diff --git a/src/aosm/HISTORY.rst b/src/aosm/HISTORY.rst
index ddf8903557b..c02cf98ffa9 100644
--- a/src/aosm/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/aosm/HISTORY.rst
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ Release History
 * Initial release - beta quality
     * `az aosm nfd|nsd generate-config` to generate an example config file to fill in for an NFD or NSD
     * `az aosm nfd|nsd build|publish|delete` to prepare files for, publish or delete an NFD or NSD
+
+1.0.0b2
+++++++++
+* Fixed: Use default_factory when a dataclass default is hashable (Python 3.11 compatibility)
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diff --git a/src/aosm/azext_aosm/_configuration.py b/src/aosm/azext_aosm/_configuration.py
index 4ae8132166f..3b7a408beb1 100644
--- a/src/aosm/azext_aosm/_configuration.py
+++ b/src/aosm/azext_aosm/_configuration.py
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ def acr_manifest_names(self) -> List[str]:
 class VNFConfiguration(NFConfiguration):
     blob_artifact_store_name: str = ""
     image_name_parameter: str = ""
-    arm_template: Union[Dict[str, str], ArtifactConfig] = ArtifactConfig()
-    vhd: Union[Dict[str, str], VhdArtifactConfig] = VhdArtifactConfig()
+    arm_template: Union[Dict[str, str], ArtifactConfig] = field(default_factory=ArtifactConfig)
+    vhd: Union[Dict[str, str], VhdArtifactConfig] = field(default_factory=VhdArtifactConfig)
 
     @classmethod
     def helptext(cls) -> "VNFConfiguration":
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def validate(self):
 
 @dataclass
 class CNFConfiguration(NFConfiguration):
-    images: Union[Dict[str, str], CNFImageConfig] = CNFImageConfig()
+    images: Union[Dict[str, str], CNFImageConfig] = field(default_factory=CNFImageConfig)
     helm_packages: List[Union[Dict[str, Any], HelmPackageConfig]] = field(
         default_factory=lambda: []
     )
diff --git a/src/aosm/setup.py b/src/aosm/setup.py
index 1ade10c9b8c..3e72089cde9 100644
--- a/src/aosm/setup.py
+++ b/src/aosm/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 # Confirm this is the right version number you want and it matches your
 # HISTORY.rst entry.
-VERSION = "1.0.0b1"
+VERSION = "1.0.0b2"
 
 # The full list of classifiers is available at
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers