From d20c3b0bb0ea59581574524c368d7c49569b0c18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:10:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e46cae7fb7acf76316951142a19b758bb39ae1a389e12f88f9f2fc6e645ccca8

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index 22146672..7bc9007e 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:3f19ad9f4e50b47f5f8cf4268c7b8a9adb224d5e6f393267e3befff4af4d37a7
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e46cae7fb7acf76316951142a19b758bb39ae1a389e12f88f9f2fc6e645ccca8
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 368834ad77728111c66cac6870af9920b5d73595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:19:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e6ebf1a1a36b7000fed45d7f1ea908ceef77138db5388f4951ea53ca5e93ec9e

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index 7bc9007e..b93e47bb 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e46cae7fb7acf76316951142a19b758bb39ae1a389e12f88f9f2fc6e645ccca8
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e6ebf1a1a36b7000fed45d7f1ea908ceef77138db5388f4951ea53ca5e93ec9e
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 2ce6de27e8168385eb128258f774410bcb2fcb91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:08:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:2e8a49097d12c4e3f648107c853e404bcdf1f1ff96cf6015050d6753de495177

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index b93e47bb..9bbb8db6 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:e6ebf1a1a36b7000fed45d7f1ea908ceef77138db5388f4951ea53ca5e93ec9e
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:2e8a49097d12c4e3f648107c853e404bcdf1f1ff96cf6015050d6753de495177
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From b541be6c5019558eee10f3cf32a2bb82c9d67e3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:17:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:7be672ea134730ade1a5bcb2e817b38e9ae7e4349ececa8faac670017df191c9

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index 9bbb8db6..d54272e2 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:2e8a49097d12c4e3f648107c853e404bcdf1f1ff96cf6015050d6753de495177
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:7be672ea134730ade1a5bcb2e817b38e9ae7e4349ececa8faac670017df191c9
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 4912d733d70ad496e336f9441e09895a05f85d73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:14:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:0937b4d4ac7c39728e0f420f8a8f5f2e8013605c64b596f8f4b863c53eb0067c

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index d54272e2..db144312 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:7be672ea134730ade1a5bcb2e817b38e9ae7e4349ececa8faac670017df191c9
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:0937b4d4ac7c39728e0f420f8a8f5f2e8013605c64b596f8f4b863c53eb0067c
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From f10cefb38ae82c3828f26b1064e29b37dc7d2faf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:36:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:8d452a2daee53be18da5bc5c17776672444b65ae334552937a10596f626da31d

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index db144312..334fb561 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:0937b4d4ac7c39728e0f420f8a8f5f2e8013605c64b596f8f4b863c53eb0067c
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:8d452a2daee53be18da5bc5c17776672444b65ae334552937a10596f626da31d
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 79a2a4834d3e7b70ca6b0a27402574f109429148 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:53:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:727dd6441aaa3ee866c778f8d89bcfdec612dbebe91172f4b234a5e81dc7f3c2

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index 334fb561..b98ad601 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:8d452a2daee53be18da5bc5c17776672444b65ae334552937a10596f626da31d
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:727dd6441aaa3ee866c778f8d89bcfdec612dbebe91172f4b234a5e81dc7f3c2
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From c842d36ebaa2dde0acde5dd6911ee1cdf2973b0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:08:15 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:91cd21162bbc2b78a5aa3763fa68c5a01f9308d99244afaa629aa21780c7e926

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index b98ad601..f72d6d97 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:727dd6441aaa3ee866c778f8d89bcfdec612dbebe91172f4b234a5e81dc7f3c2
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:91cd21162bbc2b78a5aa3763fa68c5a01f9308d99244afaa629aa21780c7e926
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 8a90fe9f9dde0211cb01d56b821b00d52365f9fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:50:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:c3b35a36ccb0e6c4d7f15dd4527a63fdee172246e15f727852b2c207b50fc766

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index f72d6d97..cef49a3c 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:91cd21162bbc2b78a5aa3763fa68c5a01f9308d99244afaa629aa21780c7e926
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:c3b35a36ccb0e6c4d7f15dd4527a63fdee172246e15f727852b2c207b50fc766
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From 67d1b7879604c19b15cb7cba062f2c13de74c7f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:56:30 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:11b7a7c4ea41684216766abee13fa31465a41990806bee021d262988970aa91d

---
 .../stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml          | 48 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../stages/dotnet/build-test-publish-repo.yml |  4 ++
 .../templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml       | 22 ++++++++-
 .../templates/variables/docker-images.yml     |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml
index 81eee2c9..46302747 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 parameters:
   linuxAmd64Pool: ""
+  # Optional pool priority: High, Medium, or Low. Empty leaves pool defaults unchanged.
+  poolPriority: ""
 
