diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 3729b669c02..247072694a3 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Dependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.21328.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.21410.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>5266aa9856457785b84739fda2616f21da7ee6b4</Sha>
+      <Sha>9a3b3c3c9609e06f4a350b17274a086b800ca7bf</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="NuGet.Build.Tasks" Version="5.9.1-rc.8">
       <Uri>https://github.com/nuget/nuget.client</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/publish-using-darc.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/publish-using-darc.ps1
index a40ee827a43..3396cd52716 100644
--- a/eng/common/post-build/publish-using-darc.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/post-build/publish-using-darc.ps1
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ param(
 
 try {
   . $PSScriptRoot\post-build-utils.ps1
-  # Hard coding darc version till the next arcade-services roll out, cos this version has required API changes for darc add-build-to-channel
-  $darc = Get-Darc "1.1.0-beta.20418.1"
+
+  $darc = Get-Darc 
 
   $optionalParams = [System.Collections.ArrayList]::new()
 
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
index b681d797cda..b6a7de26b47 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/execute-all-sdl-tools.ps1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ try {
   $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
   Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
   $disableConfigureToolsetImport = $true
-  $LASTEXITCODE = 0
+  $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
   # `tools.ps1` checks $ci to perform some actions. Since the SDL
   # scripts don't necessarily execute in the same agent that run the
@@ -82,13 +82,22 @@ try {
 
   if ($ArtifactToolsList -and $ArtifactToolsList.Count -gt 0) {
     & $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'run-sdl.ps1') -GuardianCliLocation $guardianCliLocation -WorkingDirectory $workingDirectory -TargetDirectory $ArtifactsDirectory -GdnFolder $gdnFolder -ToolsList $ArtifactToolsList -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $AzureDevOpsAccessToken -UpdateBaseline $UpdateBaseline -GuardianLoggerLevel $GuardianLoggerLevel -CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams $CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams -PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams $PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
   }
   if ($SourceToolsList -and $SourceToolsList.Count -gt 0) {
     & $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'run-sdl.ps1') -GuardianCliLocation $guardianCliLocation -WorkingDirectory $workingDirectory -TargetDirectory $SourceDirectory -GdnFolder $gdnFolder -ToolsList $SourceToolsList -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $AzureDevOpsAccessToken -UpdateBaseline $UpdateBaseline -GuardianLoggerLevel $GuardianLoggerLevel -CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams $CrScanAdditionalRunConfigParams -PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams $PoliCheckAdditionalRunConfigParams
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
   }
 
   if ($UpdateBaseline) {
     & (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'push-gdn.ps1') -Repository $RepoName -BranchName $BranchName -GdnFolder $GdnFolder -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $AzureDevOpsAccessToken -PushReason 'Update baseline'
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
   }
 
   if ($TsaPublish) {
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
index bb6a4297110..ac1bc4b87bb 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/init-sdl.ps1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Param(
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 $disableConfigureToolsetImport = $true
-$LASTEXITCODE = 0
+$global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
 # `tools.ps1` checks $ci to perform some actions. Since the SDL
 # scripts don't necessarily execute in the same agent that run the
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/push-gdn.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/push-gdn.ps1
index d8fd2d82a68..c2eec7d92c9 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/push-gdn.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/push-gdn.ps1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Param(
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 $disableConfigureToolsetImport = $true
-$LASTEXITCODE = 0
+$global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
 try {
   # `tools.ps1` checks $ci to perform some actions. Since the SDL
@@ -46,19 +46,26 @@ try {
     Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Force -Category 'Sdl' -Message "Git add failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
     ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
   }
-  Write-Host "git -c user.email=`"dn-bot@microsoft.com`" -c user.name=`"Dotnet Bot`" commit -m `"$PushReason for $Repository/$BranchName`""
-  git -c user.email="dn-bot@microsoft.com" -c user.name="Dotnet Bot" commit -m "$PushReason for $Repository/$BranchName"
+  # check if there are any staged changes (0 = no changes, 1 = changes)
+  # if we don't do this and there's nothing to commit `git commit` will return
+  # exit code 1 and we will fail
+  Write-Host "git diff --cached --exit-code"
+  git diff --cached --exit-code
+  Write-Host "git diff exit code: $LASTEXITCODE"
   if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-    Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Force -Category 'Sdl' -Message "Git commit failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
-    ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    Write-Host "git -c user.email=`"dn-bot@microsoft.com`" -c user.name=`"Dotnet Bot`" commit -m `"$PushReason for $Repository/$BranchName`""
+    git -c user.email="dn-bot@microsoft.com" -c user.name="Dotnet Bot" commit -m "$PushReason for $Repository/$BranchName"
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Force -Category 'Sdl' -Message "Git commit failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
+      ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
+    Write-Host 'git push'
+    git push
+    if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Force -Category 'Sdl' -Message "Git push failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
+      ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
+    }
   }
-  Write-Host 'git push'
-  git push
-  if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
-    Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Force -Category 'Sdl' -Message "Git push failed with exit code $LASTEXITCODE."
-    ExitWithExitCode $LASTEXITCODE
-  }
-
   # Return to the original directory
   Pop-Location
 }
diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
index fe95ab35aa5..3d9c87aba6a 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/run-sdl.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Param(
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
 $disableConfigureToolsetImport = $true
-$LASTEXITCODE = 0
+$global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
 
 try {
   # `tools.ps1` checks $ci to perform some actions. Since the SDL
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index f2cc115408c..aaffd8a159c 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
     "Microsoft.Build.CentralPackageVersions": "2.0.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.21328.3"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.21410.2"
   }
 }