diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 4ea29042ac6..623466c8c52 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
     <NoWarn>$(NoWarn.Replace(';1591', ''))</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <!-- TODO: Re-enable NuGet Audit and fix alerts: https://github.com/dotnet/efcore/issues/37034 -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <NuGetAudit>false</NuGetAudit>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.1.118" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/NuGet.config b/NuGet.config
index 67d465bc53f..fb22b9e7f1f 100644
--- a/NuGet.config
+++ b/NuGet.config
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <clear />
     <!--Begin: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources below.-->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-362ab66" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-362ab666/nuget/v3/index.json" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-a2266c7" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_packaging/darc-int-dotnet-runtime-a2266c72/nuget/v3/index.json" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
     <add key="dotnet-eng" value="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-eng/nuget/v3/index.json" />
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <clear />
     <!--Begin: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources below.-->
     <!--  Begin: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
-    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-362ab66" value="true" />
+    <add key="darc-int-dotnet-runtime-a2266c7" value="true" />
     <!--  End: Package sources from dotnet-runtime -->
     <!--End: Package sources managed by Dependency Flow automation. Do not edit the sources above.-->
   </disabledPackageSources>
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index b79ed1e238b..21aab6010a6 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
       <Sha>dcf4a22cf8671c1abe880ebec4cfd906c99588bf</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.HostFactoryResolver.Sources" Version="8.0.21-servicing.25475.13">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.HostFactoryResolver.Sources" Version="8.0.22-servicing.25527.7">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>362ab6669d55a75d51166f01b596c967c734ef4c</Sha>
+      <Sha>a2266c728f63a494ccb6786d794da2df135030be</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.1">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
@@ -45,32 +45,32 @@
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
       <Sha>ef853a71052646a42abf17e888ec6d9a69614ad9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.21">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.22">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>362ab6669d55a75d51166f01b596c967c734ef4c</Sha>
+      <Sha>a2266c728f63a494ccb6786d794da2df135030be</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.win-x64" Version="8.0.21">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.win-x64" Version="8.0.22">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>362ab6669d55a75d51166f01b596c967c734ef4c</Sha>
+      <Sha>a2266c728f63a494ccb6786d794da2df135030be</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <!-- NB: Using BrowserDebugHost to represent the nonshipping version of Microsoft.NETCore.App -->
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.BrowserDebugHost.Transport" Version="8.0.21-servicing.25475.13">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.BrowserDebugHost.Transport" Version="8.0.22-servicing.25527.7">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>362ab6669d55a75d51166f01b596c967c734ef4c</Sha>
+      <Sha>a2266c728f63a494ccb6786d794da2df135030be</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.25473.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.25515.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>ea77ace912db0e1cf28f199cb456b27fe311635e</Sha>
+      <Sha>6544413e02741855b701468aa8afc6cf8ca62c72</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating" Version="8.0.0-beta.25473.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating" Version="8.0.0-beta.25515.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>ea77ace912db0e1cf28f199cb456b27fe311635e</Sha>
+      <Sha>6544413e02741855b701468aa8afc6cf8ca62c72</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.25473.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.25515.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>ea77ace912db0e1cf28f199cb456b27fe311635e</Sha>
+      <Sha>6544413e02741855b701468aa8afc6cf8ca62c72</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index bd52333e70f..da1563347ad 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Version settings">
-    <VersionPrefix>8.0.21</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>8.0.22</VersionPrefix>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel>servicing</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PreReleaseVersionIteration>
     </PreReleaseVersionIteration>
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@
     <MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>8.0.1</MicrosoftExtensionsConfigurationJsonVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>8.0.1</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyInjectionVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyModelVersion>8.0.2</MicrosoftExtensionsDependencyModelVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>8.0.21-servicing.25475.13</MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>8.0.22-servicing.25527.7</MicrosoftExtensionsHostFactoryResolverSourcesVersion>
     <MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>8.0.1</MicrosoftExtensionsLoggingVersion>
     <SystemTextJsonVersion>8.0.6</SystemTextJsonVersion>
     <SystemFormatsAsn1Version>8.0.2</SystemFormatsAsn1Version>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>8.0.21</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>8.0.21</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>8.0.21-servicing.25475.13</MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>8.0.22</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>8.0.22</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRuntimewinx64Version>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>8.0.22-servicing.25527.7</MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Dependencies from dotnet/arcade">
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>8.0.0-beta.25473.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>8.0.0-beta.25515.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksTemplatingVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Other dependencies">
     <!-- NB: This version affects Visual Studio compatibility. See https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/extensibility/roslyn-version-support -->
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1
index dab3534ab53..22b1c4dfe4a 100644
--- a/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1
@@ -2,20 +2,13 @@
 # tool: https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/tree/jver-verify/src/VerifyMicrosoftPackage
 
 param(
-  [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $PackagesPath,           # Path to where the packages to be validated are
-  [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $ToolDestinationPath     # Where the validation tool should be downloaded to
+  [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $PackagesPath # Path to where the packages to be validated are
 )
 
