diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/database/README.md b/avm/res/sql/server/database/README.md
index 48abd9e22f..304baed8c1 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/database/README.md
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/database/README.md
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Whether or not this database is zone redundant.
 
 - Required: No
 - Type: bool
-- Default: `False`
+- Default: `True`
 
 
 ## Outputs
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.bicep b/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.bicep
index ff985b8eb6..f26259ab84 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.bicep
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ param maxSizeBytes int = 34359738368
 param sampleName string = ''
 
 @description('Optional. Whether or not this database is zone redundant.')
-param zoneRedundant bool = false
+param zoneRedundant bool = true
 
 @description('Optional. The license type to apply for this database.')
 param licenseType string = ''
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.json b/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.json
index 6a3ecbe9b8..a28b55efe8 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.json
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/database/main.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
       "version": "0.29.47.4906",
-      "templateHash": "8343448660522432164"
+      "templateHash": "6019999815954957727"
     },
     "name": "SQL Server Database",
     "description": "This module deploys an Azure SQL Server Database.",
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     },
     "zoneRedundant": {
       "type": "bool",
-      "defaultValue": false,
+      "defaultValue": true,
       "metadata": {
         "description": "Optional. Whether or not this database is zone redundant."
       }
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/README.md b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/README.md
index fb55fe4ad4..d787a2e320 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/README.md
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/README.md
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ Whether or not this elastic pool is zone redundant, which means the replicas of
 
 - Required: No
 - Type: bool
-- Default: `False`
+- Default: `True`
 
 
 ## Outputs
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.bicep b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.bicep
index 2e884fbc49..606aded8d8 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.bicep
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ param databaseMaxCapacity int = 2
 param databaseMinCapacity int = 0
 
 @description('Optional. Whether or not this elastic pool is zone redundant, which means the replicas of this elastic pool will be spread across multiple availability zones.')
-param zoneRedundant bool = false
+param zoneRedundant bool = true
 
