR
+  type: string
+- name: ACR_SUB
+  type: string
+- name: REPOSITORY
+  type: string
+- name: SUBSCRIPTION
+  type: string
+- name: IMAGE_COUNT
+  type: number
+
+jobs:
+- job: build_push_docker_image
+  steps:
+  - checkout: self
+
+  - task: Docker@2
+    inputs:
+      containerRegistry: ${{ parameters.ACR_SUB }}
+      repository: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+      command: build
+      Dockerfile: '**/Dockerfile'
+
+  - task: Docker@2
+    inputs:
+      containerRegistry: ${{ parameters.ACR_SUB }}
+      repository: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+      command: push
+      Dockerfile: '**/Dockerfile'
+      tags: $(Build.BuildId)
+
+  - template: delete-old-images.yml
+    parameters:
+      ACR: ${{ parameters.ACR }}
+      SUBSCRIPTION: ${{ parameters.SUBSCRIPTION }}
+      REPOSITORY: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+      IMAGE_COUNT: ${{ parameters.IMAGE_COUNT}}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4602395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Pipeline which copies docker image from the Container Registry in a (previous) environment to the next environment
+# This will be used to deploy the image DEV -> QA -> PROD
+#
+# expected parameters:
+# ACR_PREVIOUS : Azure Container Registry to pull Docker image from
+# ACR_NEXT: Azure Container Registry to push Docker image to
+# ACR_SUB_PREVIOUS: Service Connection used for authentication with Container Registry OLD
+# ACR_SUB_NEXT: Service Connection used for authentication with Container Registry NEW
+# REPOSITORY: The repository to push and pull to/from in the Container Registries, should be the same for all environments to avoid complexity
+# IMAGE_COUNT: Number of last images to retain, all others are deleted
+
+parameters:
+- name: ACR_PREVIOUS 
+  type: string
+- name: ACR_NEXT
+  type: string
+- name: ACR_SUB_PREVIOUS
+  type: string
+- name: ACR_SUB_NEXT
+  type: string
+- name: REPOSITORY
+  type: string
+- name: IMAGE_COUNT
+  type: number
+- name: SUBSCRIPTION
+  type: string
+
+steps:
+- task: Docker@2
+  displayName: Pull image from container repository of previous environment
+  inputs:
+    containerRegistry: ${{ parameters.ACR_SUB_PREVIOUS }}
+    repository: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+    command: pull
+    arguments: ${{ parameters.ACR_PREVIOUS }}/${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}:$(Build.BuildId)
+
+- bash: docker tag ${{ parameters.ACR_PREVIOUS }}/${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}:$(Build.BuildId) ${{ parameters.ACR_NEXT }}/${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}:$(Build.BuildId)
+  displayName: Promote Docker image to registry of next environment
+
+- task: Docker@2
+  displayName: Push Image to container repository of next environment
+  inputs:
+    containerRegistry: ${{ parameters.ACR_SUB_NEXT }}
+    repository: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+    command: push
+    tags: $(Build.BuildId)
+
+- template: delete-old-images.yml
+  parameters:
+    ACR: ${{ parameters.ACR_NEXT }}
+    SUBSCRIPTION: ${{ parameters.SUBSCRIPTION }}
+    REPOSITORY: ${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+    IMAGE_COUNT: ${{ parameters.IMAGE_COUNT}}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/delete-old-images.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/delete-old-images.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dd7969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/delete-old-images.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# This template encapsulates the functionality to delete old images,
+# so only a pre-specified number of images is present in the registry
+#
+# Expected Parameters
+# ACR: Azure Container Registry containing the images to delete
+# REPOSITORY: Specific Repo in the Registry
+# IMAGE_COUNT: Number of historic images to retain
+# ACR_SUB: Azure Service Connection to use for authentication against registry
+
+parameters:
+  - name: ACR
+    type: string
+  - name: REPOSITORY
+    type: string
+  - name: IMAGE_COUNT
+    type: number
+  - name: SUBSCRIPTION
+    type: string
+
+steps:
+  - task: AzureCLI@2
+    displayName: 'Clean-up old Docker image'
+    inputs:
+      azureSubscription: ${{ parameters.SUBSCRIPTION }}
+      scriptType: bash
+      scriptLocation: inlineScript
+      inlineScript: |
+          ACR=${{ parameters.ACR }}
+          REPOSITORY=${{ parameters.REPOSITORY }}
+          # Number of newest images in the repository that will not be deleted
+          COUNT=${{ parameters.IMAGE_COUNT }}
+
+          OLD_IMAGES=$(az acr repository show-tags --name $ACR --repository $REPOSITORY --orderby time_asc -o tsv | head -n -$COUNT)
+          echo "$OLD_IMAGES"
+          for OLD_IMAGE in $OLD_IMAGES
+          do
+          az acr repository delete --name $ACR --image $REPOSITORY:$OLD_IMAGE --yes
+          done
+      arguments: '-failOnStandardError false'
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/trigger.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0ee95f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/cd/trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+trigger:
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - master
+  paths:
+    include:
+    - src/{{ cookiecutter.module_name }}
+
+pool:
+  vmImage: 'Ubuntu-latest'
+
+stages:
+- stage: dev_build
+  displayName: Build and Push Docker Image to DEV
+  jobs:
+  - template: build-dev.yml
+    parameters:
+      ACR: # complete with the identifier of your azure container registry on DEV
+      ACR_SUB: # complete with name of docker registry service connection on DEV
+      REPOSITORY: # complete with name of repository
+      SUBSCRIPTION: # complete with name of service connection 
+      IMAGE_COUNT: 5
+
+- stage: qa_build
+  dependsOn: dev_build
+  displayName: Copy Docker Image from DEV to QA
+  jobs:
+  - deployment: dev_to_qa
+    displayName: Copy Docker Image from DEV to QA
+    # environment is only set, so that an approval process can be defined
+    environment: # complete with Azure Dev Ops environment
+    strategy:
+      runOnce:
+        deploy:
+          steps:
+          - template: build.yml
+            parameters:
+              ACR_PREVIOUS: # complete with the identifier of your azure container registry on DEV
+              ACR_NEXT: # complete with the identifier of your azure container registry on QA
+              ACR_SUB_PREVIOUS: # complete with name of docker registry service connection on DEV
+              ACR_SUB_NEXT: # complete with name of docker registry service connection on QA
+              REPOSITORY: # complete with name of repository
+              SUBSCRIPTION: # complete with name of service connection 
+              IMAGE_COUNT: 5
+
+- stage: prod_build
+  dependsOn: qa_build
+  displayName: Copy Docker Image from QA to PROD
+  jobs:
+  - deployment: qa_to_prod
+    displayName: Copy Docker Image from QA to PROD
+    # environment is only set, so that an approval process can be defined
+    environment: # complete with Azure Dev Ops environment
+    strategy:
+      runOnce:
+        deploy:
+          steps:
+          - template: build.yml
+            parameters:
+              ACR_PREVIOUS: # complete with the identifier of your azure container registry on QA
+              ACR_NEXT: # complete with the identifier of your azure container registry on PROD
+              ACR_SUB_PREVIOUS: # complete with name of docker registry service connection on QA
+              ACR_SUB_NEXT: # complete with name of docker registry service connection on PROD
+              REPOSITORY: # complete with name of repository
+              SUBSCRIPTION: # complete with name of service connection 
+              IMAGE_COUNT: 5
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/ci/test-pipeline.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/ci/test-pipeline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba59b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/ci/test-pipeline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# trigger on pull requests needs to be set manually in Azure DevOps
+trigger: none
+
+pool:
+  name: Azure Pipelines
+  vmImage: ubuntu-latest
+
+jobs:
+
+- job: Test
+  variables:
+    VENV_FOLDER: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/venv
+    {%- if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'pip' %}
+    PIP_CACHE_DIR: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/venv/lib
+    {%- elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'conda' %}
+    CONDA_ENV_NAME: test-env
+    CONDA_PKGS_DIRS: /usr/share/miniconda/envs/$(CONDA_ENV_NAME)
+    {%- elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'poetry' %}
+    POETRY_VERSION: 1.6
+    # we have to cache the whole folder in order to activate the env later on
+    # otherwise the activate binary isn't restored for a cache hit
+    POETRY_CACHE_DIR: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/.venv
+    {%- endif %}
+    PACKAGE_NAME: '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'
+
+  steps:
+  - checkout: self
+
+  - task: UsePythonVersion@0
+    displayName: Use Python 3.8
+    inputs:
+      versionSpec: 3.8
+      addToPath: true
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Install system dependencies
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        sudo apt update
+        sudo apt install -y build-essential
+
+  # fill in or delete if no Azure Keyvault is used
+  - task: AzureKeyVault@1
+    inputs:
+      azureSubscription: ''
+      KeyVaultName: ''
+      SecretsFilter: ''
+      RunAsPreJob: false
+
+  {%- if cookiecutter.package_manager == 'pip' %}
+
+  - task: Cache@2
+    inputs:
+      key: 'pip | venv | $(Agent.OS) | requirements.txt | requirements-dev.txt'
+      path: $(PIP_CACHE_DIR)
+    displayName: Cache pip packages
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Create venv
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        python -m venv $(VENV_FOLDER)
+        source $(VENV_FOLDER)/bin/activate
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Setup environment
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        source $(VENV_FOLDER)/bin/activate
+        # resolve issues with old cached versions of pip
+        # Open question: Still needed?
