diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index cb3733d19c..81603070b1 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="6.0.0-beta.26405.2">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="6.0.0-beta.26418.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>71b2d53059fa976659ab7af603222d405eb84929</Sha>
+      <Sha>a612fbe27c194c4f4cb04b7b6a741d3bcd986e90</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
index 1d33677f6b..284a1eac09 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
   - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.runAsPublic, 'false'), ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')) }}:
     - name: _BuildConfig
       value: ${{ parameters.configuration }}
-    - group: Publish-Build-Assets
     - name: runCodesignValidationInjection
       value: false
 
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/jobs/codeql-build.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/jobs/codeql-build.yml
index 0bf7ee29f4..a45527aeeb 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/jobs/codeql-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/jobs/codeql-build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     enableTelemetry: true
 
     variables:
-      - group: Publish-Build-Assets
       # The Guardian version specified in 'eng/common/sdl/packages.config'. This value must be kept in
       # sync with the packages.config file.
       - name: DefaultGuardianVersion
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/common-variables.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/common-variables.yml
index e281de1597..1521318982 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/common-variables.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 variables:
-  - group: Publish-Build-Assets
-
   # Whether the build is internal or not
   - name: IsInternalBuild
     value: ${{ and(ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), contains(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'internal')) }}
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
index aaeb83b4dc..171fc0e602 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/execute-sdl.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
   displayName: Run SDL tool
   condition: eq( ${{ parameters.enable }}, 'true')
   variables:
-    - group: DotNet-VSTS-Bot
     - name: AzDOProjectName
       value: ${{ parameters.AzDOProjectName }}
     - name: AzDOPipelineId
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
index 9722733e0c..d46d82be51 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
   - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.runAsPublic, 'false'), ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), notin(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')) }}:
     - name: _BuildConfig
       value: ${{ parameters.configuration }}
-    - group: Publish-Build-Assets
     - name: runCodesignValidationInjection
       value: false
 
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/jobs/codeql-build.yml b/eng/common/templates/jobs/codeql-build.yml
index 54c393af44..8c7690c3b3 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/jobs/codeql-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/jobs/codeql-build.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
     enableTelemetry: true
 
     variables:
-      - group: Publish-Build-Assets
       # The Guardian version specified in 'eng/common/sdl/packages.config'. This value must be kept in
       # sync with the packages.config file.
       - name: DefaultGuardianVersion
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
index e281de1597..1521318982 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/common-variables.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 variables:
-  - group: Publish-Build-Assets
-
   # Whether the build is internal or not
   - name: IsInternalBuild
     value: ${{ and(ne(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public'), contains(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'internal')) }}
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 4b834cfc88..d95f3a7340 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "dotnet": "6.0.135"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "6.0.0-beta.26405.2",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "6.0.0-beta.26418.2",
     "Microsoft.Build.NoTargets": "2.0.1",
     "Microsoft.Build.Traversal": "3.0.2"
   }