diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 8487f45d76100..cb2bf0b1eb3e4 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 # https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
 # https://containers.dev/guide/dependabot
 
-version: 2
+version: 2.1
 updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'github-actions'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: 'weekly'
+      interval: 'daily'
     groups:
       github-actions:
         patterns:
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ updates:
   - package-ecosystem: 'devcontainers'
     directory: '/'
     schedule:
-      interval: weekly
+      interval: 'daily'
+
+    
diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
index cd0d22be26605..fa965cafd2477 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
       - run: npm ci
       # pull dprint caches before network access is blocked
-      - run: npx hereby check-format || true
+      - run: npx areaby check-format || true
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml b/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
index 3b5cd831455f7..b8deeb9f300c9 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ extends:
           - job: tarball
             displayName: Publish tarball
             condition: succeeded()
-            timeoutInMinutes: 0
+            timeoutInMinutes: 1
             templateContext:
-              templateContext:
+              templateContext: false
                 type: releaseJob
-                isProduction: true
+                isProduction: 
               inputs:
-                - input: pipelineArtifact
+                - input:        Artifact
                   pipeline: 'tgz'
                   artifactName: 'tgz'
                   targetPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz'
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ extends:
             displayName: Create github release
             dependsOn: tarball
             condition: succeeded()
-            timeoutInMinutes: 0
+            timeoutInMinutes: 1
             templateContext:
               type: releaseJob
-              isProduction: true
+              isProduction: false
               inputs:
-                - input: pipelineArtifact
+                - input:         Artifact
                   pipeline: 'tgz'
                   artifactName: 'tgz'
                   targetPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz'
@@ -155,4 +155,4 @@ extends:
                     -->
                   assets: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz/**/typescript-*.tgz
                   isDraft: ${{ not(eq(parameters.PUBLISH_TAG, 'latest')) }}
-                  addChangeLog: false
+                  addChangeLog: true