Mandatory update flag is not reset after a release

[radujipa]

I have recently noticed that the mandatory update flag in Partner Center does not get reset after such a release was previously made.

My CD pipeline uses the following template for making releases to the Store:

# template.yml

parameters:
- name: environment
  type: string
  values:
  - 'ProductionPreview'
  - 'Production'
- name: appId
  type: string
- name: mandatoryUpdate  # Always true for ProductionPreview.
  type: boolean
  default: false

jobs:
- deployment: ReleaseToMicrosoftStore
  displayName: '${{parameters.environment}} Release to Microsoft Store'
  environment: '${{parameters.environment}}'
  strategy:
    runOnce:
      deploy:
        steps:
        - ${{if eq(parameters.environment, 'ProductionPreview')}}:
          - task: store-flight@0
            displayName: 'Deploy release candidate to package flight'
            continueOnError: true
            inputs:
              serviceEndpoint: 'Windows Partner Center'
              appId: '${{parameters.appId}}'
              flightName: 'Release Candidate (Kano Testers)'
              packagePath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/**/!(Test)*.*upload'
              force: true
              skipPolling: false
              deletePackages: true
              numberOfPackagesToKeep: '0'
              isMandatoryUpdate: true

        - ${{if eq(parameters.environment, 'Production')}}:
          - task: store-publish@0
            displayName: 'Deploy to public submission'
            continueOnError: true
            inputs:
              serviceEndpoint: 'Windows Partner Center'
              appId: '${{parameters.appId}}'
              packagePath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/**/!(Test)*.*upload'
              force: true
              skipPolling: false
              deletePackages: true
              numberOfPackagesToKeep: '0'
              ${{if eq(parameters.mandatoryUpdate, true)}}:
                isMandatoryUpdate: true

The CD pipeline itself has a Mandatory Update flag that can be ticked when running it manually. This gets passed on to the template and then to the store-flight/publish tasks. I've checked the pipeline logs and the task reports that the flag is being set off with the expanded pipeline showing that the last 2 lines above are not present.

##[debug]force=true
##[debug]metadataUpdateMethod=NoUpdate
##[debug]updateImages=false
##[debug]Agent.WorkFolder=/home/vsts/work
##[debug]skipPolling=false
##[debug]deletePackages=true
##[debug]numberOfPackagesToKeep=0
##[debug]isMandatoryUpdate=false
##[debug]packagePath=/home/vsts/work/1/**/!(Test)*.*upload
##[debug]Agent.ReleaseDirectory=undefined
##[debug]packagePath=/home/vsts/work/1/**/!(Test)*.*upload
##[debug]additionalPackages=null
##[debug]nameType=AppId
##[debug]appId=9PCGN1FFNCRX
##[debug]metadataPath=/home/vsts/work/1/s
##[debug]App ID: 9PCGN1FFNCRX
##[debug]Endpoint: ***
##[debug]Force delete: true
##[debug]Metadata update type: 0
##[debug]Update images: false
##[debug]Metadata root: /home/vsts/work/1/s
##[debug]Packages: /home/vsts/work/1/ci/WindowsApp/MicrosoftStoreSandbox_1.2.22.0_x86_x64_bundle.msixupload
##[debug]skipPolling: false
##[debug]deletePackages: false
##[debug]numberOfPackagesToKeep: 0
##[debug]isMandatoryUpdate: false
##[debug]mandatoryUpdateDifferHours: null

Expected behaviour:

1. Release to Production (mandatory is false) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is not ticked.
2. Release to Production (mandatory is true) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is ticked.
3. Release to Production (mandatory is false) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is not ticked.

Actual behaviour:

1. Release to Production (mandatory is false) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is not ticked.
2. Release to Production (mandatory is true) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is ticked.
3. Release to Production (mandatory is false) : Partner Center submission Mandatory Update is ticked.