diff --git a/.github/linters/check-markdown-links-config.json b/.github/linters/check-markdown-links-config.json
index ef2b131a34c..486434b3662 100644
--- a/.github/linters/check-markdown-links-config.json
+++ b/.github/linters/check-markdown-links-config.json
@@ -14,7 +14,17 @@
         },
         {
             "pattern": "^https://hub\\.docker\\.com/.*"
+        },
+        {
+            "pattern": "^https://eng\\.ms/.*"
+        },
+        {
+            "pattern": "^\\.\\./\\.\\./azure-pipelines\\.yml"
+        },
+        {
+            "pattern": "^\\.\\./\\.\\./azure-pipelines-pr\\.yml"
         }
+
     ],
     "aliveStatusCodes": [
         0,
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index f8c6793cb55..9d5a071dca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
             body: backport_start_body
           });
     - name: Checkout repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
       with:
         persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials to push the resulting changes upstream.
         fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-learning-path-links.yml b/.github/workflows/check-learning-path-links.yml
index dfe9d2d5e2d..c2a427fd77f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-learning-path-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-learning-path-links.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout head
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # need this for opening a PR
           fetch-depth: 0
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "prev_sha=$prev_sha" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Checkout previous update
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           ref:  ${{ env.prev_sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-markdown-links.yml b/.github/workflows/check-markdown-links.yml
index b8d9677b59a..b0843e38754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-markdown-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-markdown-links.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
index b385addba17..cb12d9f84d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup-releases.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials inorder to open a PR.
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-release-notes.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-release-notes.yml
index 2499cf7e240..3879ab2b54b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-release-notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-release-notes.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout release branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch the entire repo for the below git commit graph operations
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           BASELINE_TAG: ${{ inputs.baselineTag }}
 
       - name: Checkout main
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials to push the resulting changes upstream.
           ref: main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index fad5edbb556..263f130a162 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     # It's simpler than trying to parse our `eng/Versions.prop` due to the conditionals in it.
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials inorder to open a PR.
           ref: bot/${{ env.TARGET_BRANCH_POSTFIX }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/respond-to-first-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/respond-to-first-issue.yml
index e619dd39c49..0ee21fcb160 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/respond-to-first-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/respond-to-first-issue.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/first-interaction@2d4393e6bc0e2efb2e48fba7e06819c3bf61ffc9
+      - uses: actions/first-interaction@753c925c8d1ac6fede23781875376600628d9b5d
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           issue-message: "## Welcome to dotnet-monitor!\nThanks for creating your first issue; let us know what you think of dotnet-monitor by filling out our [survey](https://aka.ms/dotnet-monitor-survey?src=firstissue)."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
index 454c0b99d33..ded1d6c9593 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/submit-to-do-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/submit-to-do-issue.yml
index 49592f23d32..bb9540ec837 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/submit-to-do-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/submit-to-do-issue.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
             });
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
index 2a96ba6d854..5d2bd5cea30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-branches.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials to push the resulting changes upstream.
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch the entire repo for the below git operations
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials to push the resulting changes upstream.
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch the entire repo for the below git operations
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-release-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-release-version.yml
index dc77c31152f..5a24e677d99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-release-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-release-version.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
         with:
           persist-credentials: true # We need to persist credentials to push the resulting changes upstream.
 
diff --git a/documentation/egress.md b/documentation/egress.md
index 0e871b448e4..f89fdb8249f 100644
--- a/documentation/egress.md
+++ b/documentation/egress.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ In addition to the current `dotnet monitor` offerings, a `monitor-base` image is
 
 Users using the `monitor-base` image can manually install supported extensions via Multi-Stage Docker Builds, creating their own image that includes any desired egress providers.
 
-For an example of using Multi-Stage Docker Builds, see the [Dockerfile](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/nightly/src/monitor/8.0/ubuntu-chiseled/amd64/Dockerfile) that the `dotnet monitor` team uses to construct the `amd64` `monitor` image.
+For an example of using Multi-Stage Docker Builds, see the [Dockerfile](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/nightly/src/monitor/8.1/ubuntu-chiseled/amd64/Dockerfile) that the `dotnet monitor` team uses to construct the `amd64` `monitor` image.
 
