diff --git a/eng/ci/official-build.yml b/eng/ci/official-build.yml
index 429e2510..a430a05b 100644
--- a/eng/ci/official-build.yml
+++ b/eng/ci/official-build.yml
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ trigger:
 pr: none
 
 schedules:
-  # Build nightly to catch any new CVEs and report SDL often.
+  # Build weekly to catch any new CVEs and report SDL often.
   # We are also required to generate CodeQL reports weekly, so this
   # helps us meet that.
-  - cron: "0 5 * * *"
-    displayName: Nightly Build
+  - cron: "0 5 * * 0"
+    displayName: Weekly Build
     branches:
       include:
         - main
diff --git a/eng/ci/release.yml b/eng/ci/release.yml
index 7b58c7fd..b471e1d6 100644
--- a/eng/ci/release.yml
+++ b/eng/ci/release.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ extends:
       os: linux
 
     stages:
-      - stage: release
+      - stage: release_durabletask
+        displayName: "Release durabletask"
         jobs:
           - job: durabletask
             displayName: "Release durabletask"
@@ -59,6 +60,13 @@ extends:
                   mainpublisher: "durabletask-java"
                   domaintenantid: "33e01921-4d64-4f8c-a055-5bdaffd5e33d"
 
+      - stage: release_durabletask_azuremanaged
+        displayName: "Release durabletask-azuremanaged"
+        # Wait for the core durabletask stage to finish before publishing the
+        # dependent provider package. If the durabletask stage is de-selected
+        # at queue time, ADO skips it and this stage runs on its own.
+        dependsOn: release_durabletask
+        jobs:
           - job: durabletask_azuremanaged
             displayName: "Release durabletask-azuremanaged"
             templateContext: