From 008fa09ddda2ac37361b0f9b2d6377347856e96e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:07:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/9] adapt codeql.yml for release/7.0 branch

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/7b4b00c6-634f-46f9-995a-09008508c2b1
---
 .github/workflows/codeql.yml | 17 +++++------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 64584746df..864e09ec95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -12,19 +12,10 @@
 name: "CodeQL Advanced"
 
 on:
-  # Scan on pushes to main only.
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-  # Scan on PRs that target matching branches.
+    branches: [ "release/7.0" ]
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - main
-      - feat/**
-      - dev/**
-
-  # Scan weekly on Saturdays at 23:33 UTC
+    branches: [ "release/7.0" ]
   schedule:
     - cron: '33 23 * * 6'
 
@@ -94,7 +85,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run manual build steps
       if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
       shell: bash
-      run: dotnet build src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.sln
+      run: |
+        mkdir packages
+        dotnet build src/
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

From 85d1c4fe1910b4ecb7d4c81124b7c7b7162f8421 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:11:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/9] revert run step; set cron 1h after release/6.1

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/025591bc-7b29-46fe-ae24-43b4585edcb3
---
 .github/workflows/codeql.yml | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 864e09ec95..b7d328547e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "release/7.0" ]
   schedule:
-    - cron: '33 23 * * 6'
+    - cron: '15 23 * * 6'
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run manual build steps
       if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
       shell: bash
-      run: |
-        mkdir packages
-        dotnet build src/
+      run: dotnet build src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.sln
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4

From 56f57b1e050e57eb5c3d2c6e22e697254dc80bdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:19:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] add release/7.0 triggers and schedules to PR and CI
 pipelines

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/4d262759-7996-4d50-aaf8-73469d82b917
---
 ...qlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 ...qlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml | 22 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml     |  1 +
 .../sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml     |  1 +
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 262c2b909a..111461d935 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ trigger:
     # ADO internal/main branch.
     - internal/main
 
+    # GitHub release/7.0 branch.
+    - release/7.0
+
+    # ADO internal/release/7.0 branch.
+    - internal/release/7.0
+
 # Trigger this pipline on a schedule.
 schedules:
 
@@ -80,6 +86,22 @@ schedules:
       - internal/main
     always: true
 
+  # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:30 UTC run).
+  - cron: '30 5 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/7.0
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO internal/release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 05:30 UTC run).
+  - cron: '30 6 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/7.0
+    always: true
+
 # Pipeline parameters, visible in the Azure DevOps UI.
 parameters:
 
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index a5a78f0f8b..02e13e1f59 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ trigger:
     # ADO internal/main branch.
     - internal/main
 
+    # GitHub release/7.0 branch.
+    - release/7.0
+
+    # ADO internal/release/7.0 branch.
+    - internal/release/7.0
+
 # Trigger this pipline on a schedule.
 schedules:
 
@@ -80,6 +86,22 @@ schedules:
       - internal/main
     always: true
 
+  # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:00 UTC run).
+  - cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - release/7.0
+    always: true
+
+  # ADO internal/release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 05:00 UTC run).
+  - cron: '0 6 * * Sun'
+    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    branches:
+      include:
+      - internal/release/7.0
+    always: true
+
 # Pipeline parameters, visible in the Azure DevOps UI.
 parameters:
 
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index 663532b905..ea766ddfbe 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pr:
       - dev/*
       - feat/*
       - main
+      - release/7.0
 
   paths:
     include:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
index 868b3010ff..6eec4788dc 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pr:
       - dev/*
       - feat/*
       - main
+      - release/7.0
 
   paths:
     include:

From cbe76877b4aeceda166821ad8ebb6305bf3236b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:23:13 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/9] remove main and internal/main references from pipeline
 files

