diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index ca7dfc319..fd8027684 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-windowsdesktop -->
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-windowsdesktop -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from DotNet-msbuild-Trusted -->
+    <add key="darc-pub-DotNet-msbuild-Trusted-0c86109" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/darc-pub-DotNet-msbuild-Trusted-0c861097/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from DotNet-msbuild-Trusted -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6b" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6be/nuget/v3/index.json" />
@@ -39,16 +40,6 @@
     <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6b-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6be-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-sdk -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-7" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-7/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-6" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-6/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-5" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-5/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-4" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-4/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-3" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-3/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-2" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-2/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-11" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-11/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-10" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-10/nuget/v3/index.json" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-1" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf320-1/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-sdk -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
     <add key="dotnet-tools" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-tools/nuget/v3/index.json" />
@@ -80,16 +71,6 @@
     <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6b-5" value="true" />
     <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-2aade6b" value="true" />
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-sdk -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-1" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-10" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-11" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-2" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-3" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-4" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-5" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-6" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32-7" value="true" />
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-sdk-3ecaf32" value="true" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-sdk -->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-windowsdesktop -->
     <add key="darc-int-dotnet-windowsdesktop-28ae95b-1" value="true" />
diff --git a/eng/SourceBuildPrebuiltBaseline.xml b/eng/SourceBuildPrebuiltBaseline.xml
index bf27fdb5f..428b2c3ef 100644
--- a/eng/SourceBuildPrebuiltBaseline.xml
+++ b/eng/SourceBuildPrebuiltBaseline.xml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
     <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="NuGet.*/*" />
 
     <!-- These MSBuild packages are allowed for installer repo build. The live version will be flowed in for the VMR build. -->
-    <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="Microsoft.Build*/17.10.4" />
-    <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="Microsoft.NET.StringTools/17.10.4" />
+    <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="Microsoft.Build*/17.11.*" />
+    <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="Microsoft.NET.StringTools/17.11.*" />
 
     <!-- These are coming in via runtime but the source-build infra isn't able to automatically pick up the right intermediate. -->
     <UsagePattern IdentityGlob="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Crossgen2.linux-x64/*8.0.*" />
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index ff5bcdc6c..3b35ea2e6 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -85,22 +85,22 @@
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-aspnetcore</Uri>
       <Sha>2f1db20456007c9515068a35a65afdf99af70bc6</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates" Version="8.0.303">
-      <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-sdk</Uri>
-      <Sha>3ecaf32089ff44b59b6cfc518baf20be49886604</Sha>
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Common.ItemTemplates" Version="8.0.400-preview.24362.13">
+      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/sdk</Uri>
+      <Sha>a7681c04a92d48db3407d9f64e3c8ec31e332a0c</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Cli" Version="8.0.303-servicing.24317.6">
-      <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-sdk</Uri>
-      <Sha>3ecaf32089ff44b59b6cfc518baf20be49886604</Sha>
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.TemplateEngine.Cli" Version="8.0.400-preview.24362.13">
+      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/sdk</Uri>
+      <Sha>a7681c04a92d48db3407d9f64e3c8ec31e332a0c</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" Version="8.0.303-servicing.24317.6">
-      <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-sdk</Uri>
