dotnet · PureWeen · Jul 22, 2026 · Jun 25, 2026 · Jun 25, 2026 · Jun 26, 2026
diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-android -->
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-android -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-macios -->
-    <add key="darc-pub-dotnet-macios-e6aeff4" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/darc-pub-dotnet-macios-e6aeff4e/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-pub-dotnet-macios-b5b8242" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/darc-pub-dotnet-macios-b5b82427/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-macios -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-dotnet -->

diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@
     <!-- Current previous .NET SDK major version's stable release of MAUI packages -->
     <MicrosoftMauiPreviousDotNetReleasedVersion>10.0.20</MicrosoftMauiPreviousDotNetReleasedVersion>
     <!-- dotnet/sdk -->
-    <MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>11.0.100-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>11.0.100-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion)</MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>
     <!-- dotnet/runtime -->
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>
     <SystemTextJsonPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion)</SystemTextJsonPackageVersion>
     <SystemTextEncodingsWebPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion)</SystemTextEncodingsWebPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftBclAsyncInterfacesPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion)</MicrosoftBclAsyncInterfacesPackageVersion>
     <!-- dotnet-optimization -->
     <optimizationandroidx64MIBCRuntimePackageVersion>1.0.0-prerelease.26317.1</optimizationandroidx64MIBCRuntimePackageVersion>
     <!-- Microsoft/Extensions -->
     <SystemCodeDomPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion)</SystemCodeDomPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationAbstractionsVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsFileProvidersAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsFileProvidersAbstractionsVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsPrimitivesVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsPrimitivesVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsHostingAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftExtensionsHostingAbstractionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationAbstractionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionAbstractionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsFileProvidersAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsFileProvidersAbstractionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingAbstractionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingDebugVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsPrimitivesVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsPrimitivesVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsHostingAbstractionsVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftExtensionsHostingAbstractionsVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsAIVersion>10.3.0</MicrosoftExtensionsAIVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsAIAbstractionsVersion>10.3.0</MicrosoftExtensionsAIAbstractionsVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsHttpVersion>11.0.0-preview.2.26103.111</MicrosoftExtensionsHttpVersion>
@@ -63,19 +63,19 @@
     <MicrosoftAgentsAIWorkflowsGeneratorsVersion>1.0.0-rc2</MicrosoftAgentsAIWorkflowsGeneratorsVersion>
     <MicrosoftAgentsAIHostingVersion>1.0.0-preview.260225.1</MicrosoftAgentsAIHostingVersion>
     <!-- xamarin/xamarin-android -->
-    <MicrosoftAndroidSdkWindowsPackageVersion>37.0.0-ci.main.51</MicrosoftAndroidSdkWindowsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAndroidSdkWindowsPackageVersion>37.0.0-ci.main.1690</MicrosoftAndroidSdkWindowsPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETSdkAndroidManifest100100PackageVersion>36.1.69</MicrosoftNETSdkAndroidManifest100100PackageVersion>
     <AndroidNetPreviousVersion>$(MicrosoftNetSdkAndroidManifest100100PackageVersion)</AndroidNetPreviousVersion>
     <!-- dotnet/macios -->
-    <MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11717-net11-p6</MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftmacOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11717-net11-p6</MicrosoftmacOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftiOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11717-net11-p6</MicrosoftiOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosofttvOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11717-net11-p6</MicrosofttvOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11849-net11-p7</MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftmacOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11849-net11-p7</MicrosoftmacOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftiOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11849-net11-p7</MicrosoftiOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosofttvOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>26.5.11849-net11-p7</MicrosofttvOSSdknet110_265PackageVersion>
     <!-- This is a subscription of the .NET 10 latest stable versions of our packages -->
-    <MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10301</MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftmacOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10301</MicrosoftmacOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftiOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10301</MicrosoftiOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
-    <MicrosofttvOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10301</MicrosofttvOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10303</MicrosoftMacCatalystSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftmacOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10303</MicrosoftmacOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftiOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10303</MicrosoftiOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
+    <MicrosofttvOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>26.5.10303</MicrosofttvOSSdknet100_265PackageVersion>
     <!-- Samsung/Tizen.NET -->
     <SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>8.0.148</SamsungTizenSdkPackageVersion>
     <!-- wasdk -->
@@ -84,19 +84,19 @@
     <MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>1.3.2</MicrosoftGraphicsWin2DPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>1.0.3179.45</MicrosoftWindowsWebView2PackageVersion>
     <!-- Everything else -->
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationFacebookPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationFacebookPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationGooglePackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationGooglePackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationMicrosoftAccountPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationMicrosoftAccountPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsAnalyzersPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsAnalyzersPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsFormsPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsFormsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyServerPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyServerPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebViewPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebViewPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMetadataPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMetadataPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.6.26325.125</MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationFacebookPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationFacebookPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationGooglePackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationGooglePackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationMicrosoftAccountPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthenticationMicrosoftAccountPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsAnalyzersPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsAnalyzersPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsFormsPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsFormsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyServerPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebAssemblyServerPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebViewPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreComponentsWebViewPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftAspNetCoreMetadataPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftAspNetCoreMetadataPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>11.0.0-preview.7.26360.111</MicrosoftJSInteropPackageVersion>
     <!-- Everything else (previous edition) -->
     <MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion>10.0.2</MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPreviousPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftAspNetCorePackageVersion)</MicrosoftAspNetCoreAuthorizationPreviousPackageVersion>
@@ -146,14 +146,13 @@
     <TizenUIExtensionsVersion>0.9.0</TizenUIExtensionsVersion>
     <ExCSSPackageVersion>4.2.3</ExCSSPackageVersion>
     <SystemDrawingCommonPackageVersion>9.0.0</SystemDrawingCommonPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksWorkloadsPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksWorkloadsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetHelixSdkPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetHelixSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksWorkloadsPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksWorkloadsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetHelixSdkPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetHelixSdkPackageVersion>
     <MicroBuildPluginsSwixBuildDotnetPackageVersion>1.1.87-gba258badda</MicroBuildPluginsSwixBuildDotnetPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26330.112</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftWixVersion>6.0.3-dotnet.4</MicrosoftWixVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <MicrosoftNETTestSdkPackageVersion>17.6.0</MicrosoftNETTestSdkPackageVersion>

