diff --git a/.pipelines/PowerShell-Release-Official.yml b/.pipelines/PowerShell-Release-Official.yml
index bb83c98ae81..3830dd16407 100644
--- a/.pipelines/PowerShell-Release-Official.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/PowerShell-Release-Official.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ parameters: # parameters are shown up in ADO UI in a build queue time
     displayName: Skip Signing
     type: string
     default: 'NO'
-  - name: SkipPMCPublish
-    displayName: Skip PMC Publish
+  - name: SkipPublish
+    displayName: Skip Publishing to GitHub and Nuget
     type: boolean
     default: false
   - name: SkipPSInfraInstallers
@@ -280,19 +280,21 @@ extends:
             Update and merge the changelog for the release.
             This step is required for creating GitHub draft release.
 
-    - stage: PublishGitHubRelease
-      displayName: Publish GitHub Release
+    - stage: PublishGitHubReleaseAndNuget
+      displayName: Publish GitHub and Nuget Release
       dependsOn: 
         - setReleaseTagAndUploadTools
         - UpdateChangeLog
       variables:
         ob_release_environment: Production
       jobs:
-      - template: /.pipelines/templates/release-githubtasks.yml@self
-    
+      - template: /.pipelines/templates/release-githubNuget.yml@self
+        parameters:
+          skipPublish: ${{ parameters.SkipPublish }}
+
     - stage: PushGitTagAndMakeDraftPublic
       displayName: Push Git Tag and Make Draft Public
-      dependsOn: PublishGitHubRelease
+      dependsOn: PublishGitHubReleaseAndNuget
       jobs:
       - template: /.pipelines/templates/approvalJob.yml@self
         parameters:
@@ -317,19 +319,7 @@ extends:
       jobs:
       - template: /.pipelines/templates/release-MakeBlobPublic.yml@self
         parameters:
-          SkipPSInfraInstallers: ${{ parameters.SkipPSInfraInstallers }}         
-  
-    - stage: PublishNuGet
-      displayName: Publish NuGet
-      dependsOn:
-        - setReleaseTagAndUploadTools
-        - PushGitTagAndMakeDraftPublic
-      variables:
-        ob_release_environment: Production
-      jobs:
-      - template: /.pipelines/templates/release-publish-nuget.yml@self
-        parameters:
-          skipPublish: true
+          SkipPSInfraInstallers: ${{ parameters.SkipPSInfraInstallers }}
 
     - stage: PublishPMC
       displayName: Publish PMC
@@ -423,7 +413,6 @@ extends:
     - stage: ChangesToMaster
       displayName: Ensure changes are in GH master
       dependsOn: 
-        - PublishNuGet 
         - PublishPMC
       jobs:
       - template: /.pipelines/templates/approvalJob.yml@self
@@ -433,17 +422,6 @@ extends:
           instructions: |
             Make sure that changes README.md and metadata.json are merged into master on GitHub.
 
-    - stage: ReleaseSnap
-      displayName: Release Snap
-      dependsOn: ChangesToMaster
-      jobs:
-      - template: /.pipelines/templates/approvalJob.yml@self
-        parameters:
-          displayName: Publish Snap
-          jobName: PublishSnapJob
-          instructions: |
-            Publish Snap
-
     - stage: ReleaseToMU
       displayName: Release to MU
       dependsOn: PushGitTagAndMakeDraftPublic # This only needs the blob to be available
@@ -459,7 +437,6 @@ extends:
       dependsOn: 
         - ReleaseToMU
         - ReleaseSymbols
-        - ReleaseSnap
       jobs:
       - template: /.pipelines/templates/approvalJob.yml@self
         parameters:
diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/release-githubtasks.yml b/.pipelines/templates/release-githubNuget.yml
similarity index 61%
rename from .pipelines/templates/release-githubtasks.yml
rename to .pipelines/templates/release-githubNuget.yml
index acdb45e18fb..330eb2dee1c 100644
--- a/.pipelines/templates/release-githubtasks.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/templates/release-githubNuget.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+parameters:
+  - name: skipPublish
+    type: boolean
+
 jobs:
 - job: GithubReleaseDraft
   displayName: Create GitHub Release Draft
@@ -58,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     displayName: List all files in the workspace
 
   - task: PowerShell@2
+    condition: and(ne('${{ parameters.skipPublish }}', 'false'), succeeded())
     inputs:
       targetType: inline
       pwsh: true
@@ -86,3 +91,56 @@ jobs:
   