 To directly access archives for one of `dotnet monitor`'s supported extensions, these are available using the following link (this example is specifically for the `linux-x64` archive): `https://ci.dot.net/public/diagnostics/monitor/$dotnet_monitor_extension_version/dotnet-monitor-egress-azureblobstorage-$dotnet_monitor_extension_version-linux-x64.tar.gz`.
 > [!NOTE]
diff --git a/eng/dependabot/independent/Versions.props b/eng/dependabot/independent/Versions.props
index f86d1a25aa8..cb3e498c1ad 100644
--- a/eng/dependabot/independent/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/dependabot/independent/Versions.props
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <!-- Import references updated by Dependabot. -->
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <AzureCoreVersion>1.47.1</AzureCoreVersion>
-    <AzureIdentityVersion>1.14.2</AzureIdentityVersion>
+    <AzureCoreVersion>1.47.2</AzureCoreVersion>
+    <AzureIdentityVersion>1.15.0</AzureIdentityVersion>
     <AzureStorageBlobsVersion>12.25.0</AzureStorageBlobsVersion>
     <AzureStorageQueuesVersion>12.23.0</AzureStorageQueuesVersion>
-    <MicrosoftIdentityWebVersion>3.13.1</MicrosoftIdentityWebVersion>
+    <MicrosoftIdentityWebVersion>3.13.2</MicrosoftIdentityWebVersion>
     <MicrosoftOpenApiReadersVersion>1.6.24</MicrosoftOpenApiReadersVersion>
     <SystemPrivateUriVersion>4.3.2</SystemPrivateUriVersion>
     <SystemSecurityPrincipalWindowsVersion>5.0.0</SystemSecurityPrincipalWindowsVersion>
diff --git a/src/Extensions/AzureBlobStorage/AzureBlobEgressProvider.cs b/src/Extensions/AzureBlobStorage/AzureBlobEgressProvider.cs
index 12af7e224ec..743d4e56937 100644
--- a/src/Extensions/AzureBlobStorage/AzureBlobEgressProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Extensions/AzureBlobStorage/AzureBlobEgressProvider.cs
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ private static DefaultAzureCredentialOptions GetDefaultCredentialOptions() =>
             {
                 ExcludeAzureCliCredential = true,
                 ExcludeAzureDeveloperCliCredential = true,
+                ExcludeBrokerCredential = true,
                 ExcludeManagedIdentityCredential = true,
                 ExcludeWorkloadIdentityCredential = true,
                 ExcludeAzurePowerShellCredential = true,
                 ExcludeEnvironmentCredential = true,
                 ExcludeInteractiveBrowserCredential = true,
-                ExcludeSharedTokenCacheCredential = true,
                 ExcludeVisualStudioCredential = true,
             };
     }
diff --git a/src/Tests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.Monitoring.AzureBlobStorageTests.UnitTests/AzureBlobEgressProviderTests.cs b/src/Tests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.Monitoring.AzureBlobStorageTests.UnitTests/AzureBlobEgressProviderTests.cs
index d30722a2286..ffbf33d3658 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.Monitoring.AzureBlobStorageTests.UnitTests/AzureBlobEgressProviderTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Microsoft.Diagnostics.Monitoring.AzureBlobStorageTests.UnitTests/AzureBlobEgressProviderTests.cs
@@ -245,11 +245,12 @@ public void AzureBlobEgress_DefaultCredentials()
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeWorkloadIdentityCredential),
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeManagedIdentityCredential),
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeAzureDeveloperCliCredential),
-                nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeSharedTokenCacheCredential),
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeInteractiveBrowserCredential),
+                nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeBrokerCredential),
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeAzureCliCredential),
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeVisualStudioCredential),
                 "ExcludeVisualStudioCodeCredential", // Don't use nameof for an Obsolete member
+                "ExcludeSharedTokenCacheCredential", // Don't use nameof for an Obsolete member
                 nameof(DefaultAzureCredentialOptions.ExcludeAzurePowerShellCredential),
             };