diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index d3aa5d77451..673f18b9465 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "features": {
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/docker-in-docker:1": {},
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/dotnet": {
-      "version": "8.0.403"
+      "version": "9.0.100-rc.2.24474.11"
     },
     "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
       "version": "20"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c041cf336a7..805c606c80c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ jobs:
 
     # Create runner package tar.gz/zip
     - name: Package Release
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      # if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       run: |
         ${{ matrix.devScript }} package Release
       working-directory: src
 
     # Upload runner package tar.gz/zip as artifact
     - name: Publish Artifact
-      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      # if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: runner-package-${{ matrix.runtime }}
diff --git a/releaseNote.md b/releaseNote.md
index 70d85af2dcd..7ee21e0179a 100644
--- a/releaseNote.md
+++ b/releaseNote.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## What's Changed
 
+- Bump version to active builds for arm with .Net 8.0
 - Adding Snapshot additional mapping tokens https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3468
 - Create launch httpclient using the right handler and setting https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3476
 - Fix missing default user-agent for jitconfig runner https://github.com/actions/runner/pull/3473
diff --git a/releaseVersion b/releaseVersion
index ef96e25e847..feb5f1ab9d9 100644
--- a/releaseVersion
+++ b/releaseVersion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<Update to ./src/runnerversion when creating release>
+2.320.1
diff --git a/src/Runner.Common/Runner.Common.csproj b/src/Runner.Common/Runner.Common.csproj
index 6c4635626a2..fbf431ec7c3 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Common/Runner.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.Common/Runner.Common.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.CodePages" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Runner.Listener/Runner.Listener.csproj b/src/Runner.Listener/Runner.Listener.csproj
index afd528128a5..f1e65ffc1b7 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Listener/Runner.Listener.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.Listener/Runner.Listener.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/Runner.PluginHost/Runner.PluginHost.csproj b/src/Runner.PluginHost/Runner.PluginHost.csproj
index 81a8d2e4304..49272a23405 100644
--- a/src/Runner.PluginHost/Runner.PluginHost.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.PluginHost/Runner.PluginHost.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
diff --git a/src/Runner.Plugins/Runner.Plugins.csproj b/src/Runner.Plugins/Runner.Plugins.csproj
index a786cf1cd1b..60d7662b7f7 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Plugins/Runner.Plugins.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.Plugins/Runner.Plugins.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
diff --git a/src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj b/src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj
index 55dbf12627c..dc3b27349c2 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.Sdk/Runner.Sdk.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/Runner.Worker.csproj b/src/Runner.Worker/Runner.Worker.csproj
index 53c1610df3e..1a135cfe1fc 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/Runner.Worker.csproj
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/Runner.Worker.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
     <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Threading.Channels" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet.Signed" Version="5.3.0" />
diff --git a/src/Sdk/Sdk.csproj b/src/Sdk/Sdk.csproj
index 7ba739498a4..3fe6b4029b7 100644
--- a/src/Sdk/Sdk.csproj
+++ b/src/Sdk/Sdk.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
         <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
         <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
         <!-- <SelfContained>true</SelfContained> -->
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="5.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client" Version="6.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Formats.Asn1" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="7.5.1" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Cng" Version="5.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" Version="8.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="8.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData" Version="9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="Minimatch" Version="2.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="YamlDotNet.Signed" Version="5.3.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="System.Private.Uri" Version="4.3.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Test/Test.csproj b/src/Test/Test.csproj
index aebe242096f..0685192bfa8 100644
--- a/src/Test/Test.csproj
+++ b/src/Test/Test.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     <PropertyGroup>
-        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
         <RuntimeIdentifiers>win-x64;win-x86;linux-x64;linux-arm64;linux-arm;osx-x64;osx-arm64;win-arm64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
         <TargetLatestRuntimePatch>true</TargetLatestRuntimePatch>
         <NoWarn>NU1701;NU1603;NU1603;xUnit2013;SYSLIB0050;SYSLIB0051</NoWarn>
diff --git a/src/dev.sh b/src/dev.sh
index 795c135a232..091ef0e3f4e 100755
--- a/src/dev.sh
+++ b/src/dev.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LAYOUT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_layout"
 DOWNLOAD_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_downloads/netcore2x"
 PACKAGE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_package"
 DOTNETSDK_ROOT="$SCRIPT_DIR/../_dotnetsdk"
-DOTNETSDK_VERSION="8.0.403"
+DOTNETSDK_VERSION="9.0.100-rc.2.24474.11"
 DOTNETSDK_INSTALLDIR="$DOTNETSDK_ROOT/$DOTNETSDK_VERSION"
 RUNNER_VERSION=$(cat runnerversion)
 
diff --git a/src/global.json b/src/global.json
index ff3b5e098b3..2dd360f846e 100644
--- a/src/global.json
+++ b/src/global.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.403"
+    "version": "9.0.100-rc.2.24474.11"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/runnerversion b/src/runnerversion
index 8084ad3118b..feb5f1ab9d9 100644
--- a/src/runnerversion
+++ b/src/runnerversion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.320.0
+2.320.1