Azure functions version 3 reached EoL on 12/13/2022, after which the E2E tests started failing during the suite setup step that creates and publishes a function app. The changes in this PR resolve the issue causing the failure. They have been tested by running a manual E2E test pipeline/workflow.
Cherry-pick #497:
Azure functions version 3 reached EoL on 12/13/2022, after which the E2E tests started failing during the suite setup step that creates and publishes a function app. The changes in this PR resolve the issue causing the failure. They have been tested by running a manual E2E test pipeline/workflow.