diff --git a/eng/PoliCheckExclusions.xml b/eng/PoliCheckExclusions.xml
index 686512296a9..456fb130f47 100644
--- a/eng/PoliCheckExclusions.xml
+++ b/eng/PoliCheckExclusions.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 <PoliCheckExclusions>
+	<Exclusion Type="FolderPathFull">.DOTNET</Exclusion>
 	<Exclusion Type="FileName">CONFIGURECOMPILER.CMAKE|COR.H|PAL.H</Exclusion>
 </PoliCheckExclusions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/stages/preparerelease.yml b/eng/pipelines/stages/preparerelease.yml
index 578d5f78c94..c284257d1b9 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/stages/preparerelease.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/stages/preparerelease.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stages:
           filePath: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/eng/release/Scripts/AcquireBuild.ps1'
           arguments: >-
             -BarBuildId "$(BARBuildId)"
-            -AzdoToken "$(dn-bot-dotnet-all-scopes)"
+            -AzdoToken "$(dn-bot-all-drop-rw-code-rw-release-all)"
             -MaestroToken "$(MaestroAccessToken)"
             -GitHubToken "$(BotAccount-dotnet-bot-repo-PAT)"
             -DownloadTargetPath "$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)\BuildAssets"