diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 394b058cb4b22e..d0d017b9fe7f11 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -54,77 +54,77 @@
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.GenAPI" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitExtensions" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitExtensions" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitConsoleRunner" Version="2.5.1-beta.22416.1">
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-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Archives" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Packaging" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Packaging" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Installers" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Templating" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Workloads" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.CodeAnalysis" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.TargetFramework" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Feed" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Build.Tasks.Feed" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.VersionTools.Tasks" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.VersionTools.Tasks" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SharedFramework.Sdk" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.SharedFramework.Sdk" Version="7.0.0-beta.22418.4">
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-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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     <Dependency Name="System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.TestData" Version="7.0.0-beta.22409.1">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime-assets</Uri>
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@
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     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.PackageTesting" Version="7.0.0-beta.22416.1">
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-      <Sha>afc901d73d7d3bd363547ddf8769efe14052bfa7</Sha>
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     <Dependency Name="optimization.windows_nt-x64.MIBC.Runtime" Version="1.0.0-prerelease.22415.6">
       <Uri>https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/internal/_git/dotnet-optimization</Uri>
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 0a1d7ed3b2f309..b0dcb3125698b1 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -54,22 +54,22 @@
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     <MicrosoftDotNetApiCompatTaskVersion>7.0.100-rc.1.22402.1</MicrosoftDotNetApiCompatTaskVersion>
     <!-- Arcade dependencies -->
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-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetCodeAnalysisVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetCodeAnalysisVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetGenFacadesVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetGenFacadesVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitConsoleRunnerVersion>2.5.1-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitConsoleRunnerVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksArchivesVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksArchivesVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksPackagingVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksPackagingVersion>
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-    <MicrosoftDotNetVersionToolsTasksVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetVersionToolsTasksVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetPackageTestingVersion>7.0.0-beta.22416.1</MicrosoftDotNetPackageTestingVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetApiCompatVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetApiCompatVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetCodeAnalysisVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetCodeAnalysisVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetGenAPIVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetGenFacadesVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetGenFacadesVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitExtensionsVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetXUnitConsoleRunnerVersion>2.5.1-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetXUnitConsoleRunnerVersion>
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+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksInstallersVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksPackagingVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksPackagingVersion>
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+    <MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetRemoteExecutorVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetVersionToolsTasksVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetVersionToolsTasksVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetPackageTestingVersion>7.0.0-beta.22418.4</MicrosoftDotNetPackageTestingVersion>
     <!-- NuGet dependencies -->
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diff --git a/eng/common/sdl/sdl.ps1 b/eng/common/sdl/sdl.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ac196e164a4016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/common/sdl/sdl.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+function Install-Gdn {
+    param(
+        [string]$Path,
+
+        # If omitted, install the latest version of Guardian, otherwise install that specific version.
+        [string]$Version
+    )
+
+    $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+    Set-StrictMode -Version 2.0
+    $disableConfigureToolsetImport = $true
+    $global:LASTEXITCODE = 0
+
+    # `tools.ps1` checks $ci to perform some actions. Since the SDL
+    # scripts don't necessarily execute in the same agent that run the
+    # build.ps1/sh script this variable isn't automatically set.
+    $ci = $true
+    . $PSScriptRoot\..\tools.ps1
+
+    $argumentList = @("install", "Microsoft.Guardian.Cli", "-Source https://securitytools.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/Guardian/nuget/v3/index.json", "-OutputDirectory $Path", "-NonInteractive", "-NoCache")
+
+    if ($Version) {
+        $argumentList += "-Version $Version"
+    }
+    
+    Start-Process nuget -Verbose -ArgumentList $argumentList -NoNewWindow -Wait
+
+    $gdnCliPath = Get-ChildItem -Filter guardian.cmd -Recurse -Path $Path
+
+    if (!$gdnCliPath)
+    {
+        Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'Sdl' -Message 'Failure installing Guardian'
+    }
+
+    return $gdnCliPath.FullName
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/common/templates/steps/execute-sdl.yml b/eng/common/templates/steps/execute-sdl.yml
index 73245593cef53d..86cf578c431443 100644
--- a/eng/common/templates/steps/execute-sdl.yml
+++ b/eng/common/templates/steps/execute-sdl.yml
@@ -8,29 +8,26 @@ parameters:
   condition: ''
 
 steps:
-- ${{ if ne(parameters.overrideGuardianVersion, '') }}:
-  - powershell: |
-      $content = Get-Content $(GuardianPackagesConfigFile)
-
-      Write-Host "packages.config content was:`n$content"
-
-      $content = $content.Replace('$(DefaultGuardianVersion)', '$(GuardianVersion)')
-      $content | Set-Content $(GuardianPackagesConfigFile)
-
-      Write-Host "packages.config content updated to:`n$content"
-    displayName: Use overridden Guardian version ${{ parameters.overrideGuardianVersion }}
+- task: NuGetAuthenticate@1
+  inputs:
+    nuGetServiceConnections: GuardianConnect
 
 - task: NuGetToolInstaller@1
   displayName: 'Install NuGet.exe'
   
-- task: NuGetCommand@2
-  displayName: 'Install Guardian'
-  inputs:
-    restoreSolution: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\sdl\packages.config
-    feedsToUse: config
-    nugetConfigPath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\sdl\NuGet.config
-    externalFeedCredentials: GuardianConnect
-    restoreDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.packages
+- ${{ if ne(parameters.overrideGuardianVersion, '') }}:
+  - pwsh: |
+      . $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\sdl\sdl.ps1
+      $guardianCliLocation = Install-Gdn -Path $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.artifacts -Version ${{ parameters.overrideGuardianVersion }}
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=GuardianCliLocation]$guardianCliLocation"
+    displayName: Install Guardian (Overridden)
+
+- ${{ if eq(parameters.overrideGuardianVersion, '') }}:
+  - pwsh: |
+      . $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\eng\common\sdl\sdl.ps1
+      $guardianCliLocation = Install-Gdn -Path $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.artifacts
+      Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=GuardianCliLocation]$guardianCliLocation"
+    displayName: Install Guardian
 
 - ${{ if ne(parameters.overrideParameters, '') }}:
   - powershell: ${{ parameters.executeAllSdlToolsScript }} ${{ parameters.overrideParameters }}
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ steps:
 
 - ${{ if eq(parameters.overrideParameters, '') }}:
   - powershell: ${{ parameters.executeAllSdlToolsScript }}
-      -GuardianPackageName Microsoft.Guardian.Cli.$(GuardianVersion)
+      -GuardianCliLocation $(GuardianCliLocation)
       -NugetPackageDirectory $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\.packages
       -AzureDevOpsAccessToken $(dn-bot-dotnet-build-rw-code-rw)
       ${{ parameters.additionalParameters }}
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 4a177769017cf9..555895afe031e4 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     "dotnet": "7.0.100-preview.7.22377.5"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22416.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22416.1",
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.SharedFramework.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22416.1",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22418.4",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Helix.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22418.4",
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.SharedFramework.Sdk": "7.0.0-beta.22418.4",
     "Microsoft.Build.NoTargets": "3.5.0",
     "Microsoft.Build.Traversal": "3.1.6",
     "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.IL": "7.0.0-rc.1.22414.6"