diff --git a/.pipelines/DSC-Official.yml b/.pipelines/DSC-Official.yml
index dd04a277c..cf2cc0c81 100644
--- a/.pipelines/DSC-Official.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/DSC-Official.yml
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ extends:
             $header = "Bearer $(AzToken)"
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_TOKEN = $header
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER = 'cargo:token'
-            ./packaging.ps1 -Release -Architecture x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
+            ./build.ps1 -Release -Architecture x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType tgz -Architecture x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType rpm -Architecture x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType deb -Architecture x86_64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ extends:
             $header = "Bearer $(AzToken)"
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_TOKEN = $header
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER = 'cargo:token'
-            ./packaging.ps1 -Release -Architecture aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
+            ./build.ps1 -Release -Architecture aarch64-unknown-linux-musl
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType tgz -Architecture aarch64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType rpm -Architecture aarch64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType deb -Architecture aarch64-unknown-linux-musl -Release
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ extends:
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_TOKEN = $header
             $env:CARGO_REGISTRIES_POWERSHELL_CREDENTIAL_PROVIDER = 'cargo:token'
             Write-Verbose -Verbose "Building for $(buildName)"
-            ./packaging.ps1 -Release -Architecture $(buildName)
+            ./build.ps1 -Release -Architecture $(buildName)
             ./packaging.ps1 -PackageType tgz -Architecture $(buildName) -Release
             Copy-Item ./bin/*.tar.gz "$(ob_outputDirectory)"
             Write-Host "##vso[artifact.upload containerfolder=release;artifactname=release]$(ob_outputDirectory)/DSC-$(PackageVersion)-$(buildName).tar.gz"
diff --git a/.pipelines/DSC-Windows.yml b/.pipelines/DSC-Windows.yml
index a6588e9e9..6c9ce3e46 100644
--- a/.pipelines/DSC-Windows.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/DSC-Windows.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ steps:
     $env:PATH += ";$LLVMBIN"
     write-verbose -verbose (gcm clang.exe | out-string)
     Write-Verbose -Verbose "Building for ${{ parameters.buildName }}"
-    ./packaging.ps1 -Release -Architecture ${{ parameters.buildName }} -SkipLinkCheck
+    ./build.ps1 -Release -Architecture ${{ parameters.buildName }} -SkipLinkCheck -Verbose
   displayName: 'Build ${{ parameters.buildName }}'
   env:
     ob_restore_phase: true
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ steps:
     # workaround known issue of building in OneBranch copying from TMP folder
     $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "${{ parameters.signSrcPath }}" -ErrorAction Ignore
     # copy only the exes from the TMP folder since it contains intermediately built files we don't want to sign
-    write-host 'Binaries in $(env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR)'
+    write-host 'Binaries in ${env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR}'
     Copy-Item -Path "$env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR/${{ parameters.buildName }}/${{ parameters.BuildConfiguration }}/*.exe" -Destination "${{ parameters.signSrcPath }}" -Verbose
     Copy-Item -Path "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/DSC/bin/${{ parameters.buildName }}/${{ parameters.BuildConfiguration }}/*" -Recurse -Destination "${{ parameters.signSrcPath }}" -Verbose -Force
     write-host 'Binaries in ${{ parameters.signSrcPath }}'
diff --git a/build.helpers.psm1 b/build.helpers.psm1
index ab32cd4ec..eedb8b2c7 100644
--- a/build.helpers.psm1
+++ b/build.helpers.psm1
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ function Get-ArtifactDirectoryPath {
             return [DscArtifactDirectoryPath]@{
                 BinRoot    = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin'
                 Bin        = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' $configuration
-                RustTarget = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'target' $configuration
+                RustTarget = $env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR ?? (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'target' $configuration)
                 MsixBundle = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' 'msix'
             }
         }
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ function Get-ArtifactDirectoryPath {
         [DscArtifactDirectoryPath]@{
             BinRoot    = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin'
             Bin        = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' $Architecture $configuration
-            RustTarget = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'target' $Architecture $configuration
+            RustTarget = $env:CARGO_TARGET_DIR ?? (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'target' $Architecture $configuration)
             MsixBundle = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' 'msix'
             MsixTarget = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' $Architecture 'msix'
             ZipTarget  = Join-Path $PSScriptRoot 'bin' $Architecture 'zip'
diff --git a/packaging.ps1 b/packaging.ps1
index 4667bbd4b..dbb8a8e55 100755
--- a/packaging.ps1
+++ b/packaging.ps1
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ if (!$SkipBuild) {
     New-Item -ItemType Directory $target -ErrorAction Ignore > $null
 
     # make sure dependencies are built first so clippy runs correctly
-    $windows_projects = @("lib/dsc-lib-pal", "lib/dsc-lib-registry", "resources/registry", "resources/reboot_pending", "adapters/wmi", "configurations/windows", 'extensions/appx')
+    $windows_projects = @("lib/dsc-lib-pal", "lib/dsc-lib-registry", "resources/registry", "resources/reboot_pending", "resources/WindowsUpdate","adapters/wmi", "configurations/windows", 'extensions/appx')
     $macOS_projects = @("resources/brew")
     $linux_projects = @("resources/apt")