-      <Sha>3ecaf32089ff44b59b6cfc518baf20be49886604</Sha>
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" Version="8.0.400-preview.24362.13">
+      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/sdk</Uri>
+      <Sha>a7681c04a92d48db3407d9f64e3c8ec31e332a0c</Sha>
       <SourceBuild RepoName="sdk" ManagedOnly="true" />
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.MSBuildSdkResolver" Version="8.0.303-servicing.24317.6">
-      <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-sdk</Uri>
-      <Sha>3ecaf32089ff44b59b6cfc518baf20be49886604</Sha>
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.MSBuildSdkResolver" Version="8.0.400-preview.24362.13">
+      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/sdk</Uri>
+      <Sha>a7681c04a92d48db3407d9f64e3c8ec31e332a0c</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Test.ProjectTemplates.2.1" Version="1.0.2-beta4.22406.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/test-templates</Uri>
@@ -132,36 +132,36 @@
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-wpf</Uri>
       <Sha>43bb8cc831c2658e1117415019264bfe6f644f94</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler" Version="12.8.301-beta.24271.6" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.FSharp.Compiler" Version="12.8.400-beta.24351.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp</Uri>
-      <Sha>80c165644db640d0f309affe0daa281c7e17b939</Sha>
+      <Sha>02adf13f8d69e0105fff4d68dbd5fb1d43bc0e17</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.SourceBuild.Intermediate.fsharp" Version="8.0.301-beta.24271.6" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.SourceBuild.Intermediate.fsharp" Version="8.0.400-beta.24351.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp</Uri>
-      <Sha>80c165644db640d0f309affe0daa281c7e17b939</Sha>
+      <Sha>02adf13f8d69e0105fff4d68dbd5fb1d43bc0e17</Sha>
       <SourceBuild RepoName="fsharp" ManagedOnly="true" />
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.10.0-release-24272-11" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.11.0-release-24352-05" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://github.com/microsoft/vstest</Uri>
-      <Sha>83d73f783bf54c336d1eab04a53d554f8a6c0b19</Sha>
+      <Sha>910ca0dcc779068418464794f5af570eda195222</Sha>
       <SourceBuild RepoName="vstest" ManagedOnly="true" />
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" Version="8.0.7" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
       <Sha>2aade6beb02ea367fd97c4070a4198802fe61c03</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset" Version="4.10.0-3.24314.14" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
-      <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-roslyn</Uri>
-      <Sha>259e82e9f20dd3dd3ec961f352ddcf9bc29072ea</Sha>
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Net.Compilers.Toolset" Version="4.11.0-3.24358.9" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+      <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn</Uri>
+      <Sha>26240cf3e46e45a9fc8c879f793793defe2c0b2a</Sha>
       <SourceBuild RepoName="roslyn" ManagedOnly="true" />
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Build" Version="17.10.4" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Build" Version="17.11.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild</Uri>
-      <Sha>10fbfbf2eeb0597fdc1f600d87d38c7f57317bdc</Sha>
+      <Sha>0c86109772ea0fae22af6a7ad7b582e75d280689</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="NuGet.Build.Tasks" Version="6.10.0-preview.2.97" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <Dependency Name="NuGet.Build.Tasks" Version="6.11.0-rc.122" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
       <Uri>https://github.com/nuget/nuget.client</Uri>
-      <Sha>fb50d1a45ed10b39b5f335bc3a4bdcaea9b951cf</Sha>
+      <Sha>c0d441fc5e99e6765c9e0b2f77de162b9866b305</Sha>
       <SourceBuildTarball RepoName="nuget-client" ManagedOnly="true" />
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" Version="2.0.0">
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index b5c54f07a..b2599a458 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionMajor>8</VersionMajor>
     <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
-    <VersionSDKMinor>3</VersionSDKMinor>
-    <VersionFeature>04</VersionFeature>
+    <VersionSDKMinor>4</VersionSDKMinor>
+    <VersionFeature>00</VersionFeature>
     <VersionPrefix>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionSDKMinor)$(VersionFeature)</VersionPrefix>
     <MajorMinorVersion>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor)</MajorMinorVersion>
     <CliProductBandVersion>$(MajorMinorVersion).$(VersionSDKMinor)</CliProductBandVersion>
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
     <VersionFeature21>30</VersionFeature21>
     <VersionFeature31>32</VersionFeature31>
     <VersionFeature50>17</VersionFeature50>
-    <VersionFeature60>$([MSBuild]::Add($(VersionFeature), 29))</VersionFeature60>
-    <VersionFeature70>20</VersionFeature70>
+    <VersionFeature60>32</VersionFeature60>
+    <VersionFeature70>19</VersionFeature70>
     <!-- Should be kept in sync with VersionFeature70. It should match the version of Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks
          referenced by the same 7.0 SDK that references the 7.0.VersionFeature70 runtime pack. -->
     <_NET70ILLinkPackVersion>7.0.100-1.23401.1</_NET70ILLinkPackVersion>
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/sdk -->
