diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 494714e8fde8..509fcd0367c1 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -400,13 +400,19 @@ stages:
           configuration: Release
       - name: compilerChange
         value: $[dependencies.Determine_Changes.outputs['SetPathVars_compilers.containsChange']]
+      # Set NUGET_PACKAGES to fix issues with package Restore when building with `-ci`.
+      # Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/issues/15970
+      - name: NUGET_PACKAGES
+        value: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.packages
     steps:
       - template: eng/pipelines/checkout-windows-task.yml
 
       - powershell: eng/build.ps1 -configuration Release -prepareMachine -ci -restore -binaryLogName Restore.binlog 
         displayName: Restore
 
-      - powershell: eng/build.ps1 -configuration Release -prepareMachine -ci -build -pack -publish -sign -binaryLogName Build.binlog /p:DotnetPublishUsingPipelines=true /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuildCorrectness=true
+      # We additionally restore during the build because the Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Feed package only restores when we pass `-publish`. See https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/blob/37ccfd66358af6a37a0ec385ec31d1d71bdd8723/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/tools/Tools.proj#L61-L66
+      # Passing `-publish` during the restore step above fails due to no items needing published.
+      - powershell: eng/build.ps1 -configuration Release -prepareMachine -ci -restore -build -pack -publish -sign -binaryLogName Build.binlog /p:DotnetPublishUsingPipelines=true /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuildCorrectness=true
         displayName: Build
 
       # While this task is not executed in the official build, this serves as a PR check for whether symbol exclusions
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index a1e403bfb422..ea215d477927 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@
     </Dependency>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="10.0.0-beta.25259.2">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="10.0.0-beta.25358.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>80c4e4d26cb85c86f7e1be77d2d9eceeef0f3493</Sha>
+      <Sha>4e526204e83e615efe8eb5743be7fbccfa4e492a</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XliffTasks" Version="10.0.0-beta.25259.2">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XliffTasks" Version="10.0.0-beta.25358.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>80c4e4d26cb85c86f7e1be77d2d9eceeef0f3493</Sha>
+      <Sha>4e526204e83e615efe8eb5743be7fbccfa4e492a</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DiaSymReader" Version="2.0.0">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/symreader</Uri>
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn</Uri>
       <Sha>5d10d428050c0d6afef30a072c4ae68776621877</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="10.0.0-beta.25259.2">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="10.0.0-beta.25358.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>80c4e4d26cb85c86f7e1be77d2d9eceeef0f3493</Sha>
+      <Sha>4e526204e83e615efe8eb5743be7fbccfa4e492a</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers" Version="8.0.0-preview.23468.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn-analyzers</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/common/core-templates/steps/install-microbuild.yml b/eng/common/core-templates/steps/install-microbuild.yml
index a3540ba00c7e..f3064a7834ed 100644
--- a/eng/common/core-templates/steps/install-microbuild.yml
+++ b/eng/common/core-templates/steps/install-microbuild.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ steps:
         ${{ if and(eq(parameters.enableMicrobuildForMacAndLinux, 'true'), ne(variables['Agent.Os'], 'Windows_NT')) }}:
           azureSubscription: 'MicroBuild Signing Task (DevDiv)'
           useEsrpCli: true
+        ${{ elseif eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'DevDiv') }}:
+          ConnectedPMEServiceName: 6cc74545-d7b9-4050-9dfa-ebefcc8961ea
+        ${{ else }}:
+          ConnectedPMEServiceName: 248d384a-b39b-46e3-8ad5-c2c210d5e7ca
       env:
         TeamName: $(_TeamName)
         MicroBuildOutputFolderOverride: ${{ parameters.microBuildOutputFolder }}
diff --git a/eng/common/core-templates/steps/source-build.yml b/eng/common/core-templates/steps/source-build.yml
index 0dde553c3ebf..acf16ed34963 100644
--- a/eng/common/core-templates/steps/source-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/core-templates/steps/source-build.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ steps:
       targetRidArgs='/p:TargetRid=${{ parameters.platform.targetRID }}'
     fi
 
-    baseRidArgs=
-    if [ '${{ parameters.platform.baseRID }}' != '' ]; then
-      baseRidArgs='/p:BaseRid=${{ parameters.platform.baseRID }}'
-    fi
-
     portableBuildArgs=
     if [ '${{ parameters.platform.portableBuild }}' != '' ]; then
       portableBuildArgs='/p:PortableBuild=${{ parameters.platform.portableBuild }}'
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ steps:
       ${{ parameters.platform.buildArguments }} \
       $internalRuntimeDownloadArgs \
       $targetRidArgs \
-      $baseRidArgs \
       $portableBuildArgs \
   displayName: Build
 
diff --git a/eng/common/dotnet.cmd b/eng/common/dotnet.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..527fa4bb38fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/dotnet.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@echo off
+
+:: This script is used to install the .NET SDK.
+:: It will also invoke the SDK with any provided arguments.
+
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -NoProfile -command "& """%~dp0dotnet.ps1""" %*"
+exit /b %ErrorLevel%
diff --git a/eng/common/dotnet.ps1 b/eng/common/dotnet.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45e5676c9ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/dotnet.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This script is used to install the .NET SDK.
+# It will also invoke the SDK with any provided arguments.
+
+. $PSScriptRoot\tools.ps1
+$dotnetRoot = InitializeDotNetCli -install:$true
+
+# Invoke acquired SDK with args if they are provided
+if ($args.count -gt 0) {
+  $env:DOTNET_NOLOGO=1
+  & "$dotnetRoot\dotnet.exe" $args
+}
diff --git a/eng/common/dotnet.sh b/eng/common/dotnet.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2ef68235675f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/dotnet.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script is used to install the .NET SDK.
+# It will also invoke the SDK with any provided arguments.
+
+source="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
+# resolve $SOURCE until the file is no longer a symlink
+while [[ -h $source ]]; do
+  scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd )"
+  source="$(readlink "$source")"
+
+  # if $source was a relative symlink, we need to resolve it relative to the path where the
+  # symlink file was located
+  [[ $source != /* ]] && source="$scriptroot/$source"
+done
+scriptroot="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$source" )" && pwd )"
+
+source $scriptroot/tools.sh
+InitializeDotNetCli true # install
+
+# Invoke acquired SDK with args if they are provided
+if [[ $# > 0 ]]; then
+  __dotnetDir=${_InitializeDotNetCli}
+  dotnetPath=${__dotnetDir}/dotnet
+  ${dotnetPath} "$@"
+fi
diff --git a/eng/common/internal/NuGet.config b/eng/common/internal/NuGet.config
index 19d3d311b166..f70261ed689b 100644
--- a/eng/common/internal/NuGet.config
+++ b/eng/common/internal/NuGet.config
@@ -4,4 +4,7 @@
     <clear />
     <add key="dotnet-core-internal-tooling" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/devdiv/_packaging/dotnet-core-internal-tooling/nuget/v3/index.json" />
   </packageSources>
+  <packageSourceMapping>
+    <clear />
+  </packageSourceMapping>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/vmr-build-pr.yml b/eng/common/templates/vmr-build-pr.yml
index 670cf32c3bd1..ce3c29a62faf 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/vmr-build-pr.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/vmr-build-pr.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
+# This pipeline is used for running the VMR verification of the PR changes in repo-level PRs.
+#
+# It will run a full set of verification jobs defined in:
+# https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet/blob/10060d128e3f470e77265f8490f5e4f72dae738e/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-build.yml#L27-L38
+#
+# For repos that do not need to run the full set, you would do the following:
+#
+# 1. Copy this YML file to a repo-specific location, i.e. outside of eng/common.
+#
+# 2. Add `verifications` parameter to VMR template reference
+#
+#    Examples:
+#    - For source-build stage 1 verification, add the following:
+#        verifications: [ "source-build-stage1" ]
+#
+#    - For Windows only verifications, add the following:
+#        verifications: [ "unified-build-windows-x64", "unified-build-windows-x86" ]
+
 trigger: none
-pr:
-  branches:
-    include:
-    - main
-    - release/*
-  paths:
-    exclude:
-    - documentation/*
-    - README.md
-    - CODEOWNERS
+pr: none
 
 variables:
 - template: /eng/common/templates/variables/pool-providers.yml@self
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index c9e39595b586..40f0aa86128e 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -765,28 +765,13 @@ function MSBuild() {
 
     $toolsetBuildProject = InitializeToolset
     $basePath = Split-Path -parent $toolsetBuildProject
-    $possiblePaths = @(
-      # new scripts need to work with old packages, so we need to look for the old names/versions
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path $buildTool.Framework 'Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll')),
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path $buildTool.Framework 'Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll')),
-
-      # This list doesn't need to be updated anymore and can eventually be removed.
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path net9.0 'Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll')),
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path net9.0 'Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll')),
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path net8.0 'Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll')),
-      (Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path net8.0 'Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll'))
-    )
-    $selectedPath = $null
-    foreach ($path in $possiblePaths) {
-      if (Test-Path $path -PathType Leaf) {
-        $selectedPath = $path
-        break
-      }
-    }
+    $selectedPath = Join-Path $basePath (Join-Path $buildTool.Framework 'Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll')
+
     if (-not $selectedPath) {
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'Build' -Message 'Unable to find arcade sdk logger assembly.'
+      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'Build' -Message "Unable to find arcade sdk logger assembly: $selectedPath"
       ExitWithExitCode 1
     }
+
     $args += "/logger:$selectedPath"
   }
 
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.sh b/eng/common/tools.sh
index a7e849315106..3def02a638d2 100755
--- a/eng/common/tools.sh
+++ b/eng/common/tools.sh
@@ -447,27 +447,13 @@ function MSBuild {
     fi
 
     local toolset_dir="${_InitializeToolset%/*}"
-    # new scripts need to work with old packages, so we need to look for the old names/versions
-    local selectedPath=
-    local possiblePaths=()
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll" )
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll" )
-
-    # This list doesn't need to be updated anymore and can eventually be removed.
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net9.0/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll" )
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net9.0/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll" )
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net8.0/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll" )
-    possiblePaths+=( "$toolset_dir/net8.0/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk.dll" )
-    for path in "${possiblePaths[@]}"; do
-      if [[ -f $path ]]; then
-        selectedPath=$path
-        break
-      fi
-    done
+    local selectedPath="$toolset_dir/net/Microsoft.DotNet.ArcadeLogging.dll"
+
     if [[ -z "$selectedPath" ]]; then
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'Build'  "Unable to find arcade sdk logger assembly."
+      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'Build'  "Unable to find arcade sdk logger assembly: $selectedPath"
       ExitWithExitCode 1
     fi
+
     args+=( "-logger:$selectedPath" )
   fi
 
diff --git a/eng/make-bootstrap.ps1 b/eng/make-bootstrap.ps1
index ab01f47766db..950d3cf3f8db 100644
--- a/eng/make-bootstrap.ps1
+++ b/eng/make-bootstrap.ps1
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ try {
 
   if ($ci) {
     $args += " /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true"
+  
+    # Set NUGET_PACKAGES to fix issues with package Restore when building with `-ci`.
+    # Workaround for https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/issues/15970
+    $env:NUGET_PACKAGES = Join-Path $RepoRoot '.packages\'
+    $env:RESTORENOCACHE = $true
   }
 
   Exec-DotNet "build $args $projectPath"
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 765ae32155ef..7495e1ea259c 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     "vswhere": "3.1.7"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "10.0.0-beta.25259.2",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "10.0.0-beta.25259.2",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "10.0.0-beta.25358.3",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "10.0.0-beta.25358.3",
     "Microsoft.Build.Traversal": "3.4.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}