diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 01d9429d0..24eed83a4 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "microsoft.dotnet.darc": {
-      "version": "1.1.0-beta.23074.3",
+      "version": "1.1.0-beta.23077.3",
       "commands": [
         "darc"
       ]
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index f231d5be6..82367408d 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
       <Sha>3900335a25247d931fc62a62a1ebc30acbb5403d</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23074.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23077.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>7f00b18a4e98088f201fc2baf8a7a16f3371f88f</Sha>
+      <Sha>a018eaa016d2132265bfafdcb58d8cb35da6d567</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23074.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23077.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>7f00b18a4e98088f201fc2baf8a7a16f3371f88f</Sha>
+      <Sha>a018eaa016d2132265bfafdcb58d8cb35da6d567</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-alpha.1.22557.12">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index c32a309c0..1128352a5 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependency from https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services -->
-    <MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>1.1.0-beta.23074.3</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>1.1.0-beta.23077.3</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependency from https://github.com/dotnet/winforms -->
diff --git a/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-scan.yml b/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-scan.yml
index 16dcb2113..99a34658f 100644
--- a/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-scan.yml
+++ b/src/SourceBuild/content/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/vmr-scan.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ stages:
         ./.dotnet/dotnet darc vmr scan-binary-files
         --vmr "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
         --tmp "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
+        --baseline-file "src/VirtualMonoRepo/allowed-binaries.txt"
         || (echo '##[error]Found binaries in the VMR' && exit 1)
       displayName: Scan for binaries
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/src/installer
diff --git a/src/VirtualMonoRepo/allowed-binaries.txt b/src/VirtualMonoRepo/allowed-binaries.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df03dde55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/VirtualMonoRepo/allowed-binaries.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+*.bmp
+*.docx
+*.gif
+*.ico
+*.jpg
+*.JPG
+*.pdf
+*.png
+*.PNG
+*.rtf
+*.snk
+*.vsd
+*.vsdx
+*.xlsx
+
+**/test/*
+**/Test/*
+**/Test/*
+**/testCert*.pfx
+**/TestCert*.pfx
+**/tests/*
+
+src/arcade/src/Microsoft.DotNet.SignTool.Tests/*
+
+src/aspnetcore/**/samples/*
+src/aspnetcore/**/TestCertificates/*
+src/aspnetcore/src/*.eot
+src/aspnetcore/src/*.otf
+src/aspnetcore/src/*.ttf
+src/aspnetcore/src/*.woff
+src/aspnetcore/src/*.woff2
+src/aspnetcore/src/Components/Web.JS/dist/Release/blazor.server.js # JavaScript file with a null byte
+src/aspnetcore/src/Components/Web.JS/dist/Release/blazor.webview.js # JavaScript file with a null byte
+src/aspnetcore/src/ProjectTemplates/Web.ProjectTemplates/**/app.db
+src/aspnetcore/src/submodules/spa-templates/**/app.db
+
+src/fsharp/**/signedtests/*
+src/fsharp/src/fsi/fsi.res # Icon
+
+src/msbuild/src/Tasks.UnitTests/*
+
+src/razor/**/SampleApp/**/fonts/*
+
+src/roslyn/**/CodeAnalysisTest/*
+
+src/runtime/src/libraries/System.Diagnostics.EventLog/src/Messages/EventLogMessages.res # Icon
+src/runtime/src/mono/wasm/testassets/*
+src/runtime/src/native/external/brotli/common/dictionary.bin.br
+
+src/sdk/src/Assets/TestProjects/*
+
+src/source-build-externals/src/azure-activedirectory-identitymodel-extensions-for-dotnet/build/strongNameBypass.reg # UTF16-LE text file
+src/source-build-externals/src/azure-activedirectory-identitymodel-extensions-for-dotnet/build/strongNameBypass2.reg # UTF16-LE text file
+src/source-build-externals/src/humanizer/src/Humanizer.Tests*
+src/source-build-externals/src/newtonsoft-json/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/SpaceShipV2.bson