 resource server 'Microsoft.Sql/servers@2023-08-01-preview' existing = {
   name: serverName
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.json b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.json
index bc9ef67970..018727aa52 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.json
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/elastic-pool/main.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
       "version": "0.29.47.4906",
-      "templateHash": "17663884310941548142"
+      "templateHash": "18037703368269722870"
     },
     "name": "SQL Server Elastic Pool",
     "description": "This module deploys an Azure SQL Server Elastic Pool.",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     },
     "zoneRedundant": {
       "type": "bool",
-      "defaultValue": false,
+      "defaultValue": true,
       "metadata": {
         "description": "Optional. Whether or not this elastic pool is zone redundant, which means the replicas of this elastic pool will be spread across multiple availability zones."
       }
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/main.bicep b/avm/res/sql/server/main.bicep
index 100d49f9d9..50bda35805 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/main.bicep
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/main.bicep
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ module server_databases 'database/main.bicep' = [
         : ''
       sampleName: contains(database, 'sampleName') ? database.sampleName : ''
       tags: database.?tags ?? tags
-      zoneRedundant: contains(database, 'zoneRedundant') ? database.zoneRedundant : false
+      zoneRedundant: contains(database, 'zoneRedundant') ? database.zoneRedundant : true
       elasticPoolId: contains(database, 'elasticPoolId') ? database.elasticPoolId : ''
       backupShortTermRetentionPolicy: contains(database, 'backupShortTermRetentionPolicy')
         ? database.backupShortTermRetentionPolicy
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ module server_elasticPools 'elastic-pool/main.bicep' = [
       skuCapacity: contains(elasticPool, 'skuCapacity') ? elasticPool.skuCapacity : 2
       skuName: contains(elasticPool, 'skuName') ? elasticPool.skuName : 'GP_Gen5'
       skuTier: contains(elasticPool, 'skuTier') ? elasticPool.skuTier : 'GeneralPurpose'
-      zoneRedundant: contains(elasticPool, 'zoneRedundant') ? elasticPool.zoneRedundant : false
+      zoneRedundant: contains(elasticPool, 'zoneRedundant') ? elasticPool.zoneRedundant : true
       location: location
       tags: elasticPool.?tags ?? tags
     }
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/main.json b/avm/res/sql/server/main.json
index 78cff13981..9bf2e9b5c3 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/main.json
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/main.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "_generator": {
       "name": "bicep",
       "version": "0.29.47.4906",
-      "templateHash": "18130756437591455522"
+      "templateHash": "8727418248832787909"
     },
     "name": "Azure SQL Servers",
     "description": "This module deploys an Azure SQL Server.",
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@
           "tags": {
             "value": "[coalesce(tryGet(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'tags'), parameters('tags'))]"
           },
-          "zoneRedundant": "[if(contains(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'zoneRedundant'), createObject('value', parameters('databases')[copyIndex()].zoneRedundant), createObject('value', false()))]",
+          "zoneRedundant": "[if(contains(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'zoneRedundant'), createObject('value', parameters('databases')[copyIndex()].zoneRedundant), createObject('value', true()))]",
           "elasticPoolId": "[if(contains(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'elasticPoolId'), createObject('value', parameters('databases')[copyIndex()].elasticPoolId), createObject('value', ''))]",
           "backupShortTermRetentionPolicy": "[if(contains(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'backupShortTermRetentionPolicy'), createObject('value', parameters('databases')[copyIndex()].backupShortTermRetentionPolicy), createObject('value', createObject()))]",
           "backupLongTermRetentionPolicy": "[if(contains(parameters('databases')[copyIndex()], 'backupLongTermRetentionPolicy'), createObject('value', parameters('databases')[copyIndex()].backupLongTermRetentionPolicy), createObject('value', createObject()))]",
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
             "_generator": {
               "name": "bicep",
               "version": "0.29.47.4906",
-              "templateHash": "8343448660522432164"
+              "templateHash": "6019999815954957727"
             },
             "name": "SQL Server Database",
             "description": "This module deploys an Azure SQL Server Database.",
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
             },
             "zoneRedundant": {
               "type": "bool",
-              "defaultValue": false,
+              "defaultValue": true,
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Optional. Whether or not this database is zone redundant."
               }
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@
           "skuCapacity": "[if(contains(parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()], 'skuCapacity'), createObject('value', parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()].skuCapacity), createObject('value', 2))]",
           "skuName": "[if(contains(parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()], 'skuName'), createObject('value', parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()].skuName), createObject('value', 'GP_Gen5'))]",
           "skuTier": "[if(contains(parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()], 'skuTier'), createObject('value', parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()].skuTier), createObject('value', 'GeneralPurpose'))]",
-          "zoneRedundant": "[if(contains(parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()], 'zoneRedundant'), createObject('value', parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()].zoneRedundant), createObject('value', false()))]",
+          "zoneRedundant": "[if(contains(parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()], 'zoneRedundant'), createObject('value', parameters('elasticPools')[copyIndex()].zoneRedundant), createObject('value', true()))]",
           "location": {
             "value": "[parameters('location')]"
           },
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@
             "_generator": {
               "name": "bicep",
               "version": "0.29.47.4906",
-              "templateHash": "17663884310941548142"
+              "templateHash": "18037703368269722870"
             },
             "name": "SQL Server Elastic Pool",
             "description": "This module deploys an Azure SQL Server Elastic Pool.",
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@
             },
             "zoneRedundant": {
               "type": "bool",
-              "defaultValue": false,
+              "defaultValue": true,
               "metadata": {
                 "description": "Optional. Whether or not this elastic pool is zone redundant, which means the replicas of this elastic pool will be spread across multiple availability zones."
               }
diff --git a/avm/res/sql/server/version.json b/avm/res/sql/server/version.json
index a8eda31021..9ed3662aba 100644
--- a/avm/res/sql/server/version.json
+++ b/avm/res/sql/server/version.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "$schema": "https://aka.ms/bicep-registry-module-version-file-schema#",
-    "version": "0.5",
+    "version": "0.6",
     "pathFilters": [
         "./main.json"
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}