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/3221bd78-8fcc-42fe-b331-69c2f1152332
---
 ...qlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml | 38 ++-----------------
 ...qlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml | 38 ++-----------------
 .../sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml     |  3 +-
 .../sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml     |  3 +-
 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 111461d935..893abf40f2 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -14,18 +14,10 @@
 # It runs via CI push triggers and schedules and uses the Release build
 # configuration:
 #
-#   - Commits to GitHub main
-#   - Commits to ADO internal/main
-#   - Weekdays at 03:00 UTC on GitHub main
-#   - Thursdays at 07:00 UTC on ADO internal/main
-#
-# GOTCHA: This pipeline definition is triggered by GitHub _and_ ADO CI.  We are
-# able to define different triggers and schedules using branch filters:
-#
-#   - Only the GitHub repo has a 'main' branch, so its presence indicates that
-#     the pipeline run was triggered via GitHub.
-#
-#   - Only the ADO repo has an 'internal/main' branch.
+#   - Commits to GitHub release/7.0
+#   - Commits to ADO internal/release/7.0
+#   - Sundays at 05:30 UTC on GitHub release/7.0
+#   - Sundays at 06:30 UTC on ADO internal/release/7.0
 #
 # Changes are batched together to ensure that the pipline never runs
 # concurrently.
@@ -55,12 +47,6 @@ trigger:
 
   branches:
     include:
-    # GitHub main branch.
-    - main
-
-    # ADO internal/main branch.
-    - internal/main
-
     # GitHub release/7.0 branch.
     - release/7.0
 
@@ -70,22 +56,6 @@ trigger:
 # Trigger this pipline on a schedule.
 schedules:
 
-  # GitHub main on weekdays
-  - cron: '0 3 * * Mon-Fri'
-    displayName: Weekday Run (Release Config)
-    branches:
-      include:
-      - main
-    always: true
-
-  # ADO internal/main on Thursdays.
-  - cron: '0 7 * * Thu'
-    displayName: Thursday Run (Release Config)
-    branches:
-      include:
-      - internal/main
-    always: true
-
   # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:30 UTC run).
   - cron: '30 5 * * Sun'
     displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index 02e13e1f59..83e360ce16 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -14,18 +14,10 @@
 # It runs via CI push triggers and schedules and uses the Release build
 # configuration:
 #
-#   - Commits to GitHub main
-#   - Commits to ADO internal/main
-#   - Weekdays at 01:00 UTC on GitHub main
-#   - Thursdays at 05:00 UTC on ADO internal/main
-#
-# GOTCHA: This pipeline definition is triggered by GitHub _and_ ADO CI.  We are
-# able to define different triggers and schedules using branch filters:
-#
-#   - Only the GitHub repo has a 'main' branch, so its presence indicates that
-#     the pipeline run was triggered via GitHub.
-#
-#   - Only the ADO repo has an 'internal/main' branch.
+#   - Commits to GitHub release/7.0
+#   - Commits to ADO internal/release/7.0
+#   - Sundays at 05:00 UTC on GitHub release/7.0
+#   - Sundays at 06:00 UTC on ADO internal/release/7.0
 #
 # Changes are batched together to ensure that the pipline never runs
 # concurrently.
@@ -55,12 +47,6 @@ trigger:
 
   branches:
     include:
-    # GitHub main branch.
-    - main
-
-    # ADO internal/main branch.
-    - internal/main
-
     # GitHub release/7.0 branch.
     - release/7.0
 
@@ -70,22 +56,6 @@ trigger:
 # Trigger this pipline on a schedule.
 schedules:
 
-  # GitHub main on weekdays
-  - cron: '0 1 * * Mon-Fri'
-    displayName: Weekday Run (Release Config)
-    branches:
-      include:
-      - main
-    always: true
-
-  # ADO internal/main on Thursdays.
-  - cron: '0 5 * * Thu'
-    displayName: Thursday Run (Release Config)
-    branches:
-      include:
-      - internal/main
-    always: true
-
   # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:00 UTC run).
   - cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
     displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index ea766ddfbe..531b149830 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   - Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.AlwaysEncrypted.AzureKeyVaultProvider
 #
 # It is triggered by pushes to PRs that target dev/ and feature/ branches, and
-# the main branch in GitHub.
+# the release/7.0 branch in GitHub.
 #
 # It maps to the "PR-SqlClient-Package" pipeline in the Public project:
 #
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pr:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
       - feat/*
-      - main
       - release/7.0
 
   paths:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
index 6eec4788dc..713157a923 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   - Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.AlwaysEncrypted.AzureKeyVaultProvider
 #
 # It is triggered by pushes to PRs that target dev/ and feature/ branches, and
-# the main branch in GitHub.
+# the release/7.0 branch in GitHub.
 #
 # It maps to the "PR-SqlClient-Project" pipeline in the Public project:
 #
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ pr:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
       - feat/*
-      - main
       - release/7.0
 
   paths:

