diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index dcad53592..6d90cb9d3 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.24159.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.24165.6">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>f4538b1f8ff5ceb197aea509f3f61872b217b09e</Sha>
+      <Sha>ace00d8719b8d1fdfd0cc05f71bb9af216338d27</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.24159.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.24165.6">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>f4538b1f8ff5ceb197aea509f3f61872b217b09e</Sha>
+      <Sha>ace00d8719b8d1fdfd0cc05f71bb9af216338d27</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitExtensions" Version="9.0.0-beta.24159.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitExtensions" Version="9.0.0-beta.24165.6">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>f4538b1f8ff5ceb197aea509f3f61872b217b09e</Sha>
+      <Sha>ace00d8719b8d1fdfd0cc05f71bb9af216338d27</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index a6156ac59..240225db6 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <SystemCollectionsImmutableVersion>8.0.0</SystemCollectionsImmutableVersion>
     <MicrosoftBclTimeProviderVersion>8.0.0</MicrosoftBclTimeProviderVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>9.0.0-beta.24159.1</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>9.0.0-beta.24165.6</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsPackageVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/eng/common/native/init-compiler.sh b/eng/common/native/init-compiler.sh
index f5c1ec7ea..afdeb7a4d 100644
--- a/eng/common/native/init-compiler.sh
+++ b/eng/common/native/init-compiler.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if [ -z "$CLR_CC" ]; then
     # Set default versions
     if [ -z "$majorVersion" ]; then
         # note: gcc (all versions) and clang versions higher than 6 do not have minor version in file name, if it is zero.
-        if [ "$compiler" = "clang" ]; then versions="17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5"
+        if [ "$compiler" = "clang" ]; then versions="18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5"
         elif [ "$compiler" = "gcc" ]; then versions="13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4.9"; fi
 
         for version in $versions; do
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ if [ -z "$CC" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Only lld version >= 9 can be considered stable. lld doesn't support s390x.
-if [ "$compiler" = "clang" ] && [ -n "$majorVersion" ] && [ "$majorVersion" -ge 9 ] && [ "$build_arch" != "s390x" ]; then
+# Only lld version >= 9 can be considered stable. lld supports s390x starting from 18.0.
+if [ "$compiler" = "clang" ] && [ -n "$majorVersion" ] && [ "$majorVersion" -ge 9 ] && ([ "$build_arch" != "s390x" ] || [ "$majorVersion" -ge 18 ]); then
     if "$CC" -fuse-ld=lld -Wl,--version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=lld"
     fi
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/job/job.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/job/job.yml
index 1df020124..dfc3c0cf0 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/job/job.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/job/job.yml
@@ -206,9 +206,11 @@ jobs:
         continueOnError: true
         condition: always()
     - ${{ if and(ne(parameters.artifacts.publish.logs, 'false'), ne(parameters.artifacts.publish.logs, '')) }}:
-      - publish: artifacts/log
-        artifact: ${{ coalesce(parameters.artifacts.publish.logs.name, 'Logs_Build_$(Agent.Os)_$(_BuildConfig)') }}
-        displayName: Publish logs
+      - task: 1ES.PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+        inputs:
+          targetPath: 'artifacts/log'
+          artifactName: ${{ coalesce(parameters.artifacts.publish.logs.name, 'Logs_Build_$(Agent.Os)_$(_BuildConfig)') }}
+        displayName: 'Publish logs'
         continueOnError: true
         condition: always()
 
@@ -253,7 +255,9 @@ jobs:
         IgnoreDirectories: ${{ parameters.componentGovernanceIgnoreDirectories }}
 
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.enableBuildRetry, 'true') }}:
-    - publish: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\BuildConfiguration
-      artifact: BuildConfiguration
-      displayName: Publish build retry configuration
-      continueOnError: true
+    - task: 1ES.PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+      inputs:
+        targetPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\BuildConfiguration'
+        artifactName: 'BuildConfiguration'
+      displayName: 'Publish build retry configuration'
+      continueOnError: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml b/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
index 5f5413556..d72e4ea6d 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates-official/job/publish-build-assets.yml
@@ -98,14 +98,16 @@ jobs:
       inputs:
         targetType: inline
         script: |
-          Add-Content -Path "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs.txt" -Value $(BARBuildId)
-          Add-Content -Path "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs.txt" -Value "$(DefaultChannels)"
-          Add-Content -Path "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs.txt" -Value $(IsStableBuild)
+          New-Item -Path "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs" -ItemType Directory -Force
+          $filePath = "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs/ReleaseConfigs.txt"
+          Add-Content -Path $filePath -Value $(BARBuildId)
+          Add-Content -Path $filePath -Value "$(DefaultChannels)"
+          Add-Content -Path $filePath -Value $(IsStableBuild)
     
     - task: 1ES.PublishBuildArtifacts@1
       displayName: Publish ReleaseConfigs Artifact
       inputs:
-        PathtoPublish: '$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs.txt'
+        PathtoPublish: '$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs'
         PublishLocation: Container
         ArtifactName: ReleaseConfigs
 
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 9d51953fa..bcd4f4245 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     }
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.24159.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.24159.1"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.24165.6",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.24165.6"
   }
 }