diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 1b319dbab9..859325e201 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <ProductDependencies>
   </ProductDependencies>
   <ToolsetDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="6.0.0-beta.20616.18">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk" Version="6.0.0-beta.20618.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
-      <Sha>26b005488dd7ddf6356873cb01a7b763a82a9622</Sha>
+      <Sha>e9b75e1cd4e63570624006a6d5bdb48b5b40b513</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
 </Dependencies>
diff --git a/eng/common/tools.ps1 b/eng/common/tools.ps1
index bc8b66e294..ce280eb95b 100644
--- a/eng/common/tools.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/tools.ps1
@@ -439,11 +439,26 @@ function LocateVisualStudio([object]$vsRequirements = $null){
   if (!(Test-Path $vsWhereExe)) {
     Create-Directory $vsWhereDir
     Write-Host 'Downloading vswhere'
-    try {
-      Invoke-WebRequest "https://netcorenativeassets.blob.core.windows.net/resource-packages/external/windows/vswhere/$vswhereVersion/vswhere.exe" -OutFile $vswhereExe
-    }
-    catch {
-      Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'InitializeToolset' -Message $_
+    $maxRetries = 5
+    $retries = 1
+
+    while($true) {
+      try {
+        Invoke-WebRequest "https://netcorenativeassets.blob.core.windows.net/resource-packages/external/windows/vswhere/$vswhereVersion/vswhere.exe" -OutFile $vswhereExe
+        break
+      }
+      catch{
+        Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'InitializeToolset' -Message $_
+      }
+
+      if (++$retries -le $maxRetries) {
+        $delayInSeconds = [math]::Pow(2, $retries) - 1 # Exponential backoff
+        Write-Host "Retrying. Waiting for $delayInSeconds seconds before next attempt ($retries of $maxRetries)."
+        Start-Sleep -Seconds $delayInSeconds
+      }
+      else {
+        Write-PipelineTelemetryError -Category 'InitializeToolset' -Message "Unable to download file in $maxRetries attempts."
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 4ec71f4139..5de2af48a6 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
     "xcopy-msbuild": "16.8.0-preview2.1"
   },
   "msbuild-sdks": {
-    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "6.0.0-beta.20616.18"
+    "Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk": "6.0.0-beta.20618.3"
   }
 }