From ee37b395bf014e75da92a8bc1e18525d9d3e38e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 19:33:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/9] fix duplicate schedule displayNames; backport
 check-milestone workflow from #4055

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/bd8469d1-825d-4b26-8a0d-1b78ed90842f
---
 .github/workflows/check-milestone.yml         | 24 +++++++++++++++++++
 ...qlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml |  4 ++--
 ...qlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml |  4 ++--
 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/workflows/check-milestone.yml

diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yml b/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da4681fd7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-milestone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Check Milestone
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, milestoned, demilestoned]
+
+jobs:
+  check-milestone:
+    name: Validate milestone
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Check milestone is set
+        if: github.event.pull_request.milestone == null
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::This PR does not have a milestone set. Please assign a milestone before merging."
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Check milestone is open
+        if: github.event.pull_request.milestone != null && github.event.pull_request.milestone.state != 'open'
+        run: |
+          echo "::error::Milestone '${{ github.event.pull_request.milestone.title }}' is ${{ github.event.pull_request.milestone.state }}. Please assign an open milestone."
+          exit 1
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 893abf40f2..0e721a95ee 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ schedules:
 
   # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:30 UTC run).
   - cron: '30 5 * * Sun'
-    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    displayName: Sunday Run GitHub (Release Config)
     branches:
       include:
       - release/7.0
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ schedules:
 
   # ADO internal/release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 05:30 UTC run).
   - cron: '30 6 * * Sun'
-    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    displayName: Sunday Run ADO Internal (Release Config)
     branches:
       include:
       - internal/release/7.0
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index 83e360ce16..37849085f0 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ schedules:
 
   # GitHub release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 04:00 UTC run).
   - cron: '0 5 * * Sun'
-    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    displayName: Sunday Run GitHub (Release Config)
     branches:
       include:
       - release/7.0
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ schedules:
 
   # ADO internal/release/7.0 on Sundays (1 hour after release/6.1's 05:00 UTC run).
   - cron: '0 6 * * Sun'
-    displayName: Sunday Run (Release Config)
+    displayName: Sunday Run ADO Internal (Release Config)
     branches:
       include:
       - internal/release/7.0

From 54ef348085c6492aa8118cf2ceb8d6d7a2873d51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:43:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] add GOTCHA comment; remove feat/* PR triggers; update
 dashboards for release/7.0

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/0427aaf1-39f9-4f5d-a0f4-e72432e47882
---
 eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md   | 2 ++
 eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md    | 2 ++
 .../dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml    | 8 ++++++++
 .../dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml    | 8 ++++++++
 eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml       | 1 -
 eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml       | 1 -
 6 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md b/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
index 03a32d4e78..c6823c6bf3 100644
--- a/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
+++ b/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ The branches listed below indicate the repo branch used for the triggered runs.
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/main](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
+|MDS Main CI|[internal/release/7.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F7.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:00 UTC|YAML|
+|MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/7.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F7.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:30 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI|[internal/release/6.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/6.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |Test-SqlClient-Kerberos-Azure|[main](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient)|Release|No|No|Mon-Fri 07:00 UTC|Classic UI|
diff --git a/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md b/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
index ab6f3eb4e4..ce59ff25cf 100644
--- a/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
+++ b/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
@@ -18,5 +18,7 @@ PR pipelines run on the topic branch associated to the PR.
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[main](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 03:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:30 UTC|YAML|
+|CI-SqlClient|[release/7.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/7.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 05:00 UTC|YAML|
+|CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/7.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/7.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 05:30 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient|[release/6.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/6.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:30 UTC|YAML|
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
index 0e721a95ee..67c991f0ec 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-package-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 #   - Sundays at 05:30 UTC on GitHub release/7.0
 #   - Sundays at 06:30 UTC on ADO internal/release/7.0
 #
+# GOTCHA: This pipeline definition is triggered by GitHub _and_ ADO CI.  We are
+# able to define different triggers and schedules using branch filters:
+#
+#   - Only the GitHub repo has a 'release/7.0' branch, so its presence indicates
+#     that the pipeline run was triggered via GitHub.
+#
+#   - Only the ADO repo has an 'internal/release/7.0' branch.
+#
 # Changes are batched together to ensure that the pipline never runs
 # concurrently.
 #
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
index 37849085f0..f3974f541b 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-project-reference-pipeline.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
 #   - Sundays at 05:00 UTC on GitHub release/7.0
 #   - Sundays at 06:00 UTC on ADO internal/release/7.0
 #
+# GOTCHA: This pipeline definition is triggered by GitHub _and_ ADO CI.  We are
+# able to define different triggers and schedules using branch filters:
+#
+#   - Only the GitHub repo has a 'release/7.0' branch, so its presence indicates
+#     that the pipeline run was triggered via GitHub.
+#
+#   - Only the ADO repo has an 'internal/release/7.0' branch.
+#
 # Changes are batched together to ensure that the pipline never runs
 # concurrently.
 #
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index 531b149830..35ec3a15cd 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ pr:
     include:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
-      - feat/*
       - release/7.0
 