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip || (curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && python get-pip.py)
+        python -m pip install wheel
+
+        # install python app dependencies
+        python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt -U
+
+        # build and install wheel
+        python setup.py dist
+        python -m pip install --force-reinstall dist/*.whl
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: pytest (with coverage)
+    # define env variables as needed
+    env:
+      PACKAGE_NAME: $(PACKAGE_NAME)
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        source $(VENV_FOLDER)/bin/activate
+
+        # run pytest
+        python -m pytest tests --doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/test-results.xml --cov=$PACKAGE_NAME --cov-report=xml:coverage-reports/cov.xml --cov-report=html
+  {% elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'conda' %}
+
+  - task: Cache@2
+    displayName: Cache conda packages
+    inputs:
+      key: 'conda | $(Agent.OS) | environment.yml | environment-dev.yml'
+      path: $(CONDA_PKGS_DIRS)
+      cacheHitVar: CONDA_CACHE_RESTORED
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Create conda environment
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        conda env create -n $(CONDA_ENV_NAME) -f environment-dev.yml environment.yml
+        source /usr/share/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+        conda activate $(CONDA_ENV_NAME)
+        python -m pip install wheel
+    condition: eq(variables.CONDA_CACHE_RESTORED, 'false')
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Install project as python package
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        source /usr/share/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+        conda activate $(CONDA_ENV_NAME)
+        python setup.py dist
+        python -m pip install --force-reinstall dist/*.whl
+
+  # run tests with coverage information
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: pytest (with coverage)
+    # define env variables as needed
+    env:
+      PACKAGE_NAME: $(PACKAGE_NAME)
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        source /usr/share/miniconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+        conda activate $(CONDA_ENV_NAME)
+        python -m pytest tests --doctest-modules --junitxml=junit/test-results.xml --cov=$PACKAGE_NAME --cov-report=xml:coverage-reports/cov.xml --cov-report=html
+  {% elif cookiecutter.package_manager == 'poetry' %}
+
+  - task: Cache@2
+    displayName: Cache poetry packages
+    inputs:
+      key: 'poetry | $(Agent.OS) | pyproject.toml '
+      path: $(POETRY_CACHE_DIR)
+      cacheHitVar: POETRY_CACHE_RESTORED
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Configure poetry
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        pip install poetry==$(POETRY_VERSION)
+
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: Create venv
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        poetry install --no-root
+        source `poetry env info --path`/bin/activate
+    condition: eq(variables.POETRY_CACHE_RESTORED, 'false')
+
+  # run tests with coverage information
+  - task: Bash@3
+    displayName: pytest (with coverage)
+    inputs:
+      targetType: inline
+      script: |
+        set -uex
+        # install root which obviously shouldn't be cached
+        poetry install --only-root
+        source `poetry env info --path`/bin/activate
+        python -m pytest tests --doctest-modules --junitxml=$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/junit/test-results.xml --cov=src/'{{ cookiecutter.module_name }}' --cov-report=xml:$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/coverage-reports/cov.xml --cov-report=html:$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/coverage-reports/cov.html
+
+  {%- endif %}
+  - task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
+    displayName: Publish code coverage
+    inputs:
+      codeCoverageTool: Cobertura
+      summaryFileLocation: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/coverage-reports/cov.xml
+      additionalCodeCoverageFiles: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/junit/
+    condition: succeededOrFailed()
+
+  # publish pytest results
+  - task: PublishTestResults@2
+    inputs:
+      testResultsFormat: JUnit
+      testResultsFiles: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/*-results.xml
+      testRunTitle: Publish pytest results
+      failTaskOnFailedTests: false
+    condition: succeededOrFailed()