diff --git a/eng/common/core-templates/job/helix-job-monitor.yml b/eng/common/core-templates/job/helix-job-monitor.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ parameters:
   type: number
   default: 30
 
+# When 'true' (the default), Helix work items that exit 0 but have failed AzDO test results
+# are treated as failed: they count toward the monitor's exit code and are resubmitted by a
+# later invocation's retry pass. Set to 'false' to fall back to exit-code-only outcomes.
+# Forwarded as --fail-on-failed-tests.
+- name: failWorkItemsWithFailedTests
+  type: boolean
+  default: true
+
 # Advanced: optional pipeline artifact (produced earlier in this run) that contains the tool
 # nupkg. When set, the artifact is downloaded and the tool is installed from the nupkg into
 # a local tool-path; this bypasses the repo's .config/dotnet-tools.json manifest and is
@@ -170,6 +178,7 @@ jobs:
       toolArgs=(
         --helix-base-uri           '${{ parameters.helixBaseUri }}'
         --polling-interval-seconds '${{ parameters.pollingIntervalSeconds }}'
+        --fail-on-failed-tests     '${{ parameters.failWorkItemsWithFailedTests }}'
         --max-wait-minutes         "$((${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }} - 5))" # Set the tool's timeout slightly lower than the Azure DevOps job timeout to allow it to exit gracefully.
         --stage-name               '$(System.StageName)'
       )

diff --git a/eng/common/core-templates/steps/send-to-helix.yml b/eng/common/core-templates/steps/send-to-helix.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ parameters:
   HelixConfiguration: ''                 # optional -- additional property attached to a job
   HelixPreCommands: ''                   # optional -- commands to run before Helix work item execution
   HelixPostCommands: ''                  # optional -- commands to run after Helix work item execution
+  UseHelixMonitor: false                 # optional -- true will submit Helix jobs configured for the standalone Helix Job Monitor (results are reported/waited on out-of-band; this step will not wait, and WaitForWorkItemCompletion will be overridden)
   WorkItemDirectory: ''                  # optional -- a payload directory to zip up and send to Helix; requires WorkItemCommand; incompatible with XUnitProjects
   WorkItemCommand: ''                    # optional -- a command to execute on the payload; requires WorkItemDirectory; incompatible with XUnitProjects
   WorkItemTimeout: ''                    # optional -- a timeout in TimeSpan.Parse-ready value (e.g. 00:02:00) for the work item command; requires WorkItemDirectory; incompatible with XUnitProjects
@@ -31,7 +32,15 @@ parameters:
   continueOnError: false                 # optional -- determines whether to continue the build if the step errors; defaults to false
 
