diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 8119945f..d19fdcf3 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.23120.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.23123.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>c4a85adbff520f62bfade7a6132f471506c3d35a</Sha>
+      <Sha>39952f0f2dbd76699158d5f84fc3644602ad08c9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Feed" Version="8.0.0-beta.23120.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Feed" Version="8.0.0-beta.23123.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>c4a85adbff520f62bfade7a6132f471506c3d35a</Sha>
+      <Sha>39952f0f2dbd76699158d5f84fc3644602ad08c9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SignTool" Version="8.0.0-beta.23120.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SignTool" Version="8.0.0-beta.23123.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>c4a85adbff520f62bfade7a6132f471506c3d35a</Sha>
+      <Sha>39952f0f2dbd76699158d5f84fc3644602ad08c9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.23120.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.23123.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>c4a85adbff520f62bfade7a6132f471506c3d35a</Sha>
+      <Sha>39952f0f2dbd76699158d5f84fc3644602ad08c9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SwaggerGenerator.MSBuild" Version="8.0.0-beta.23120.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SwaggerGenerator.MSBuild" Version="8.0.0-beta.23123.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>c4a85adbff520f62bfade7a6132f471506c3d35a</Sha>
+      <Sha>39952f0f2dbd76699158d5f84fc3644602ad08c9</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Maestro.Client" Version="1.1.0-beta.19556.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh b/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
index ffaa88eb..f027af75 100755
--- a/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
+++ b/eng/common/cross/build-rootfs.sh
@@ -260,25 +260,40 @@ while :; do
             ;;
         jessie) # Debian 8
             __CodeName=jessie
-            __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+
+            if [[ -z "$__UbuntuRepo" ]]; then
+                __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+            fi
             ;;
         stretch) # Debian 9
             __CodeName=stretch
-            __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
             __LLDB_Package="liblldb-6.0-dev"
+
+            if [[ -z "$__UbuntuRepo" ]]; then
+                __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+            fi
             ;;
         buster) # Debian 10
             __CodeName=buster
-            __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
             __LLDB_Package="liblldb-6.0-dev"
+
+            if [[ -z "$__UbuntuRepo" ]]; then
+                __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+            fi
             ;;
         bullseye) # Debian 11
             __CodeName=bullseye
-            __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+
+            if [[ -z "$__UbuntuRepo" ]]; then
+                __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+            fi
             ;;
         sid) # Debian sid
             __CodeName=sid
-            __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+
+            if [[ -z "$__UbuntuRepo" ]]; then
+                __UbuntuRepo="http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"
+            fi
             ;;
         tizen)
             __CodeName=
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml b/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
index 61914a1f..b214a31d 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/job/job.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
     # handle key-value variable syntax.
     # example:
     # - [key]: [value]
-    - ${{ if and(eq(variable.name, ''), eq(variable.group, '')) }}:
+    - ${{ if and(eq(variable.name, ''), eq(variable.group, ''), eq(variable.template, '')) }}:
       - ${{ each pair in variable }}:
         - name: ${{ pair.key }}
           value: ${{ pair.value }}
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 021fa7aa..63c53875 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "allowPrerelease": true
   },
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "8.0.100-alpha.1.23061.8",
+    "dotnet": "8.0.100-preview.1.23115.2",
     "runtimes": {
       "dotnet": [
         "6.0.0"
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     }
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.23120.1"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.23123.2"
   }
 }