diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
index 2e7521fb8b93..7ec0de578382 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Helpers/DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
@@ -215,16 +215,17 @@ function FindParentWorkItem($serviceName, $packageDisplayName, $outputCommand =
 $packageWorkItems = @{}
 $packageWorkItemWithoutKeyFields = @{}
 
-function FindLatestPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $outputCommand = $true, $ignoreReleasePlannerTests = $true, $tag = $null)
+function FindLatestPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $groupId = $null, $outputCommand = $true, $ignoreReleasePlannerTests = $true, $tag = $null)
 {
   # Cache all the versions of this package and language work items
-  $null = FindPackageWorkItem $lang $packageName -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $outputCommand -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests -tag $tag
+  $null = FindPackageWorkItem $lang $packageName -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $outputCommand -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests -tag $tag -groupId $groupId
 
   $latestWI = $null
   foreach ($wi in $packageWorkItems.Values)
   {
     if ($wi.fields["Custom.Language"] -ne $lang) { continue }
     if ($wi.fields["Custom.Package"] -ne $packageName) { continue }
+    if ($groupId -and $wi.fields["Custom.GroupId"] -ne $groupId) { continue }
 
     if (!$latestWI) {
       $latestWI = $wi
@@ -238,9 +239,9 @@ function FindLatestPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $outputCommand = $true,
   return $latestWI
 }
 
-function FindPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $version, $outputCommand = $true, $includeClosed = $false, $ignoreReleasePlannerTests = $true, $tag = $null)
+function FindPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $version, $groupId = $null, $outputCommand = $true, $includeClosed = $false, $ignoreReleasePlannerTests = $true, $tag = $null)
 {
-  $key = BuildHashKeyNoNull $lang $packageName $version
+  $key = BuildHashKey $lang $packageName $version $groupId
   if ($key -and $packageWorkItems.ContainsKey($key)) {
     return $packageWorkItems[$key]
   }
@@ -253,6 +254,7 @@ function FindPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $version, $outputCommand = $tr
   $fields += "System.Tags"
   $fields += "Custom.Language"
   $fields += "Custom.Package"
+  $fields += "Custom.GroupId"
   $fields += "Custom.PackageDisplayName"
   $fields += "System.Title"
   $fields += "Custom.PackageType"
@@ -282,6 +284,9 @@ function FindPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $version, $outputCommand = $tr
   if ($packageName) {
     $query += " AND [Package] = '${packageName}'"
   }
+  if ($groupId) {
+    $query += " AND [GroupId] = '${groupId}'"
+  }
   if ($version) {
     $query += " AND [PackageVersionMajorMinor] = '${version}'"
   }
@@ -295,7 +300,7 @@ function FindPackageWorkItem($lang, $packageName, $version, $outputCommand = $tr
 
   foreach ($wi in $workItems)
   {
-    $localKey = BuildHashKeyNoNull $wi.fields["Custom.Language"] $wi.fields["Custom.Package"] $wi.fields["Custom.PackageVersionMajorMinor"]
+    $localKey = BuildHashKey $wi.fields["Custom.Language"] $wi.fields["Custom.Package"] $wi.fields["Custom.PackageVersionMajorMinor"] $wi.fields["Custom.GroupId"]
     if (!$localKey) {
       $packageWorkItemWithoutKeyFields[$wi.id] = $wi
       Write-Host "Skipping package [$($wi.id)]$($wi.fields['System.Title']) which is missing required fields language, package, or version."
@@ -461,10 +466,10 @@ function UpdatePackageWorkItemReleaseState($id, $state, $releaseType, $outputCom
 
 function FindOrCreateClonePackageWorkItem($lang, $pkg, $verMajorMinor, $allowPrompt = $false, $outputCommand = $false, $relatedId = $null, $tag= $null, $ignoreReleasePlannerTests = $true)
 {
-  $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $lang -packageName $pkg.Package -version $verMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $outputCommand -tag $tag -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests
+  $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $lang -packageName $pkg.Package -version $verMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $outputCommand -tag $tag -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests -groupId $pkg.GroupId
 
