diff --git a/.azuredevops/policies/branchClassification.yml b/.azuredevops/policies/branchClassification.yml
index ab2a78548d2a..af67a75b1138 100644
--- a/.azuredevops/policies/branchClassification.yml
+++ b/.azuredevops/policies/branchClassification.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ configuration:
   branchClassificationSettings:
     defaultClassification: nonproduction
     ruleset:
-      - name: prod-branches
-        branchNames:
-          - main
-          - release/*
-          - net10.0
-          - net9.0
-          - inflight/current
-        classification: production
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+    - name: prod-branches
+      branchNames:
+      - main
+      - release/*
+      - internal/release/*
+      - net10.0
+      - net9.0
+      - inflight/current
+      classification: production
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/azure-pipelines-internal.yml b/eng/pipelines/azure-pipelines-internal.yml
index ecae2978c395..5bf111f6f60c 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/azure-pipelines-internal.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/azure-pipelines-internal.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ schedules:
     - main
     - net10.0
     - inflight/current
+  always: true
 
 variables:
 - template: /eng/common/templates/variables/pool-providers.yml@self