 try {
   . $PSScriptRoot\post-build-utils.ps1
 
-  $url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/3e25ad135146676bcab0050a516939d9958bfa5d/src/VerifyMicrosoftPackage/verify.ps1'
-
-  New-Item -ItemType 'directory' -Path ${ToolDestinationPath} -Force
-
-  Invoke-WebRequest $url -OutFile ${ToolDestinationPath}\verify.ps1 
-
-  & ${ToolDestinationPath}\verify.ps1 ${PackagesPath}\*.nupkg
+  & $PSScriptRoot\nuget-verification.ps1 ${PackagesPath}\*.nupkg
 } 
 catch {
   Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8467dbf8e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/post-build/nuget-verification.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+    Verifies that Microsoft NuGet packages have proper metadata.
+.DESCRIPTION
+    Downloads a verification tool and runs metadata validation on the provided NuGet packages. This script writes an
+    error if any of the provided packages fail validation. All arguments provided to this PowerShell script that do not
+    match PowerShell parameters are passed on to the verification tool downloaded during the execution of this script.
+.PARAMETER NuGetExePath
+    The path to the nuget.exe binary to use. If not provided, nuget.exe will be downloaded into the -DownloadPath
+    directory.
+.PARAMETER PackageSource
+    The package source to use to download the verification tool. If not provided, nuget.org will be used.
+.PARAMETER DownloadPath
+    The directory path to download the verification tool and nuget.exe to. If not provided,
+    %TEMP%\NuGet.VerifyNuGetPackage will be used.
+.PARAMETER args
+    Arguments that will be passed to the verification tool.
+.EXAMPLE
+    PS> .\verify.ps1 *.nupkg
+    Verifies the metadata of all .nupkg files in the currect working directory.
+.EXAMPLE
+    PS> .\verify.ps1 --help
+    Displays the help text of the downloaded verifiction tool.
+.LINK
+    https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/blob/master/src/VerifyMicrosoftPackage/README.md
+#>
+
+# This script was copied from https://github.com/NuGet/NuGetGallery/blob/3e25ad135146676bcab0050a516939d9958bfa5d/src/VerifyMicrosoftPackage/verify.ps1
+
+[CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)]
+param(
+   [string]$NuGetExePath,
+   [string]$PackageSource = "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-public/nuget/v3/index.json",
+   [string]$DownloadPath,
+   [Parameter(ValueFromRemainingArguments = $true)]
+   [string[]]$args
+)
+
+# The URL to download nuget.exe.
+$nugetExeUrl = "https://dist.nuget.org/win-x86-commandline/v4.9.4/nuget.exe"
+
+# The package ID of the verification tool.
+$packageId = "NuGet.VerifyMicrosoftPackage"
+
+# The location that nuget.exe and the verification tool will be downloaded to.
+if (!$DownloadPath) {
+    $DownloadPath = (Join-Path $env:TEMP "NuGet.VerifyMicrosoftPackage")
+}
+
+$fence = New-Object -TypeName string -ArgumentList '=', 80
+
+# Create the download directory, if it doesn't already exist.
+if (!(Test-Path $DownloadPath)) {
+    New-Item -ItemType Directory $DownloadPath | Out-Null
+}
+Write-Host "Using download path: $DownloadPath"
+
+if ($NuGetExePath) {
+    $nuget = $NuGetExePath
+} else {
+    $downloadedNuGetExe = Join-Path $DownloadPath "nuget.exe"
+    
+    # Download nuget.exe, if it doesn't already exist.
+    if (!(Test-Path $downloadedNuGetExe)) {
+        Write-Host "Downloading nuget.exe from $nugetExeUrl..."
+        $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+        try {
+            Invoke-WebRequest $nugetExeUrl -OutFile $downloadedNuGetExe
+            $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
+        } catch {
+            $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
+            Write-Error $_
+            Write-Error "nuget.exe failed to download."
+            exit
+        }
+    }
+
+    $nuget = $downloadedNuGetExe
+}
+
+Write-Host "Using nuget.exe path: $nuget"
+Write-Host " "
+
+# Download the latest version of the verification tool.
+Write-Host "Downloading the latest version of $packageId from $packageSource..."
+Write-Host $fence
+& $nuget install $packageId `
+    -Prerelease `
+    -OutputDirectory $DownloadPath `
+    -Source $PackageSource
+Write-Host $fence
+Write-Host " "
+
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    Write-Error "nuget.exe failed to fetch the verify tool."
+    exit
+}
+
+# Find the most recently downloaded tool
+Write-Host "Finding the most recently downloaded verification tool."
+$verifyProbePath = Join-Path $DownloadPath "$packageId.*"
+$verifyPath = Get-ChildItem -Path $verifyProbePath -Directory `
+    | Sort-Object -Property LastWriteTime -Descending `
+    | Select-Object -First 1
+$verify = Join-Path $verifyPath "tools\NuGet.VerifyMicrosoftPackage.exe"
+Write-Host "Using verification tool: $verify"
+Write-Host " "
+
+# Execute the verification tool.
+Write-Host "Executing the verify tool..."
+Write-Host $fence
+& $verify $args
+Write-Host $fence
+Write-Host " "
+
+# Respond to the exit code.
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
+    Write-Error "The verify tool found some problems."
+} else {
+    Write-Output "The verify tool succeeded."
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/post-build.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/post-build.yml
index 9fef8103991..817e2d80dea 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/post-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/post-build/post-build.yml
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ stages:
           displayName: Validate
           inputs:
             filePath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1
-            arguments: -PackagesPath $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PackageArtifacts/ 
-              -ToolDestinationPath $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/Extract/ 
+            arguments: -PackagesPath $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PackageArtifacts/
 
     - job:
       displayName: Signing Validation
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
index 6e5722dc2e1..ea1785a8aa2 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/post-build.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ stages:
           inputs:
             filePath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/eng/common/post-build/nuget-validation.ps1
             arguments: -PackagesPath $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/PackageArtifacts/
-              -ToolDestinationPath $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/Extract/
 
     - job:
       displayName: Signing Validation
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index b3ad775c719..b64fdb8925f 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.120",
+    "version": "8.0.121",
     "allowPrerelease": true,
     "rollForward": "latestMajor"
   },
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "8.0.120",
+    "dotnet": "8.0.121",
     "runtimes": {
       "dotnet": [
         "$(MicrosoftNETCoreBrowserDebugHostTransportVersion)"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     }
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.25473.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.25473.1"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.25515.1",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.25515.1"
   }
 }