diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 2d0543b00955df5f415c5d50d96347af47f2a7ac..7645904ea2629bb8229c8769b0311b421e706b7b 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Dependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.19517.8">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.19521.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>b47a997282b4d347cb079d26515ea4147e2ac548</Sha>
+      <Sha>f104bcb28e4936b0c0ab7c0d8cb73892ab515e60</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.19517.8">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="5.0.0-beta.19521.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>b47a997282b4d347cb079d26515ea4147e2ac548</Sha>
+      <Sha>f104bcb28e4936b0c0ab7c0d8cb73892ab515e60</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" Version="5.0.0-beta.19517.8">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" Version="5.0.0-beta.19521.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>b47a997282b4d347cb079d26515ea4147e2ac548</Sha>
+      <Sha>f104bcb28e4936b0c0ab7c0d8cb73892ab515e60</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
   <!-- ProductDependencies -->
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 7cc09bcbc34905f6ce1da9dac1c0af1f01c54529..0b03fc4df6766b78e24bd5cd9a98ec60cf778890 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel>prerelease</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>5.0.0-beta.19517.8</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>5.0.0-beta.19521.4</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIPackageVersion>
     <!-- dotnet/corefx dependencies -->
     <SystemDrawingCommonPackageVersion>4.6.0</SystemDrawingCommonPackageVersion>
     <SystemIOPortsPackageVersion>4.6.0</SystemIOPortsPackageVersion>
diff --git a/eng/common/darc-init.ps1 b/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
index 1bf15f435d01653052b5a7babeb9889fbf00f8a3..5d7eaa5f9421b230660dab999990329c873c3572 100644
--- a/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/darc-init.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 param (
     $darcVersion = $null,
     $versionEndpoint = "https://maestro-prod.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/api/assets/darc-version?api-version=2019-01-16",
-    $verbosity = "m"
+    $verbosity = "m",
+    $toolpath = $null
 )
 
 . $PSScriptRoot\tools.ps1
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ function InstallDarcCli ($darcVersion) {
 
   Write-Host "Installing Darc CLI version $darcVersion..."
   Write-Host "You may need to restart your command window if this is the first dotnet tool you have installed."
-  & "$dotnet" tool install $darcCliPackageName --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity -g
+  if (-not $toolpath) {
+    & "$dotnet" tool install $darcCliPackageName --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity -g
+  }else {
+    & "$dotnet" tool install $darcCliPackageName --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity --tool-path "$toolpath"    
+  }
 }
 
 InstallDarcCli $darcVersion
diff --git a/eng/common/darc-init.sh b/eng/common/darc-init.sh
index 6c37281b8380b9e3fc7177ca587a21419a549d32..82b2b576776db94eb0afdf6304fd2d7c30036d81 100755
--- a/eng/common/darc-init.sh
+++ b/eng/common/darc-init.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ while [[ $# > 0 ]]; do
       verbosity=$2
       shift
       ;;
+    --toolpath)
+      toolpath=$2
+      shift
+      ;;
     *)
       echo "Invalid argument: $1"
       usage
@@ -52,17 +56,27 @@ function InstallDarcCli {
   InitializeDotNetCli
   local dotnet_root=$_InitializeDotNetCli
 
-  local uninstall_command=`$dotnet_root/dotnet tool uninstall $darc_cli_package_name -g`
-  local tool_list=$($dotnet_root/dotnet tool list -g)
-  if [[ $tool_list = *$darc_cli_package_name* ]]; then
-    echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool uninstall $darc_cli_package_name -g)
+  if [ -z "$toolpath" ]; then
+    local tool_list=$($dotnet_root/dotnet tool list -g)
+    if [[ $tool_list = *$darc_cli_package_name* ]]; then
+      echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool uninstall $darc_cli_package_name -g)
+    fi
+  else
+    local tool_list=$($dotnet_root/dotnet tool list --tool-path "$toolpath")
+    if [[ $tool_list = *$darc_cli_package_name* ]]; then
+      echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool uninstall $darc_cli_package_name --tool-path "$toolpath")
+    fi
   fi
 
   local arcadeServicesSource="https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/dotnet-tools/nuget/v3/index.json"
 
   echo "Installing Darc CLI version $darcVersion..."
   echo "You may need to restart your command shell if this is the first dotnet tool you have installed."
-  echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool install $darc_cli_package_name --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity -g)
+  if [ -z "$toolpath" ]; then
+    echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool install $darc_cli_package_name --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity -g)
+  else
+    echo $($dotnet_root/dotnet tool install $darc_cli_package_name --version $darcVersion --add-source "$arcadeServicesSource" -v $verbosity --tool-path "$toolpath")
+  fi
 }
 
 InstallDarcCli
diff --git a/eng/common/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.ps1 b/eng/common/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index d7f64dc63cbc9032897667ac7832914c87e46387..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/eng/common/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-param(
-  [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string] $ReleaseConfigsPath            # Full path to ReleaseConfigs.txt asset
-)
-
-. $PSScriptRoot\post-build-utils.ps1
-
-try {
-  $Content = Get-Content $ReleaseConfigsPath
-  
-  $BarId = $Content | Select -Index 0
-  
-  $Channels = ""            
-  $Content | Select -Index 1 | ForEach-Object { $Channels += "$_ ," }
-  
-  $IsStableBuild = $Content | Select -Index 2
-
-  Write-PipelineSetVariable -Name 'BARBuildId' -Value $BarId
-  Write-PipelineSetVariable -Name 'InitialChannels' -Value "$Channels"
-  Write-PipelineSetVariable -Name 'IsStableBuild' -Value $IsStableBuild
-}
-catch {
-  Write-Host $_
-  Write-Host $_.Exception
-  Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
-  ExitWithExitCode 1
-}
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.yml b/eng/common/templates/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.yml
index 56242b068e15bc21d6bb3804a0a358e79aef3b95..716b53f740537fb97113cb73ce0d1a14334ce6a5 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     vmImage: 'windows-2019'
   steps:
+    - checkout: none
+
     - task: DownloadBuildArtifacts@0
       displayName: Download Release Configs
       inputs:
@@ -14,5 +16,25 @@ jobs:
       name: setReleaseVars
       displayName: Set Release Configs Vars
       inputs:
-        filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/post-build/setup-maestro-vars.ps1
-        arguments: -ReleaseConfigsPath '$(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs/ReleaseConfigs.txt'
+        targetType: inline
+        script: |
+          try {
+            $Content = Get-Content $(Build.StagingDirectory)/ReleaseConfigs/ReleaseConfigs.txt
+
+            $BarId = $Content | Select -Index 0
+
+            $Channels = ""
+            $Content | Select -Index 1 | ForEach-Object { $Channels += "$_ ," }
+
+            $IsStableBuild = $Content | Select -Index 2
+
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=BARBuildId;isOutput=true]$BarId"
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=InitialChannels;isOutput=true]$Channels"
+            Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=IsStableBuild;isOutput=true]$IsStableBuild"
+          }
+          catch {
+            Write-Host $_
+            Write-Host $_.Exception
+            Write-Host $_.ScriptStackTrace
+            exit 1
+          }
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index f66c1f0bd8688e40d9b7cb4b150d404a723fa05a..ad95cfb9a8592ff5b20ef8f64a7dabf4f5c69bfb 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "version": "3.0.100"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.19517.8",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.19517.8"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.19521.4",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "5.0.0-beta.19521.4"
   }
 }