-    <MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>8.0.303</MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>8.0.303-servicing.24317.6</MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetMSBuildSdkResolverPackageVersion>8.0.303-servicing.24317.6</MicrosoftDotNetMSBuildSdkResolverPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>8.0.400-preview.24362.13</MicrosoftDotNetCommonItemTemplatesPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>8.0.400-preview.24362.13</MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetMSBuildSdkResolverPackageVersion>8.0.400-preview.24362.13</MicrosoftDotNetMSBuildSdkResolverPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETBuildExtensionsPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion)</MicrosoftNETBuildExtensionsPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotnetToolsetInternalPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion)</MicrosoftDotnetToolsetInternalPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotnetTemplateLocatorPackageVersion>$(MicrosoftNETSdkPackageVersion)</MicrosoftDotnetTemplateLocatorPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn -->
-    <MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>4.10.0-3.24314.14</MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>4.11.0-3.24358.9</MicrosoftNetCompilersToolsetPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/NuGet/NuGet.Client -->
-    <NuGetBuildTasksPackageVersion>6.10.0-preview.2.97</NuGetBuildTasksPackageVersion>
+    <NuGetBuildTasksPackageVersion>6.11.0-rc.122</NuGetBuildTasksPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild -->
-    <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>17.10.4</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>17.11.3</MicrosoftBuildPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- Dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/deployment-tools -->
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <VersionToolsVersion>2.2.0-beta.19072.10</VersionToolsVersion>
     <DotnetDebToolVersion>2.0.0</DotnetDebToolVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETTestSdkVersion>17.10.0-release-24272-11</MicrosoftNETTestSdkVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETTestSdkVersion>17.11.0-release-24352-05</MicrosoftNETTestSdkVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>8.0.0-alpha.1.22557.12</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingConsoleVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- Workload manifest package versions -->
diff --git a/github-merge-flow.jsonc b/github-merge-flow.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c2ba0211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-merge-flow.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// IMPORTANT: This file is read by the merge flow from main branch only. 
+{
+    "merge-flow-configurations": {
+        // Automate opening PRs to merge cli release/6.0.1xx to .4xx
+        "release/6.0.1xx":{
+            "MergeToBranch": "release/6.0.4xx",
+            "ExtraSwitches": "-QuietComments"
+        },
+        // Automate opening PRs to merge cli release/6.0.4xx to 8.0.1xx
+        "release/6.0.4xx":{
+            "MergeToBranch": "release/8.0.1xx",
+            "ExtraSwitches": "-QuietComments"
+        },
+        // Automate opening PRs to merge cli release/8.0.1xx to 8.0.3xx
+        "release/8.0.1xx":{
+            "MergeToBranch": "release/8.0.3xx",
+            "ExtraSwitches": "-QuietComments"
+        },
+        // Automate opening PRs to merge cli release/8.0.3xx to 8.0.4xx
+        "release/8.0.3xx":{
+            "MergeToBranch": "release/8.0.4xx",
+            "ExtraSwitches": "-QuietComments"
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets b/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
index b5d03d5a9..5e395d3f4 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
+++ b/src/redist/targets/GenerateRPMs.targets
@@ -333,17 +333,17 @@
 
     <!-- Install Dependencies and SDK Packages -->
     <Exec Command="sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedRuntimeDepsInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppHostPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedNetStandardTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedAspNetTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedHostInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedHostFxrInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(DownloadedSharedFrameworkInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedRuntimeDepsInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppHostPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedNetCoreAppTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedNetStandardTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedAspNetTargetingPackInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedSharedHostInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedHostFxrInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(DownloadedSharedFrameworkInstallerFile)" />
     <!-- Ignore dependencies, which may have an incoherent dependency on dotnet-runtime -->
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv --nodeps $(DownloadedAspNetCoreSharedFxInstallerFile)" />
-    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -iv $(SdkRPMInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv --nodeps $(DownloadedAspNetCoreSharedFxInstallerFile)" />
+    <Exec Command="sudo rpm -Uv $(SdkRPMInstallerFile)" />
 
     <!-- Run End-2-end Tests https://github.com/dotnet/core-sdk/issues/1174
     <DotNetRestore ProjectPath="$(EndToEndTestProject)"