diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 0e999414b..3d2a5db62 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.23101.1",
+      "version": "1.1.0-beta.23106.1",
       "commands": [
         "darc"
       ]
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index cc3101d26..58ee52239 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
       <Sha>c453dfef2f41533de5cb03b2115aab9d0dfc74c6</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23101.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23106.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>ef64ef0af25b1b29b4b5e0415788a0b7a1be004f</Sha>
+      <Sha>8b6dc24326637735543511b2b5c5e6331adc293b</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23101.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23106.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>ef64ef0af25b1b29b4b5e0415788a0b7a1be004f</Sha>
+      <Sha>8b6dc24326637735543511b2b5c5e6331adc293b</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 1618aa7a7..cdc4cd7ed 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.23101.1</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>1.1.0-beta.23106.1</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependency from https://github.com/dotnet/winforms -->
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-synchronization.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-synchronization.yml
index 8c7767ac7..0992b9d08 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-synchronization.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/jobs/vmr-synchronization.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ jobs:
   - template: /eng/common/templates/variables/pool-providers.yml
   - name: vmrPath
     value: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/vmr
-  - ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal') }}:
+  - ${{ if and( eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal'), or(startswith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release/'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'))) }}:
     - group: DotNetBot-GitHub
-  - ${{ else }}:
-    - name: BotAccount-dotnet-bot-repo-PAT
-      value: N/A
-
+    - group: DotNetBot-GitHub-No-Scopes
+    - name: vmrPublicUrl
+      value: https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet
+  - ${{ if and( eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal'), startswith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/internal/release/')) }}:
+    - group: DotNetBot-AzDO-PAT
+    - name: vmrInternalUrl
+      value: https://dnceng@dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-dotnet
+  
   pool:
     ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'public') }}:
       name: $(DncEngPublicBuildPool)
@@ -51,17 +55,30 @@ jobs:
       vmrBranch: ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
       targetRef: ${{ parameters.targetRef }}
 
-  # For official builds, push the changes to the VMR
-  # Push only main and release branches
+  
   - ${{ if and(not(parameters.noPush), not(in(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')), eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'internal')) }}:
-    - script: |
-        set -x
-        git config --global user.email 'dotnet-maestro[bot]@users.noreply.github.com' && git config --global user.name 'dotnet-maestro[bot]'
-        git remote add dotnet 'https://$(BotAccount-dotnet-bot-repo-PAT)@github.com/dotnet/dotnet.git'
-        git fetch dotnet
-        git branch ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
-        git branch --set-upstream-to=dotnet/${{ parameters.vmrBranch }} ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }} || echo 'Branch ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }} not found in remote'
-        git push dotnet ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
-      displayName: Push changes to dotnet/dotnet
-      workingDirectory: $(vmrPath)
-      condition: and(succeeded(), or(eq(variables['vmrBranch'], 'main'), startsWith(variables['vmrBranch'], 'release/')))
+    # Push main and release branches to the public VMR
+    - ${{ if or(eq(parameters.vmrBranch, 'main'), startsWith(parameters.vmrBranch, 'release/')) }}:
+      - script: >
+          ./.dotnet/dotnet darc vmr push
+          --vmr '$(vmrPath)'
+          --commit-verification-pat '$(BotAccount-dotnet-maestro-bot-no-scopes-PAT)'
+          --branch '${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}'
+          --remote-url '$(vmrPublicUrl)'
+          --github-pat '$(BotAccount-dotnet-bot-repo-PAT)'
+          --verbose
+        displayName: Push changes to dotnet/dotnet (public)
+        workingDirectory: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/installer
+  
+    # Push internal/release branches to the internal VMR
+    - ${{ if startsWith(parameters.vmrBranch, 'internal/release/') }}:
+      - script: >
+          ./.dotnet/dotnet darc vmr push
+          --vmr '$(vmrPath)'
+          --skip-commit-verification
+          --branch '${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}'
+          --remote-url '$(vmrInternalUrl)'
+          --azdev-pat '$(dn-bot-dnceng-build-rw-code-rw)'
+          --verbose
+        displayName: Push changes to dotnet-dotnet (internal)
+        workingDirectory: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/installer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01b19525c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync-internal.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+pr: none
+
+trigger:
+  batch: true
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - internal/release/*
+
+resources:
+  repositories:
+  - repository: vmr
+    type: git
+    name: dotnet-dotnet
+    ref: $(Build.SourceBranch)
+
+parameters:
+- name: vmrBranch
+  displayName: dotnet-dotnet branch to push to
+  type: string
+  default: ' '
+
+variables: 
+- ${{ if ne(parameters.vmrBranch, ' ') }}:
+  - name: VmrBranch
+    value: ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
+- ${{ else }}:
+  - name: VmrBranch
+    value: ${{ replace(replace(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/', ''), 'refs/pull/', '') }}
+    
+jobs:
+  - template: templates/jobs/vmr-synchronization.yml
+    parameters:
+      vmrBranch: ${{ variables.VmrBranch }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync.yml b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync.yml
index 79f49fe22..70e47d257 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/vmr-sync.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ resources:
     type: github
     name: dotnet/dotnet
     endpoint: dotnet
+    ref: $(Build.SourceBranch)
 
 parameters:
 - name: vmrBranch