diff --git a/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml b/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
index e66b59dc3aab..20abd789de3d 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipeline.pre-release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ resources:
     - repository: python-environment-tools
       type: github
       name: microsoft/python-environment-tools
-      ref: main
+      ref: crt-static
       endpoint: Monaco