   if (!$workItem) {
-    $latestVersionItem = FindLatestPackageWorkItem -lang $lang -packageName $pkg.Package -outputCommand $outputCommand -tag $tag -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests
+    $latestVersionItem = FindLatestPackageWorkItem -lang $lang -packageName $pkg.Package -outputCommand $outputCommand -tag $tag -ignoreReleasePlannerTests $ignoreReleasePlannerTests -groupId $pkg.GroupId
     $assignedTo = "me"
     $extraFields = @()
     if ($latestVersionItem) {
@@ -512,6 +517,13 @@ function CreateOrUpdatePackageWorkItem($lang, $pkg, $verMajorMinor, $existingIte
     Write-Host "Cannot create or update because one of lang, pkg or verMajorMinor aren't set. [$lang|$($pkg.Package)|$verMajorMinor]"
     return
   }
+
+  # PackageProp object uses Group, while other places use GroupId, such as in work item fields and package csv files.
+  $pkgGroupId = if ($pkg.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "GroupId") {
+    $pkg.GroupId
+  } else {
+    $null
+  }
   $pkgName = $pkg.Package
   $pkgDisplayName = $pkg.DisplayName
   $pkgType = $pkg.Type
@@ -523,6 +535,7 @@ function CreateOrUpdatePackageWorkItem($lang, $pkg, $verMajorMinor, $existingIte
   $fields = @()
   $fields += "`"Language=${lang}`""
   $fields += "`"Package=${pkgName}`""
+  $fields += "`"GroupId=${pkgGroupId}`""
   $fields += "`"PackageDisplayName=${pkgDisplayName}`""
   $fields += "`"PackageType=${pkgType}`""
   $fields += "`"PackageTypeNewLibrary=${pkgNewLibrary}`""
@@ -540,6 +553,7 @@ function CreateOrUpdatePackageWorkItem($lang, $pkg, $verMajorMinor, $existingIte
 
     if ($lang -ne $existingItem.fields["Custom.Language"]) { $changedField = "Custom.Language" }
     if ($pkgName -ne $existingItem.fields["Custom.Package"]) { $changedField = "Custom.Package" }
+    if ($pkgGroupId -ne $existingItem.fields["Custom.GroupId"]) { $changedField = "Custom.GroupId" }
     if ($verMajorMinor -ne $existingItem.fields["Custom.PackageVersionMajorMinor"]) { $changedField = "Custom.PackageVersionMajorMinor" }
     if ($pkgDisplayName -ne $existingItem.fields["Custom.PackageDisplayName"]) { $changedField = "Custom.PackageDisplayName" }
     if ($pkgType -ne [string]$existingItem.fields["Custom.PackageType"]) { $changedField = "Custom.PackageType" }
@@ -1029,15 +1043,16 @@ function UpdatePackageVersions($pkgWorkItem, $plannedVersions, $shippedVersions)
 function UpdateValidationStatus($pkgvalidationDetails, $BuildDefinition, $PipelineUrl)
 {
     $pkgName = $pkgValidationDetails.Name
+    $groupId = $pkgValidationDetails.GroupId
     $versionString = $pkgValidationDetails.Version
 
     $parsedNewVersion = [AzureEngSemanticVersion]::new($versionString)
     $versionMajorMinor = "" + $parsedNewVersion.Major + "." + $parsedNewVersion.Minor
-    $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $LanguageDisplayName -packageName $pkgName -version $versionMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $false
+    $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $LanguageDisplayName -packageName $pkgName -groupId $groupId -version $versionMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $false
 
     if (!$workItem)
     {
-        Write-Host"No work item found for package [$pkgName]."
+        Write-Host "No work item found for package [$pkgName] with groupId [$groupId]."
         return $false
     }
 
@@ -1250,6 +1265,7 @@ function Update-DevOpsReleaseWorkItem {
     [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
     [string]$version,
     [string]$plannedDate,
+    [string]$groupId = $null,
     [string]$serviceName = $null,
     [string]$packageDisplayName = $null,
     [string]$packageRepoPath = "NA",
@@ -1277,6 +1293,7 @@ function Update-DevOpsReleaseWorkItem {
 