 steps:
-  - powershell: 'powershell "$env:BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY\eng\common\msbuild.ps1 $env:BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/${{ parameters.HelixProjectPath }} /restore /p:TreatWarningsAsErrors=false ${{ parameters.HelixProjectArguments }} /t:Test /bl:$env:BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY\artifacts\log\$env:BuildConfig\SendToHelix.binlog"'
+  - powershell: >
+      $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\msbuild.ps1
+      $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/${{ parameters.HelixProjectPath }}
+      /restore
+      /p:TreatWarningsAsErrors=false
+      /p:EnableHelixJobMonitor=${{ parameters.UseHelixMonitor }}
+      ${{ parameters.HelixProjectArguments }}
+      /t:Test
+      /bl:$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/log/$(_BuildConfig)/SendToHelix.binlog
     displayName: ${{ parameters.DisplayNamePrefix }} (Windows)
     env:
       BuildConfig: $(_BuildConfig)
@@ -61,7 +70,15 @@ steps:
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
     condition: and(${{ parameters.condition }}, eq(variables['Agent.Os'], 'Windows_NT'))
     continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
-  - script: $BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/eng/common/msbuild.sh $BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/${{ parameters.HelixProjectPath }} /restore /p:TreatWarningsAsErrors=false ${{ parameters.HelixProjectArguments }} /t:Test /bl:$BUILD_SOURCESDIRECTORY/artifacts/log/$BuildConfig/SendToHelix.binlog
+  - script: >
+      $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/msbuild.sh
+      $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/${{ parameters.HelixProjectPath }}
+      /restore
+      /p:TreatWarningsAsErrors=false
+      /p:EnableHelixJobMonitor=${{ parameters.UseHelixMonitor }}
+      ${{ parameters.HelixProjectArguments }}
+      /t:Test
+      /bl:$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/artifacts/log/$(_BuildConfig)/SendToHelix.binlog
     displayName: ${{ parameters.DisplayNamePrefix }} (Unix)
     env:
       BuildConfig: $(_BuildConfig)
@@ -91,3 +108,4 @@ steps:
       SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
     condition: and(${{ parameters.condition }}, ne(variables['Agent.Os'], 'Windows_NT'))
     continueOnError: ${{ parameters.continueOnError }}
+
diff --git a/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh b/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ __FreeBSDPackages+=" terminfo-db"
 __OpenBSDVersion="7.8"
 __OpenBSDPackages="heimdal-libs"
 __OpenBSDPackages+=" icu4c"
-__OpenBSDPackages+=" inotify-tools"
+__OpenBSDPackages+=" libinotify"
 __OpenBSDPackages+=" openssl"
+__OpenBSDPackages+=" e2fsprogs"
 
 __IllumosPackages="icu"
 __IllumosPackages+=" mit-krb5"

diff --git a/eng/common/cross/install-debs.py b/eng/common/cross/install-debs.py
@@ -121,10 +121,14 @@ async def fetch_release_file(session, mirror, suite, keyring):
         await download_file(session, release_gpg_url, release_gpg_file.name)
 
         print("Verifying signature of Release with Release.gpg.")
-        verify_command = ["gpg"]
+        # Use gpgv rather than gpg for verification. gpgv verifies a detached
+        # signature against a fixed keyring without involving gpg-agent or
+        # keyboxd, which makes it robust on hosts running GnuPG 2.4+ (e.g. Azure
+        # Linux) where "gpg --keyring" routes through keyboxd and can fail.
+        verify_command = ["gpgv"]
         if keyring:
             verify_command += ["--keyring", keyring]
-        verify_command += ["--verify", release_gpg_file.name, release_file.name]
+        verify_command += [release_gpg_file.name, release_file.name]
         result = subprocess.run(verify_command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
         if result.returncode != 0: