diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 18c33ff51d..57d06e8694 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@
   <disabledPackageSources>
     <clear />
   </disabledPackageSources>
+  <auditSources>
+    <clear />
+    <add key="nuget.org" value="https://data.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
+  </auditSources>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.props b/eng/Version.Details.props
index 9b5930bc5b..151dd888e9 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.props
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.props
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file should be imported by eng/Versions.props
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- dotnet-dotnet dependencies -->
-    <MicrosoftDotNetArcadeSdkPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26328.102</MicrosoftDotNetArcadeSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetArcadeSdkPackageVersion>11.0.0-beta.26360.111</MicrosoftDotNetArcadeSdkPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!--Property group for alternate package version names-->
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 2c21b73eb2..c20fb23514 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <Dependencies>
-  <Source Uri="https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet" Mapping="deployment-tools" Sha="7c528f6e19c5245206de3dc561eb8a110bf9f746" BarId="320578" />
+  <Source Uri="https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet" Mapping="deployment-tools" Sha="50dbab4de210e882172b07934e9666313b7065f1" BarId="322464" />
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="11.0.0-beta.26328.102">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="11.0.0-beta.26360.111">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet</Uri>
-      <Sha>7c528f6e19c5245206de3dc561eb8a110bf9f746</Sha>
+      <Sha>50dbab4de210e882172b07934e9666313b7065f1</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/common/core-templates/job/helix-job-monitor.yml b/eng/common/core-templates/job/helix-job-monitor.yml
index a8162c5116..96287e55a1 100644
--- 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/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index de32a6da37..261def92b9 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -741,13 +741,6 @@ function MSBuild() {
       Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'Build' -Message 'Binary log must be enabled in CI build, or explicitly opted-out from with the -excludeCIBinarylog switch.'
       ExitWithExitCode 1
     }
-
-    # Node reuse must be disabled in CI builds unless explicitly opted in via MSBUILD_NODEREUSE_ENABLED.
-    # Internal testing only; this env var will be replaced with a switch (https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/issues/17013) and must not be depended on.
-    if ($nodeReuse -and $env:MSBUILD_NODEREUSE_ENABLED -ne "1") {
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'Build' -Message 'Node reuse must be disabled in CI build.'
-      ExitWithExitCode 1
-    }
   }
 
   $buildTool = InitializeBuildTool
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.sh b/eng/common/tools.sh
index 69ca926a6a..8d1a6b4610 100755
--- a/eng/common/tools.sh
+++ b/eng/common/tools.sh
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ function InitializeToolset {
   if [[ -z "$nuget_config" ]]; then
     # Search for any variation of nuget.config in the RepoRoot
     local found_config
-    found_config=$(find "$repo_root" -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname "nuget.config" -print -quit)
+    found_config=$(find "$repo_root" -maxdepth 1 -type f -iname nuget.config | head -n 1)
 
     if [[ -n "$found_config" ]]; then
       nuget_config="$found_config"
@@ -494,14 +494,7 @@ function DotNet {
 function MSBuild {
   if [[ "$ci" == true ]]; then
     if [[ "$binary_log" != true && "$exclude_ci_binary_log" != true ]]; then
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'Build'  "Binary log must be enabled in CI build, or explicitly opted-out from with the -noBinaryLog switch."
-      ExitWithExitCode 1
-    fi
-
-    # Node reuse must be disabled in CI builds unless explicitly opted in via MSBUILD_NODEREUSE_ENABLED.
-    # Internal testing only; this env var will be replaced with a switch (https://github.com/dotnet/arcade/issues/17013) and must not be depended on.
-    if [[ "$node_reuse" == true && "${MSBUILD_NODEREUSE_ENABLED:-}" != "1" ]]; then
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'Build'  "Node reuse must be disabled in CI build."
+      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -category 'Build'  "Binary log must be enabled in CI build, or explicitly opted-out from with the --excludeCIBinarylog switch."
       ExitWithExitCode 1
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 85728b303d..77df8137f5 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "dotnet": "11.0.100-preview.5.26302.115"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "11.0.0-beta.26328.102",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "11.0.0-beta.26360.111",
     "Microsoft.Build.NoTargets": "3.7.0",
     "Microsoft.Build.Traversal": "3.4.0"
   }