From bf6bd6c56d2469aeab00be2410322bf179fe6dba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Plunk <travis.plunk@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:24:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [release/v7.4] Update metadata.json to update the Latest
 attribute with a better name (#26872)

Co-authored-by: Aditya Patwardhan <adityap@microsoft.com>
---
 .pipelines/templates/channelSelection.yml         | 8 ++++----
 .pipelines/templates/release-prep-for-ev2.yml     | 8 ++++----
 .pipelines/templates/release-upload-buildinfo.yml | 3 +--
 tools/metadata.json                               | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/channelSelection.yml b/.pipelines/templates/channelSelection.yml
index 9dd0f3fb21..d6ddb53256 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/channelSelection.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/channelSelection.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ steps:
 - pwsh: |
     # Determine LTS, Preview, or Stable
     $metadata = Get-Content "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/PowerShell/tools/metadata.json" -Raw | ConvertFrom-Json
+
+    $LTS = $metadata.LTSRelease.PublishToChannels
+    $Stable = $metadata.StableRelease.PublishToChannels
+    $isPreview = '$(OutputReleaseTag.releaseTag)' -match '-'
     $releaseTag = '$(OutputReleaseTag.releaseTag)'
 
     # Rebuild branches should be treated as preview builds
@@ -11,10 +15,6 @@ steps:
     # If you update this regex, also update it in rebuild-branch-check.yml to keep them in sync.
     $isRebuildBranch = '$(Build.SourceBranch)' -match 'refs/heads/rebuild/.*-rebuild\.'
 
-    $LTS = $metadata.LTSRelease.Latest
-    $Stable = $metadata.StableRelease.Latest
-    $isPreview = $releaseTag -match '-'
-
     # If this is a rebuild branch, force preview mode and ignore LTS metadata
     if ($isRebuildBranch) {
         $IsLTS = $false
diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/release-prep-for-ev2.yml b/.pipelines/templates/release-prep-for-ev2.yml
index cf7982cd5e..e644bece68 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/release-prep-for-ev2.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/release-prep-for-ev2.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stages:
     - template: release-SetReleaseTagandContainerName.yml
       parameters:
         restorePhase: true
-    
+
     - pwsh: |
         $packageVersion = '$(OutputReleaseTag.ReleaseTag)'.ToLowerInvariant() -replace '^v',''
         $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=packageVersion]$packageVersion"
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stages:
       displayName: Set Package version
       env:
         ob_restore_phase: true
-    
+
     - pwsh: |
         $branch = 'mirror-target'
         $gitArgs = "clone",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ stages:
         $metadataHash = @{}
         $skipPublishValue = '${{ parameters.skipPublish }}'
         $metadataHash["ReleaseTag"] = '$(OutputReleaseTag.ReleaseTag)'
-        $metadataHash["LTS"] = $metadata.LTSRelease.Latest
+        $metadataHash["LTS"] = $metadata.LTSRelease.PublishToChannels
         $metadataHash["ForProduction"] = $true
         $metadataHash["SkipPublish"] = [System.Convert]::ToBoolean($skipPublishValue)
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ stages:
         files_to_sign: '*.ps1'
         search_root: '$(repoRoot)/.pipelines/EV2Specs/ServiceGroupRoot/Shell/Run'
       displayName: Sign Run.ps1
-  
+
     - pwsh: |
         # folder to tar must have: Run.ps1, settings.toml, python_dl
         $srcPath = Join-Path '$(ev2ServiceGroupRootFolder)' -ChildPath 'Shell'
diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/release-upload-buildinfo.yml b/.pipelines/templates/release-upload-buildinfo.yml
index a296d62290..bfb78aa5cc 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/release-upload-buildinfo.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/release-upload-buildinfo.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
 
       $metadata = Get-Content -LiteralPath "$toolsDirectory/metadata.json" -ErrorAction Stop | ConvertFrom-Json
       $stableReleaseTag = $metadata.StableReleaseTag -Replace 'v',''
-      
       $stableRelease = $metadata.StableRelease.PublishToChannels
       $ltsRelease = $metadata.LTSRelease.PublishToChannels
 
@@ -145,4 +144,4 @@ jobs:
           Write-Verbose -Verbose "Uploading $jsonFile to $containerName/$prefix/$blobName"
           Set-AzStorageBlobContent -File $jsonFile -Container $containerName -Blob "$prefix/$blobName" -Context $storageContext -Force
         }
-    condition: and(succeeded(), or(eq(variables['UploadPreview'], 'YES'), eq(variables['UploadLTS'], 'YES'), eq(variables['UploadStable'], 'YES')))
\ No newline at end of file
+    condition: and(succeeded(), or(eq(variables['UploadPreview'], 'YES'), eq(variables['UploadLTS'], 'YES'), eq(variables['UploadStable'], 'YES')))
diff --git a/tools/metadata.json b/tools/metadata.json
index 2be068166e..56baa470bf 100644
--- a/tools/metadata.json
+++ b/tools/metadata.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   "ReleaseTag": "v7.4.0",
   "LTSReleaseTag" : ["v7.2.13"],
   "NextReleaseTag": "v7.4.0-preview.5",
-  "LTSRelease": { "Latest": true, "Package": true },
-  "StableRelease":  { "Latest": false, "Package": true }
+  "LTSRelease": { "PublishToChannels": true, "Package": true },
+  "StableRelease":  { "PublishToChannels": false, "Package": true }
 }