diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 92d8680f2..037971b03 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="8.0.0-beta.23463.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="9.0.0-beta.23508.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>1d451c32dda2314c721adbf8829e1c0cd4e681ff</Sha>
+      <Sha>822f095b8c815dd7b9161140a9ff8151de593f82</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/common/sdk-task.ps1 b/eng/common/sdk-task.ps1
index 6c4ac6fec..91f8196cc 100644
--- a/eng/common/sdk-task.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/sdk-task.ps1
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ try {
       $GlobalJson.tools | Add-Member -Name "vs" -Value (ConvertFrom-Json "{ `"version`": `"16.5`" }") -MemberType NoteProperty
     }
     if( -not ($GlobalJson.tools.PSObject.Properties.Name -match "xcopy-msbuild" )) {
-      $GlobalJson.tools | Add-Member -Name "xcopy-msbuild" -Value "17.6.0-2" -MemberType NoteProperty
+      $GlobalJson.tools | Add-Member -Name "xcopy-msbuild" -Value "17.7.2-1" -MemberType NoteProperty
     }
     if ($GlobalJson.tools."xcopy-msbuild".Trim() -ine "none") {
         $xcopyMSBuildToolsFolder = InitializeXCopyMSBuild $GlobalJson.tools."xcopy-msbuild" -install $true
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index aa74ab4a8..84cfe7cd9 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -379,13 +379,13 @@ function InitializeVisualStudioMSBuild([bool]$install, [object]$vsRequirements =
   }
 
   # Minimum VS version to require.
-  $vsMinVersionReqdStr = '17.6'
+  $vsMinVersionReqdStr = '17.7'
   $vsMinVersionReqd = [Version]::new($vsMinVersionReqdStr)
 
   # If the version of msbuild is going to be xcopied,
   # use this version. Version matches a package here:
-  # https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_artifacts/feed/dotnet-eng/NuGet/RoslynTools.MSBuild/versions/17.6.0-2
-  $defaultXCopyMSBuildVersion = '17.6.0-2'
+  # https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_artifacts/feed/dotnet-eng/NuGet/RoslynTools.MSBuild/versions/17.7.2-1
+  $defaultXCopyMSBuildVersion = '17.7.2-1'
 
   if (!$vsRequirements) {
     if (Get-Member -InputObject $GlobalJson.tools -Name 'vs') {
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 3a7a7baea..cdccc08be 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3"
+    "version": "8.0.100-rc.1.23455.8"
   },
   "tools": {
-    "dotnet": "8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3",
+    "dotnet": "8.0.100-rc.1.23455.8",
     "runtimes": {
       "dotnet": [
         "6.0.4"
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
     }
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "8.0.0-beta.23463.1"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "9.0.0-beta.23508.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters.CoreServices/RemoteAppClientOptions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters.CoreServices/RemoteAppClientOptions.cs
index f15c1ab7d..fab447052 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters.CoreServices/RemoteAppClientOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters.CoreServices/RemoteAppClientOptions.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public Uri RemoteAppUrl
             ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(value);
 
             // Path must end in '/' so that it will combine correctly with subpaths
-            if (!value.AbsolutePath.EndsWith("/", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            if (!value.AbsolutePath.EndsWith('/'))
             {
                 var builder = new UriBuilder(value);
                 builder.Path += "/";
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters/HttpContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters/HttpContext.cs
index fd2f9e111..f905fd100 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters/HttpContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.SystemWebAdapters/HttpContext.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void RewritePath(string path, bool rebaseClientPath)
             path = path[..iqs];
         }
 
-        if (!path.StartsWith("/", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        if (!path.StartsWith('/'))
         {
             path = "/" + path;
         }