diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 51a9e6bb4b..953a123487 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -5,29 +5,59 @@
 #################################################################################
 
 name: $(DayOfYear)$(Rev:rr)
-trigger:
-  batch: true
+
+# Trigger PR validation runs for all pushes to PRs that target the specified
+# branches.
+#
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/github?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#pr-triggers
+#
+pr:
   branches:
     include:
     - release/6.1
-    - internal/release/6.1
+
   paths:
     include:
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\netcore\ref
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\netfx\ref
-    - src\Microsoft.Data.SqlClient\ref
+    - .azuredevops
+    - .config
+    - doc
     - eng
+    - src
     - tools
-    - .config
-    - Nuget.config
+    - azurepipelines-coverage.yml
+    - build.proj
+    - NuGet.config
 
-schedules:
-- cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
-  displayName: Weekly Saturday 10:00 PM (UTC - 7) Build
+# Commit triggers for CI runs on specified branches.
+#
+# No paths filters are specified, so all commits to the branches will trigger a
+# build.
+#
+trigger:
+  batch: true
   branches:
     include:
+    - release/6.1
     - internal/release/6.1
-  always: true
+
+# Scheduled runs.
+schedules:
+
+  # GitHub on Sundays 04:30 UTC.
+  - cron: '30 4 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/6.1
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO on Sundays 05:30 UTC.
+  - cron: '30 5 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/6.1
+    always: true
 
 parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
 - name: 'debug'
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index ed454e1f84..628295dca9 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -5,28 +5,59 @@
 #################################################################################
 
 name: $(DayOfYear)$(Rev:rr)
-trigger:
-  batch: true
+
+# Trigger PR validation runs for all pushes to PRs that target the specified
+# branches.
+#
+# https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/repos/github?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#pr-triggers
+#
+pr:
   branches:
     include:
     - release/6.1
-    - internal/release/6.1
+
   paths:
     include:
-    - src
+    - .azuredevops
+    - .config
+    - doc
     - eng
+    - src
     - tools
-    - .config
+    - azurepipelines-coverage.yml
     - build.proj
-    - Nuget.config
+    - NuGet.config
 
-schedules:
-- cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
-  displayName: Weekly Saturday 10:00 PM (UTC - 7) Build
+# Commit triggers for CI runs on specified branches.
+#
+# No paths filters are specified, so all commits to the branches will trigger a
+# build.
+#
+trigger:
+  batch: true
   branches:
     include:
+    - release/6.1
     - internal/release/6.1
-  always: true
+
+# Scheduled runs.
+schedules:
+
+  # GitHub on Sundays 04:00 UTC.
+  - cron: '0 4 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/6.1
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO on Sundays 05:00 UTC.
+  - cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/6.1
+    always: true
 
 parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
 - name: 'debug'