   # Custom init steps for all jobs
   customInitSteps: []
@@ -77,15 +79,31 @@ stages:
     # Linux AMD64
     linuxAmd64Pool:
       ${{ if ne(parameters.linuxAmd64Pool, '') }}:
-        ${{ parameters.linuxAmd64Pool }}
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          ${{ each property in parameters.linuxAmd64Pool }}:
+            ${{ if ne(property.key, 'demands') }}:
+              ${{ property.key }}: ${{ property.value }}
+          demands:
+          - ${{ if parameters.linuxAmd64Pool.demands }}:
+            - ${{ parameters.linuxAmd64Pool.demands }}
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          ${{ parameters.linuxAmd64Pool }}
       ${{ elseif eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.publicProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolName)
-        demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands:
+          - ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
         os: linux
       ${{ elseif eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxAmd64InternalPoolName)
         image: $(linuxAmd64InternalPoolImage)
         os: linux
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Linux Arm64
     linuxArm64Pool:
@@ -93,10 +111,17 @@ stages:
       hostArchitecture: Arm64
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.publicProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxArm64PublicPoolName)
-        demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm64PublicPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands:
+          - ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm64PublicPoolImage)
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm64PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxArm64InternalPoolName)
         image: $(linuxArm64InternalPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Linux Arm32
     linuxArm32Pool:
@@ -104,10 +129,17 @@ stages:
       hostArchitecture: Arm64
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.publicProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxArm32PublicPoolName)
-        demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm32PublicPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands:
+          - ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm32PublicPoolImage)
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxArm32PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxArm32InternalPoolName)
         image: $(linuxArm32InternalPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Windows Server 2016
     windows2016Pool:
@@ -117,6 +149,8 @@ stages:
         image: $(windowsServer2016PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         image: $(windowsServer2016InternalPoolImage)
+      ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+        demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Windows Server 2019 (1809)
     windows1809Pool:
@@ -126,6 +160,8 @@ stages:
         image: $(windowsServer2019PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         image: $(windowsServer2019InternalPoolImage)
+      ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+        demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Windows Server 2022
     windows2022Pool:
@@ -135,6 +171,8 @@ stages:
         image: $(windowsServer2022PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         image: $(windowsServer2022InternalPoolImage)
+      ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+        demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
 
     # Windows Server 2025
     windows2025Pool:
@@ -144,3 +182,5 @@ stages:
         image: $(windowsServer2025PublicPoolImage)
       ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         image: $(windowsServer2025InternalPoolImage)
+      ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+        demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-test-publish-repo.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-test-publish-repo.yml
index 9102d994..df8f6dbd 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-test-publish-repo.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-test-publish-repo.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 parameters:
   linuxAmd64Pool: ""
+  # Optional pool priority: High, Medium, or Low. Empty leaves pool defaults unchanged.
+  poolPriority: ""
 
   # Custom init steps for all jobs
   customInitSteps: []
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ stages:
 - template: /eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/build-and-test.yml@self
   parameters:
     linuxAmd64Pool: ${{ parameters.linuxAmd64Pool }}
+    poolPriority: ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
     # Pre-build
     customGenerateMatrixInitSteps: ${{ parameters.customGenerateMatrixInitSteps }}
     customCopyBaseImagesInitSteps: ${{ parameters.customCopyBaseImagesInitSteps }}
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ stages:
 - template: /eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml@self
   parameters:
     pool: ${{ parameters.linuxAmd64Pool }}
+    poolPriority: ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
     customPublishInitSteps: ${{ parameters.customPublishInitSteps }}
     customInitSteps: ${{ parameters.customInitSteps }}
     internalProjectName: ${{ parameters.internalProjectName }}
diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml
index 5cac237b..f7eaba79 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/stages/dotnet/publish.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ parameters:
   publicProjectName: null
   publishConfig: null
   pool: ""
+  # Optional pool priority: High, Medium, or Low. Empty leaves pool defaults unchanged.
+  poolPriority: ""
   isStandalonePublish: false
   customPublishInitSteps: []
   customInitSteps: []
@@ -53,12 +55,28 @@ stages:
 
     pool:
       ${{ if ne(parameters.pool, '') }}:
-        ${{ parameters.pool }}
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          ${{ each property in parameters.pool }}:
+            ${{ if ne(property.key, 'demands') }}:
+              ${{ property.key }}: ${{ property.value }}
+          demands:
+          - ${{ if parameters.pool.demands }}:
+            - ${{ parameters.pool.demands }}
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          ${{ parameters.pool }}
       ${{ elseif eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.publicProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolName)
-        demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands:
+          - ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
+          - Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
+        ${{ else }}:
+          demands: ImageOverride -equals $(linuxAmd64PublicPoolImage)
         os: linux
       ${{ elseif eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], parameters.internalProjectName) }}:
         name: $(linuxAmd64InternalPoolName)
         image: $(linuxAmd64InternalPoolImage)
         os: linux
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.poolPriority, '') }}:
+          demands: Priority -equals ${{ parameters.poolPriority }}
diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index cef49a3c..a422a2be 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:c3b35a36ccb0e6c4d7f15dd4527a63fdee172246e15f727852b2c207b50fc766
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:11b7a7c4ea41684216766abee13fa31465a41990806bee021d262988970aa91d
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner

From f561f68b676f6b600d224094ed7a4cdb56b8433e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "net-containers-bot[bot]"
 <307772199+net-containers-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 05:08:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Update common Docker engineering infrastructure from
 mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:b9102ccb33a9819e6cef1a618803b1e61a82b6715c8540e3fc757f10137a8c57

---
 eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
index a422a2be..2a64cc79 100644
--- a/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
+++ b/eng/docker-tools/templates/variables/docker-images.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 variables:
-  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:11b7a7c4ea41684216766abee13fa31465a41990806bee021d262988970aa91d
+  imageNames.imageBuilderName: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/image-builder@sha256:b9102ccb33a9819e6cef1a618803b1e61a82b6715c8540e3fc757f10137a8c57
   imageNames.imageBuilder: $(imageNames.imageBuilderName)
   imageNames.imageBuilder.withrepo: imagebuilder-withrepo:$(Build.BuildId)-$(System.JobId)
   imageNames.testRunner: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux3.0-docker-testrunner