   $packageInfo = [PSCustomObject][ordered]@{
     Package = $packageName
+    GroupId = $groupId
     DisplayName = $packageDisplayName
     ServiceName = $serviceName
     RepoPath = $packageRepoPath
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
index 930602444fdb..7704bd04cea2 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Package-Properties.ps1
@@ -230,16 +230,30 @@ class PackageProps {
 # Returns important properties of the package relative to the language repo
 # Returns a PS Object with properties @ { pkgName, pkgVersion, pkgDirectoryPath, pkgReadMePath, pkgChangeLogPath }
 # Note: python is required for parsing python package properties.
+# GroupId is optional and is used to filter packages for languages that support group identifiers (e.g., Java).
+# When GroupId is provided, the function will match both the package name and the group ID.
 function Get-PkgProperties {
     Param
     (
         [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
         [string]$PackageName,
-        [string]$ServiceDirectory
+        [string]$ServiceDirectory,
+        [string]$GroupId
     )
 
+    Write-Host "Get-PkgProperties called with PackageName: [$PackageName], ServiceDirectory: [$ServiceDirectory], GroupId: [$GroupId]"
+
     $allPkgProps = Get-AllPkgProperties -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory
-    $pkgProps = $allPkgProps.Where({ $_.Name -eq $PackageName -or $_.ArtifactName -eq $PackageName });
+    
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($GroupId)) {
+        $pkgProps = $allPkgProps.Where({ $_.Name -eq $PackageName -or $_.ArtifactName -eq $PackageName });
+    }
+    else {
+        $pkgProps = $allPkgProps.Where({ 
+            ($_.Name -eq $PackageName -or $_.ArtifactName -eq $PackageName) -and 
+            ($_.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "Group" -and $_.Group -eq $GroupId)
+        });
+    }
 
     if ($pkgProps.Count -ge 1) {
         if ($pkgProps.Count -gt 1) {
@@ -248,7 +262,12 @@ function Get-PkgProperties {
         return $pkgProps[0]
     }
 
-    LogError "Failed to retrieve Properties for [$PackageName]"
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($GroupId)) {
+        LogError "Failed to retrieve Properties for [$PackageName]"
+    }
+    else {
+        LogError "Failed to retrieve Properties for [$PackageName] with GroupId [$GroupId]. Ensure the package has a Group property matching the specified GroupId."
+    }
     return $null
 }
 
@@ -568,3 +587,25 @@ function Get-PkgPropsForEntireService ($serviceDirectoryPath) {
 
     return $projectProps
 }
+
+# Get the full package name based on packageInfo properties
+# Returns Group+ArtifactName if Group exists and has a value, otherwise returns Name
+# If UseColonSeparator switch is enabled, returns Group:ArtifactName format (colon separator)
+function Get-FullPackageName {
+    param (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
+        [PSCustomObject]$PackageInfo,
+        [switch]$UseColonSeparator
+    )
+    
+    if ($PackageInfo.PSObject.Members.Name -contains "Group") {
+        $groupId = $PackageInfo.Group
+        if ($groupId) {
+            if ($UseColonSeparator) {
+                return "${groupId}:$($PackageInfo.Name)"
+            }
+            return "${groupId}+$($PackageInfo.Name)"
+        }
+    }
+    return $PackageInfo.Name
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
index 415831e32300..6d57acf6d601 100755
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ If one isn't provided, then it will compute the next ship date or today's date i
 .PARAMETER ReleaseTrackingOnly
 Optional: If this switch is passed then the script will only update the release work items and not update the versions in the local repo or validate the changelog.
 
+.PARAMETER GroupId
+Optional: The group ID for the package. For Java packages, if not provided, the script will prompt for input with 'com.azure' as the default.
+
 .EXAMPLE
 PS> ./eng/common/scripts/Prepare-Release.ps1 <PackageName>
 
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ param(
   [string]$PackageName,
   [string]$ServiceDirectory,
   [string]$ReleaseDate, # Pass Date in the form MM/dd/yyyy"
-  [switch]$ReleaseTrackingOnly = $false
+  [switch]$ReleaseTrackingOnly = $false,
+  [string]$GroupId
 )
 Set-StrictMode -Version 3
 
@@ -57,6 +61,18 @@ Set-StrictMode -Version 3
 . ${PSScriptRoot}\Helpers\ApiView-Helpers.ps1
 . ${PSScriptRoot}\Helpers\DevOps-WorkItem-Helpers.ps1
 