   paths:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
index 713157a923..c12fcee659 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-project-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ pr:
     include:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
-      - feat/*
       - release/7.0
 
   paths:

From 0d1e66521b12cfa22f30ea6ac60810237c4ad967 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:09:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/9] move release/7.0 dashboard entries to just below main
 entries

Co-authored-by: mdaigle <4722049+mdaigle@users.noreply.github.com>
Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/sessions/21758ed2-c41e-42a2-96a2-d7b7624bf4bd
---
 eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md | 4 ++--
 eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md  | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md b/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
index c6823c6bf3..ef6ed4a268 100644
--- a/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
+++ b/eng/dashboards/ado.net-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ The branches listed below indicate the repo branch used for the triggered runs.
 |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
 |MDS Main CI|[internal/main](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/main](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
-|MDS Main CI|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
-|MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI|[internal/release/7.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F7.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/7.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F7.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:30 UTC|YAML|
+|MDS Main CI|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
+|MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/6.1](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.1&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI|[internal/release/6.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |MDS Main CI-Package|[internal/release/6.0](https://sqlclientdrivers.visualstudio.com/ADO.Net/_git/dotnet-sqlclient?path=%2F&version=GBinternal%2Frelease%2F6.0&_a=contents)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |Test-SqlClient-Kerberos-Azure|[main](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient)|Release|No|No|Mon-Fri 07:00 UTC|Classic UI|
diff --git a/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md b/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
index ce59ff25cf..8dfad35070 100644
--- a/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
+++ b/eng/dashboards/public-pipelines-ci-builds-by-branch.md
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ PR pipelines run on the topic branch associated to the PR.
 |PR-SqlClient-Package|N/A|Debug|Yes|No|None|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient|[main](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 01:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[main](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient)|Release|No|Yes|Weekdays 03:00 UTC|YAML|
-|CI-SqlClient|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:00 UTC|YAML|
-|CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:30 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient|[release/7.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/7.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 05:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/7.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/7.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 05:30 UTC|YAML|
+|CI-SqlClient|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:00 UTC|YAML|
+|CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/6.1](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.1)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 04:30 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient|[release/6.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:00 UTC|YAML|
 |CI-SqlClient-Package|[release/6.0](https://github.com/dotnet/SqlClient/tree/release/6.0)|Release|No|Yes|Sunday 06:30 UTC|YAML|

From 391eaac29b2b3e6250692cf8c985caf5b06ab1dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Malcolm Daigle <mdaigle@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:59:52 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 8/9] Add 'copilot/*' branch to PR validation triggers

---
 eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index 35ec3a15cd..5f09ba2649 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pr:
     include:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
+      - copilot/*
       - release/7.0
 
   paths:

From 022aebdf5e1acb6f75a35247073f01cce653f379 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Malcolm Daigle <mdaigle@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:03:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 9/9] Update branch triggers for PR validation

Removed 'copilot/*' branch from PR validation triggers.
---
 eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
index 5f09ba2649..35ec3a15cd 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/sqlclient-pr-package-ref-pipeline.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ pr:
     include:
       # GitHub repo branch targets that will trigger PR validation builds.
       - dev/*
-      - copilot/*
       - release/7.0
 
   paths: