diff --git a/azure-pipelines-integration.yml b/azure-pipelines-integration.yml
index 241c0fec59dfc..afddf6a20c094 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-integration.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-integration.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ trigger:
     exclude:
     # Since the version of VS on the integration VM images are a moving target,
     # we are unable to reliably run integration tests on servicing branches.
-    - release/dev17.0-vs-deps
-    - release/dev17.2
-    - release/dev17.3
+    - release/dev17.8
+    - release/dev17.10
+    - release/dev17.12
 
 # Branches that trigger builds on PR
 pr:
@@ -26,19 +26,25 @@ pr:
     exclude:
     # Since the version of VS on the integration VM images are a moving target,
     # we are unable to reliably run integration tests on servicing branches.
-    - release/dev17.0-vs-deps
-    - release/dev17.2
-    - release/dev17.3
+    - release/dev17.8
+    - release/dev17.10
+    - release/dev17.12
   paths:
     exclude:
       - docs/*
       - eng/config/OptProf.json
       - eng/config/PublishData.json
+      - eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1
       - .vscode/*
       - .github/*
       - .devcontainer/*
       - .git-blame-ignore-revs
       - .vsconfig
+      - azure-pipelines-compliance.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-integration-dartlab.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-integration-scouting.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-official.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml
       - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - README.md
diff --git a/azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml b/azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml
index d779e1a90d00a..bce51fb000190 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ parameters:
   type: number
 - name: CommitSHA
   type: string
+- name: EnforceLatestCommit
+  type: boolean
+  default: true
 - name: VisualStudioBranchName
   type: string
   default: default
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ extends:
           displayName: Setup branch for insertion validation
           inputs:
             filePath: 'eng\setup-pr-validation.ps1'
-            arguments: '-sourceBranchName $(SourceBranchName) -prNumber ${{ parameters.PRNumber }} -commitSHA ${{ parameters.CommitSHA }}'
+            arguments: '-sourceBranchName $(SourceBranchName) -prNumber ${{ parameters.PRNumber }} -commitSHA ${{ parameters.CommitSHA }} -enforceLatestCommit ${{ iif(parameters.EnforceLatestCommit, '1', '0') }}'
           condition: succeeded()
 
         - powershell: Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=VisualStudio.DropName]Products/$(System.TeamProject)/$(Build.Repository.Name)/$(SourceBranchName)/$(OriginalBuildNumber)"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 0f26c4fff3483..c178ac6eaaa41 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,20 @@ pr:
   paths:
     exclude:
       - docs/*
+      - eng/config/OptProf.json
       - eng/config/PublishData.json
+      - eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1
       - src/LanguageServer/Microsoft.CommonLanguageServerProtocol.Framework/README.md
       - .vscode/*
       - .github/*
       - .devcontainer/*
       - .git-blame-ignore-revs
       - .vsconfig
+      - azure-pipelines-compliance.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-integration-dartlab.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-integration-scouting.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-official.yml
+      - azure-pipelines-pr-validation.yml
       - CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md
       - CONTRIBUTING.md
       - README.md
diff --git a/eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1 b/eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1
index 44f3e7d07f6c8..d5d594deb41cd 100644
--- a/eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1
+++ b/eng/setup-pr-validation.ps1
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 param (
   [string]$sourceBranchName,
   [string]$prNumber,
-  [string]$commitSHA)
+  [string]$commitSHA,
+  [boolean]$enforceLatestCommit)
 
 try {
     # name and email are only used for merge commit, it doesn't really matter what we put in there.
@@ -13,28 +14,39 @@ try {
       Write-Host  "##vso[task.LogIssue type=warning;]The base branch for insertion validation is $sourceBranchName, which is not a vs-deps branch."
     }
 
-    Write-Host "Validating the PR head matches the specified commit SHA ($commitSHA)..."
     if ($commitSHA.Length -lt 7) {
       Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]The PR Commit SHA must be at least 7 characters long."
       exit 1
     }
+    
+    if ($enforceLatestCommit) {
+      Write-Host "Validating the PR head matches the specified commit SHA ($commitSHA)..."
+      Write-Host "Getting the hash of refs/pull/$prNumber/head..."
+      $remoteRef = git ls-remote origin refs/pull/$prNumber/head
+      Write-Host ($remoteRef | Out-String)
 
-    Write-Host "Getting the hash of refs/pull/$prNumber/head..."
-    $remoteRef = git ls-remote origin refs/pull/$prNumber/head
-    Write-Host ($remoteRef | Out-String)
-
-    $prHeadSHA = $remoteRef.Split()[0]
-    if (!$prHeadSHA.StartsWith($commitSHA)) {
-      Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]The PR's Head SHA ($prHeadSHA) does not begin with the specified commit SHA ($commitSHA). Unreviewed changes may have been pushed to the PR."
-      exit 1
+      $prHeadSHA = $remoteRef.Split()[0]
+      if (!$prHeadSHA.StartsWith($commitSHA)) {
+        Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]The PR's Head SHA ($prHeadSHA) does not begin with the specified commit SHA ($commitSHA). Unreviewed changes may have been pushed to the PR."
+        exit 1
+      }
     }
 
-    Write-Host "Setting up the build for PR validation by merging refs/pull/$prNumber/merge into $sourceBranchName..."
+    Write-Host "Setting up the build for PR validation by pulling refs/pull/$prNumber/merge..."
     git pull origin refs/pull/$prNumber/merge
     if (!$?) {
-      Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]Merging branch refs/pull/$prNumber/merge failed."
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]Pulling branch refs/pull/$prNumber/merge failed."
       exit 1
     }
+
+    if (!$enforceLatestCommit) {
+      Write-Host "Checking out the specified commit SHA ($commitSHA)..."
+      git checkout $commitSHA
+      if (!$?) {
+        Write-Host "##vso[task.LogIssue type=error;]Checking out commit SHA $commitSHA failed."
+        exit 1
+      }
+    }
 }
 catch {
   Write-Host $_