+# Prompt for GroupId if language is Java and GroupId is not provided
+if ($Language -eq 'java' -and [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($GroupId)) {
+  $userInput = Read-Host "Input the group id, or press Enter to use 'com.azure' as the group id"
+  if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($userInput)) {
+    $GroupId = "com.azure"
+  }
+  else {
+    $GroupId = $userInput.Trim()
+  }
+  Write-Host "Using GroupId: $GroupId" -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+
 function Get-ReleaseDay($baseDate)
 {
   # Find first friday
@@ -74,7 +90,7 @@ function Get-ReleaseDay($baseDate)
 $ErrorPreference = 'Stop'
 
 $packageProperties = $null
-$packageProperties = Get-PkgProperties -PackageName $PackageName -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory
+$packageProperties = Get-PkgProperties -PackageName $PackageName -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory -GroupId $GroupId
 
 if (!$packageProperties)
 {
@@ -128,7 +144,7 @@ if (Test-Path "Function:GetExistingPackageVersions")
 }
 
 $currentProjectVersion = $packageProperties.Version
-$newVersion = Read-Host -Prompt "Input the new version, or press Enter to use use current project version '$currentProjectVersion'"
+$newVersion = Read-Host -Prompt "Input the new version, or press Enter to use current project version '$currentProjectVersion'"
 
 if (!$newVersion)
 {
@@ -144,6 +160,7 @@ if ($null -eq $newVersionParsed)
 
 $result = Update-DevOpsReleaseWorkItem -language $LanguageDisplayName `
     -packageName $packageProperties.Name `
+    -groupId $packageProperties.Group `
     -version $newVersion `
     -plannedDate $releaseDateString `
     -packageRepoPath $packageProperties.serviceDirectory `
@@ -166,7 +183,8 @@ try
   }
   $url = az keyvault secret show --name "APIURL" --vault-name "AzureSDKPrepRelease-KV" --query "value" --output "tsv"
   $apiKey = az keyvault secret show --name "APIKEY" --vault-name "AzureSDKPrepRelease-KV" --query "value" --output "tsv"
-  Check-ApiReviewStatus -PackageName $packageProperties.Name -packageVersion $newVersion -Language $LanguageDisplayName -url $url -apiKey $apiKey
+  $fullPackageNameInApiView = Get-FullPackageName -PackageInfo $packageProperties -UseColonSeparator
+  Check-ApiReviewStatus -PackageName $fullPackageNameInApiView -packageVersion $newVersion -Language $LanguageDisplayName -url $url -apiKey $apiKey
 }
 catch
 {
@@ -194,7 +212,7 @@ if (Test-Path "Function:SetPackageVersion")
   }
   SetPackageVersion -PackageName $packageProperties.Name -Version $newVersion `
     -ServiceDirectory $packageProperties.ServiceDirectory -ReleaseDate $releaseDateString `
-    -PackageProperties $packageProperties -ReplaceLatestEntryTitle $replaceLatestEntryTitle
+    -PackageProperties $packageProperties -ReplaceLatestEntryTitle $replaceLatestEntryTitle -GroupId $packageProperties.Group
 }
 else
 {
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Update-ChangeLog.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Update-ChangeLog.ps1
index 3541cd489403..3059002f3511 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Update-ChangeLog.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Update-ChangeLog.ps1
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Version : Version to add or replace in change log
 # Unreleased: Default is true. If it is set to false, then today's date will be set in verion title. If it is True then title will show "Unreleased"
 # ReplaceLatestEntryTitle: Replaces the latest changelog entry title.
+# GroupId: Optional. The group ID for the package. Used for filtering packages in languages that support group identifiers (e.g., Java).
 
 [CmdletBinding()]
 param (
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@ param (
   [Boolean]$Unreleased = $true,
   [Boolean]$ReplaceLatestEntryTitle = $false,
   [String]$ChangelogPath,
-  [String]$ReleaseDate
+  [String]$ReleaseDate,
+  [String]$GroupId
 )
 Set-StrictMode -Version 3
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ if ($null -eq [AzureEngSemanticVersion]::ParseVersionString($Version))
 
 if ([string]::IsNullOrEmpty($ChangelogPath))
 {
-    $pkgProperties = Get-PkgProperties -PackageName $PackageName -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory
+    $pkgProperties = Get-PkgProperties -PackageName $PackageName -ServiceDirectory $ServiceDirectory -GroupId $GroupId
     $ChangelogPath = $pkgProperties.ChangeLogPath
 }
 
diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Validate-All-Packages.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Validate-All-Packages.ps1
index a247ec3b5110..b92e912601b0 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Validate-All-Packages.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Validate-All-Packages.ps1
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ function VerifyAPIReview($packageName, $packageVersion, $language)
 }
 
