diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 7b4dbabe..5af66b2a 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
   },
   "[toml]": {
     "editor.defaultFormatter": "tamasfe.even-better-toml"
-  }
+  },
+  "git.branchProtection": [
+    "main",
+    "release/*"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/playground.yml b/azure-pipelines/playground.yml
index d49182dd..9321e80d 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/playground.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/playground.yml
@@ -7,48 +7,31 @@ resources:
     - repository: templates
       type: github
       name: microsoft/vscode-engineering
-      ref: main
+      ref: joao/olive-donkey
       endpoint: Monaco
 
 extends:
   template: azure-pipelines/rust-package/pipeline.yml@templates
   parameters:
-    ghCreateTag: false
     binaryName: "pet"
     signing: false
-    buildWasm: false
     apiScanSoftwareVersion: 2024 # major version of `pet` for internal reporting
 
     buildPlatforms:
-      - name: Linux
-        vsceTarget: "web"
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: linux-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: linux-armhf
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: linux-x64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-x64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-arm64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-x64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: win32-arm64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: win32-x64
+      - name: linux
+        target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - name: linux
+        target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - name: linux
+        target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+      - name: darwin
+        target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+      - name: darwin
+        target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+      - name: windows
+        target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+      - name: windows
+        target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
     preBuildSteps:
       - pwsh: Rename-Item -Path "./.cargo/config.toml.disabled" -NewName "config.toml"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml b/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml
index 904ca5ef..bf0617ae 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/pre-release.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ resources:
     - repository: templates
       type: github
       name: microsoft/vscode-engineering
-      ref: main
+      ref: joao/olive-donkey
       endpoint: Monaco
 
 extends:
   template: azure-pipelines/rust-package/pipeline.yml@templates
   parameters:
-    ghCreateTag: false
     binaryName: "pet"
     signing: true
-    buildWasm: false
     apiScanSoftwareVersion: 2024 # major version of `pet` for internal reporting
     tsa:
       enabled: true
@@ -28,35 +26,20 @@ extends:
         serviceTreeID: 6e6194bc-7baa-4486-86d0-9f5419626d46
 
     buildPlatforms:
-      - name: Linux
-        vsceTarget: "web"
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: linux-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: linux-armhf
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: linux-x64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-x64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-arm64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-x64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: win32-arm64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: win32-x64
+      - name: linux
+        target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - name: linux
+        target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - name: linux
+        target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+      - name: darwin
+        target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+      - name: darwin
+        target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+      - name: windows
+        target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+      - name: windows
+        target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
     preBuildSteps:
       - pwsh: Rename-Item -Path "./.cargo/config.toml.disabled" -NewName "config.toml"
diff --git a/azure-pipelines/stable.yml b/azure-pipelines/stable.yml
index 4b8ab328..2db1a1fe 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/stable.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/stable.yml
@@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ resources:
     - repository: templates
       type: github
       name: microsoft/vscode-engineering
-      ref: main
+      ref: joao/olive-donkey
       endpoint: Monaco
 
 extends:
   template: azure-pipelines/rust-package/pipeline.yml@templates
   parameters:
-    ghCreateTag: false
     binaryName: "pet"
     signing: true
-    buildWasm: false
     apiScanPublishSymbols: true
     apiScanSoftwareVersion: 2024 # major version of `pet` for internal reporting
     tsa:
@@ -26,35 +24,20 @@ extends:
         serviceTreeID: 6e6194bc-7baa-4486-86d0-9f5419626d46
 
     buildPlatforms:
-      - name: Linux
-        vsceTarget: "web"
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: linux-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: linux-armhf
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: linux-x64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-arm64
-      - name: Linux
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: alpine-x64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: arm64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-arm64
-      - name: MacOS
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: darwin-x64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: arm
-        vsceTarget: win32-arm64
-      - name: Windows
-        packageArch: x64
-        vsceTarget: win32-x64
+      - name: linux
+        target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+      - name: linux
+        target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+      - name: linux
+        target: armv7-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
+      - name: darwin
+        target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+      - name: darwin
+        target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+      - name: windows
+        target: aarch64-pc-windows-msvc
+      - name: windows
+        target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
 
     preBuildSteps:
       - pwsh: Rename-Item -Path "./.cargo/config.toml.disabled" -NewName "config.toml"