diff --git a/.spelling b/.spelling
index 04bf656048..aa51076c83 100644
--- a/.spelling
+++ b/.spelling
@@ -1130,4 +1130,14 @@ ThomasNieto
 spongemike2
 davidseibel
 HumanEquivalentUnit
+hemisphera
+tamasvajk
+boolean
+bitwise
+StringUtil
+StringUtil.Format
+CommandLineParameterParser
+jackerr3
+preview.8.20407.11
+pre-check
 jcotton42
diff --git a/CHANGELOG/preview.md b/CHANGELOG/preview.md
index 80031db2bc..525cea149c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/preview.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/preview.md
@@ -1,5 +1,97 @@
 # Current preview release
 
+## [7.1.0-preview.7] - 2020-09-08
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Fix `$?` to not be `$false` when native command writes to `stderr` (#13395)
+
+### Engine Updates and Fixes
+
+- Initial work of the subsystem plugin model (for minimal powershell) (#13186)
+- Optimize `GetSystemLockdownPolicy` for non-lockdown scenarios (#13438)
+
+### General Cmdlet Updates and Fixes
+
+- Revert "Add the parameter `-Paged` to `Get-Help` to support paging (#13374)" (#13519)
+- Add support for `TLS` 1.3 in Web cmdlets (#13409) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
+- Add null check for `args` in `CommandLineParser` (#13451) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
+- Process reparse points for Microsoft Store applications (#13481) (Thanks @iSazonov!)
+- Move `PSNullConditionalOperators` feature out of experimental (#13529)
+- Move `PSNativePSPathResolution` feature out of Experimental (#13522)
+- Use field if property does not exist for `ObRoot` when using PowerShell Direct to container (#13375) (Thanks @hemisphera!)
+- Suppress `UTF-7` obsolete warnings (#13484)
+- Avoid multiple enumerations of an `IEnumerable<Expression>` instance in `Compiler.cs` (#13491)
+- Change `Add-Type -OutputType` to not support `ConsoleApplication` and `WindowsApplication` (#13440)
+- Create warnings when `UTF-7` is specified as an encoding (#13430)
+
+### Code Cleanup
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>
+
+<p>We thank the following contributors!</p>
+<p>@xtqqczze, @tamasvajk</p>
+
+</summary>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Add single blank line after copyright header (#13486) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Use read-only auto-implemented properties (#13507) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Use boolean instead of bitwise operators on bool values (#13506) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Fix erroneous assert (#13495) (Thanks @tamasvajk!)</li>
+<li>Cleanup: remove duplicate words in comments (#13539) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Reformat <code>StringUtil</code> (#13509) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Use <code>uint</code> instead of <code>long</code> for <code>PDH</code> constants (#13502) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Cleanup: Remove redundant empty lines (#13404) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Add <code>StringUtil.Format</code> overload to avoid unnecessary allocations (#13408) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+<li>Fix test hooks for <code>CommandLineParameterParser</code> (#13459)</li>
+<li>Remove redundant delegate creation (#13441) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)</li>
+</ul>
+
+</details>
+
+### Tools
+
+- vscode: Add `editorconfig` to recommended extensions (#13537) (Thanks @xtqqczze!)
+- Remove the out-dated `ZapDisable` related code from `build.psm1` (#13350) (Thanks @jackerr3!)
+
+### Tests
+
+- Disable `WMF` download link validation test (#13479)
+
+### Build and Packaging Improvements
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>
+
+<p>We thank the following contributors!</p>
+<p>@yecril71pl</p>
+
+</summary>
+
+<ul>
+<li>Add <code>Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk</code> dependency (Internal 12589)</li>
+<li>Update .NET NuGet package version to <code>5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11</code> (Internal 12555)</li>
+<li>Update to .NET 5 preview 8 (#13530)</li>
+<li>Change stage dependency for docker release stage in release pipeline (#13512)</li>
+<li>Bump <code>Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk</code> from 16.7.0 to 16.7.1 (#13492)</li>
+<li>Create the folder before copying the global tools (#13476)</li>
+<li>A few fixes to the release pipeline (#13473)</li>
+<li>Bump <code>Markdig.Signed</code> from 0.20.0 to 0.21.1 (#13463)</li>
+<li>Add a pre-check for git to <code>build.psm1</code> (#13227) (Thanks @yecril71pl!)</li>
+</ul>
+
+</details>
+
+### Documentation and Help Content
+
+- Update `README` links and `metadata.json` for `7.1.0-preview.6` (#13437)
+
+[7.1.0-preview.7]: https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/compare/v7.1.0-preview.6...v7.1.0-preview.7
+
 ## [7.1.0-preview.6] - 2020-08-17
 
 ### Breaking Changes
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj
index 4b04038e4a..cd399b2340 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
index 8db62a6e00..1a993b1a5f 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="3.7.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
     <PackageReference Include="NJsonSchema" Version="10.1.26" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.csproj b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.csproj
index 09bb1c95a9..8b8d913c65 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.Eventing.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Diagnostics.EventLog" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK.csproj b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK.csproj
index 6798baf83a..cfc2601024 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK/Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK.csproj
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/fxdac -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.1" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encodings.Web" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/wcf -->
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Duplex" Version="4.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceModel.Http" Version="4.7.0" />
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="System.Private.ServiceModel" Version="4.7.0" />
     <!-- the source could not be found for the following package(s) -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Windows.ApiSets" Version="1.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/Microsoft.WSMan.Management.csproj b/src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/Microsoft.WSMan.Management.csproj
index a63b259631..e2e13780fd 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/Microsoft.WSMan.Management.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/Microsoft.WSMan.Management.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\System.Management.Automation\System.Management.Automation.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime\Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime.csproj" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
-    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
index f449e4853b..c324263e33 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@
     <!-- the Application Insights package -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ApplicationInsights" Version="2.14.0" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from https://github.com/dotnet/corefx -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Permissions" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.DirectoryServices" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Management" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Permissions" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
     <!-- the following package(s) are from the powershell org -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.PowerShell.Native" Version="7.0.0" />
diff --git a/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj b/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj
index 0e459076c2..3a73e13931 100644
--- a/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj
+++ b/test/hosting/hosting.tests.csproj
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="XunitXml.TestLogger" Version="2.0.0" />
     <!-- The version of Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK should be the version we are releasing, so the tests use the correct SDK before publishing to NuGet.org -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.PowerShell.SDK" Version="$(RELEASE_VERSION)" />
     <PackageReference Include="Xunit.SkippableFact" Version="1.3.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.7.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/tools/TestService/TestService.csproj b/test/tools/TestService/TestService.csproj
index 97d0c46376..d9a782155d 100644
--- a/test/tools/TestService/TestService.csproj
+++ b/test/tools/TestService/TestService.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.Compatibility" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/test/tools/WebListener/WebListener.csproj b/test/tools/WebListener/WebListener.csproj
index f9b93fa775..ededcf7d80 100644
--- a/test/tools/WebListener/WebListener.csproj
+++ b/test/tools/WebListener/WebListener.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20364.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
index 7630af87df..50f7158d05 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
+++ b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
index 6e5dc7b458..f94b69df16 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
+++ b/tools/packaging/projects/reference/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
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     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure" Version="2.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Principal.Windows" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20365.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Principal.Windows" Version="5.0.0-preview.8.20407.11" />
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 </Project>