 
-function IsVersionShipped($packageName, $packageVersion)
+function IsVersionShipped($packageName, $packageVersion, $groupId = $null)
 {
     # This function will decide if a package version is already shipped or not
     Write-Host "Checking if a version is already shipped for package $packageName with version $packageVersion."
     $parsedNewVersion = [AzureEngSemanticVersion]::new($packageVersion)
     $versionMajorMinor = "" + $parsedNewVersion.Major + "." + $parsedNewVersion.Minor
-    $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $LanguageDisplayName -packageName $packageName -version $versionMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $false
+    $workItem = FindPackageWorkItem -lang $LanguageDisplayName -packageName $packageName -groupId $groupId -version $versionMajorMinor -includeClosed $true -outputCommand $false
     if ($workItem)
     {
         # Check if the package version is already shipped
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ function IsVersionShipped($packageName, $packageVersion)
         }
     }
     else {
-        Write-Host "No work item found for package [$packageName]. Creating new work item for package."
+        Write-Host "No work item found for package [$packageName], group [$groupId]. Creating new work item for package."
     }
     return $false
 }
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function CreateUpdatePackageWorkItem($pkgInfo)
     # Create or update package work item
     $result = Update-DevOpsReleaseWorkItem -language $LanguageDisplayName `
         -packageName $packageName `
+        -groupId $pkgInfo.Group `
         -version $versionString `
         -plannedDate $plannedDate `
         -packageRepoPath $pkgInfo.serviceDirectory `
@@ -175,15 +176,14 @@ function ProcessPackage($packageInfo)
     $pkgName = $packageInfo.Name
     $changeLogPath = $packageInfo.ChangeLogPath
     $versionString = $packageInfo.Version
-    Write-Host "Checking if we need to create or update work item for package $pkgName with version $versionString."
-    $isShipped = IsVersionShipped $pkgName $versionString
+    Write-Host "Checking if we need to create or update work item for package $pkgName and groupId $packageInfo.Group with version $versionString."
+    Write-Host "Package name before checking groupId: $pkgName"
+    $isShipped = IsVersionShipped $pkgName $versionString $packageInfo.Group
     if ($isShipped) {
         Write-Host "Package work item already exists for version [$versionString] that is marked as shipped. Skipping the update of package work item."
         return
     }
 
-    Write-Host "Validating package $pkgName with version $versionString."
-
     # Change log validation
     $changeLogStatus = [PSCustomObject]@{
         Name = "Change Log Validation"
@@ -197,19 +197,16 @@ function ProcessPackage($packageInfo)
 
     # If there's a groupId that means this is Java and pkgName = GroupId+ArtifactName
     # but the VerifyAPIReview requires GroupId:ArtifactName
-    Write-Host "Package name before checking groupId: $fullPackageName"
-    if ($packageInfo.PSObject.Members.Name -contains "Group") {
-        $groupId = $packageInfo.Group
-        if ($groupId){
-            $fullPackageName = "${groupId}:$($packageInfo.ArtifactName)"
-        }
-    }
-
+    # Technically we can use groupId+artifactName format in api view,
+    # however it will need to migrate the existing data and Java parser also needs the change.
+    $fullPackageName = Get-FullPackageName -PackageInfo $packageInfo -UseColonSeparator
     Write-Host "Checking API review status for package $fullPackageName"
     $apireviewDetails = VerifyAPIReview $fullPackageName $packageInfo.Version $Language
 
+    # The following object will be used to update package work item, the name should be package name only without groupId
     $pkgValidationDetails= [PSCustomObject]@{
         Name = $pkgName
+        GroupId = $packageInfo.Group
         Version = $packageInfo.Version
         ChangeLogValidation = $changeLogStatus
         APIReviewValidation = $apireviewDetails.ApiviewApproval
@@ -220,6 +217,7 @@ function ProcessPackage($packageInfo)
     Write-Host "Output: $($output)"
 
     # Create json token file in artifact path
+    # Does the following validation file name also need to use full package name with groupId?
     $tokenFile = Join-Path $ArtifactPath "$($packageInfo.ArtifactName)-Validation.json"
     $output | Out-File -FilePath $tokenFile -Encoding utf8