diff --git a/.azuredevops/dependabot.yml b/.azuredevops/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d848fb58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.azuredevops/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://eng.ms/docs/products/dependabot/configuration/version_updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+- package-ecosystem: nuget
+  directory: /
+  schedule:
+    interval: monthly
diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index fa4ceb59c..e344d8b0d 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "powershell": {
-      "version": "7.3.4",
+      "version": "7.3.5",
       "commands": [
         "pwsh"
       ]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "dotnet-coverage": {
-      "version": "17.7.1",
+      "version": "17.7.3",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-coverage"
       ]
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 3ae1371c6..92408eb68 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "files.insertFinalNewline": true,
   "files.trimFinalNewlines": true,
   "omnisharp.enableEditorConfigSupport": true,
-  "omnisharp.enableImportCompletion": true,
-  "omnisharp.enableRoslynAnalyzers": true
+  "omnisharp.enableRoslynAnalyzers": true,
+  "dotnet.completion.showCompletionItemsFromUnimportedNamespaces": true,
+  "dotnet.defaultSolution": "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.sln"
 }
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index c9e884294..1fe648602 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
     <CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>true</CentralPackageTransitivePinningEnabled>
-    <MicroBuildVersion>2.0.127</MicroBuildVersion>
+    <MicroBuildVersion>2.0.130</MicroBuildVersion>
     <CodeAnalysisVersion>3.11.0</CodeAnalysisVersion>
     <CodeAnalysisVersion Condition="'$(IsTestProject)'=='true'">4.4.0</CodeAnalysisVersion>
     <CodefixTestingVersion>1.1.1</CodefixTestingVersion>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.CodeFix.Testing.XUnit" Version="$(CodefixTestingVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime.Utilities" Version="$(MicrosoftDiagnosticsRuntimeVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime" Version="$(MicrosoftDiagnosticsRuntimeVersion)" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.6.2" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.6.3" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Internal.MicroBuild.NonShipping" Version="$(MicroBuildVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop" Version="17.4.33103.184" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0" Version="17.4.33103.184" />
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="IsExternalInit" Version="1.0.3" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Internal.MicroBuild.VisualStudio" Version="$(MicroBuildVersion)" />
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Nerdbank.GitVersioning" Version="3.6.133" />
-    <GlobalPackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers.Unstable" Version="1.2.0.435" />
+    <GlobalPackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers.Unstable" Version="1.2.0.507" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <GlobalPackageReference Include="Microsoft.SourceLink.GitHub" Version="1.1.1" />
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/Archive-SourceCode.ps1 b/azure-pipelines/Archive-SourceCode.ps1
index 9158c9b34..e44dad008 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/Archive-SourceCode.ps1
+++ b/azure-pipelines/Archive-SourceCode.ps1
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ if (!$RepoUrl) {
 }
 
 Push-Location $PSScriptRoot
-$versionsObj = dotnet tool run nbgv get-version -f json | ConvertFrom-Json
+$versionsObj = dotnet nbgv get-version -f json | ConvertFrom-Json
 Pop-Location
 
 $ReleaseDateString = $ReleaseDate.ToShortDateString()
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/Get-SymbolFiles.ps1 b/azure-pipelines/Get-SymbolFiles.ps1
index 0ce229fc2..b5063cec6 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/Get-SymbolFiles.ps1
+++ b/azure-pipelines/Get-SymbolFiles.ps1
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@ $PDBs |% {
     }
 } |% {
     # Collect the DLLs/EXEs as well.
-    $dllPath = "$($_.Directory)/$($_.BaseName).dll"
-    $exePath = "$($_.Directory)/$($_.BaseName).exe"
+    $rootName = "$($_.Directory)/$($_.BaseName)"
+    if ($rootName.EndsWith('.ni')) {
+        $rootName = $rootName.Substring(0, $rootName.Length - 3)
+    }
+
+    $dllPath = "$rootName.dll"
+    $exePath = "$rootName.exe"
     if (Test-Path $dllPath) {
         $BinaryImagePath = $dllPath
     } elseif (Test-Path $exePath) {
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/Merge-CodeCoverage.ps1 b/azure-pipelines/Merge-CodeCoverage.ps1
index 5ecabbc9b..b126268ca 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/Merge-CodeCoverage.ps1
+++ b/azure-pipelines/Merge-CodeCoverage.ps1
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ try {
             New-Item -Type Directory -Path (Split-Path $OutputFile) | Out-Null
         }
 
-        & dotnet tool run dotnet-coverage merge $Inputs -o $OutputFile -f cobertura
+        & dotnet dotnet-coverage merge $Inputs -o $OutputFile -f cobertura
     } else {
         Write-Error "No reports found to merge."
     }
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/build.yml b/azure-pipelines/build.yml
index 9157c37fe..63aa4046e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/build.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/build.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ parameters:
   default: true
 - name: EnableCompliance
   type: boolean
-  default: true
+  default: false
 - name: EnableAPIScan
   type: boolean
-  default: true
+  default: false
 
 jobs:
 - job: Windows
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/secure-development-tools.yml b/azure-pipelines/secure-development-tools.yml
index ce8ac94cf..73be82db4 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/secure-development-tools.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/secure-development-tools.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ steps:
     GdnBreakSuppressionSets: falsepositives
     GdnBreakOutputSuppressionFile: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/guardian_failures_as_suppressions/
     GdnBreakOutputSuppressionSet: falsepositives
+  condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['OptProf'], 'true'))
 
 # This is useful when false positives appear so we can copy some of the output into the suppressions file.
 - publish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/guardian_failures_as_suppressions
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/variables/InsertVersionsValues.ps1 b/azure-pipelines/variables/InsertVersionsValues.ps1
index bb679e417..05b4c9feb 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/variables/InsertVersionsValues.ps1
+++ b/azure-pipelines/variables/InsertVersionsValues.ps1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $MacroName = 'MicrosoftVisualStudioThreadingVersion'
 $SampleProject = "$PSScriptRoot\..\..\src\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading"
 [string]::join(',',(@{
-    ($MacroName) = & { (dotnet tool run nbgv -- get-version --project $SampleProject --format json | ConvertFrom-Json).AssemblyVersion };
+    ($MacroName) = & { (dotnet nbgv get-version --project $SampleProject --format json | ConvertFrom-Json).AssemblyVersion };
 }.GetEnumerator() |% { "$($_.key)=$($_.value)" }))
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/vs-validation.yml b/azure-pipelines/vs-validation.yml
index d32634c70..cb9a2072e 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/vs-validation.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/vs-validation.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ stages:
   jobs:
   - template: build.yml
     parameters:
-      EnableCompliance: false
-      EnableAPIScan: false
       windowsPool: VSEngSS-MicroBuild2022-1ES
       includeMacOS: false
       RunTests: false
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 0199ff695..72064db60 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 <Project>
+  <!-- Include and reference README in nuge package, if a README is in the project directory. -->
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="Exists('README.md')">README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Condition="Exists('README.md')" Include="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
   <Import Project="$([MSBuild]::GetPathOfFileAbove($(MSBuildThisFile), $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..))" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>