         Publish-ReleaseDraft -Tag '$(ReleaseTag)' -Name '$(ReleaseTag) Release of PowerShell' -Description $clContent -User PowerShell -Repository PowerShell  -PackageFolder "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/GitHubPackages" -Token $(GitHubReleasePat)
     displayName: Publish Release Draft
+
+- job: NuGetPublish
+  displayName: Publish to NuGet
+  condition: succeeded()
+  pool:
+    type: release
+    os: windows
+  templateContext:
+    inputs:
+      - input: pipelineArtifact
+        artifactName: drop_setReleaseTagAndUploadTools_SetTagAndTools
+      - input: pipelineArtifact
+        pipeline: PSPackagesOfficial
+        artifactName: drop_upload_upload_packages
+  variables:
+  - template: ./variable/release-shared.yml@self
+    parameters:
+      VERSION: $[ stageDependencies.setReleaseTagAndUploadTools.SetTagAndTools.outputs['OutputVersion.Version'] ]
+
+  steps:
+  - template: release-install-pwsh.yml
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      Write-Verbose -Verbose "Version: $(Version)"
+      Get-ChildItem Env: | Out-String -width 9999 -Stream | write-Verbose -Verbose
+    displayName: 'Capture Environment Variables'
+
+  - pwsh: |
+      #Exclude all global tool packages. Their names start with 'PowerShell.'
+      $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release"
+      Copy-Item "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/NuGetPackages/*.nupkg" -Destination "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release" -Exclude "PowerShell.*.nupkg" -Force -Verbose
+
+      $releaseVersion = '$(Version)'
+      $globalToolPath = "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/NuGetPackages/PowerShell.$releaseVersion.nupkg"
+
+      if ($releaseVersion -notlike '*-*') {
+          # Copy the global tool package for stable releases
+          Copy-Item $globalToolPath -Destination "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release"
+      }
+
+      Write-Verbose -Verbose "The .nupkgs below will be pushed:"
+      Get-ChildItem "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release" -recurse
+    displayName: Download and capture nupkgs
+    condition: and(ne('${{ parameters.skipPublish }}', 'false'), succeeded())
+
+  - task: NuGetCommand@2
+    displayName: 'NuGet push'
+    condition: and(ne('${{ parameters.skipPublish }}', 'false'), succeeded())
+    inputs:
+      command: push
+      packagesToPush: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release/*.nupkg'
+      nuGetFeedType: external
+      publishFeedCredentials: PowerShellNuGetOrgPush
diff --git a/.pipelines/templates/release-publish-nuget.yml b/.pipelines/templates/release-publish-nuget.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 98249844d4c..00000000000
--- a/.pipelines/templates/release-publish-nuget.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-parameters:
-  - name: skipPublish
-    default: false
-    type: boolean
-
-jobs:
-- job: NuGetPublish
-  displayName: Publish to NuGet
-  condition: succeeded()
-  pool:
-    type: release
-    os: windows
-  templateContext:
-    inputs:
-      - input: pipelineArtifact
-        artifactName: drop_setReleaseTagAndUploadTools_SetTagAndTools
-      - input: pipelineArtifact
-        pipeline: PSPackagesOfficial
-        artifactName: drop_upload_upload_packages
-  variables:
-  - template: ./variable/release-shared.yml@self
-    parameters:
-      VERSION: $[ stageDependencies.setReleaseTagAndUploadTools.SetTagAndTools.outputs['OutputVersion.Version'] ]
-
-  steps:
-  - template: release-install-pwsh.yml
-
-  - pwsh: |
-      Write-Verbose -Verbose "Version: $(Version)"
-      Get-ChildItem Env: | Out-String -width 9999 -Stream | write-Verbose -Verbose
-    displayName: 'Capture Environment Variables'
-
-  - pwsh: |
-      #Exclude all global tool packages. Their names start with 'PowerShell.'
-      $null = New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release"
-      Copy-Item "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/NuGetPackages/*.nupkg" -Destination "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release" -Exclude "PowerShell.*.nupkg" -Force -Verbose
-
-      $releaseVersion = '$(Version)'
-      $globalToolPath = "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/NuGetPackages/PowerShell.$releaseVersion.nupkg"
-
-      if ($releaseVersion -notlike '*-*') {
-          # Copy the global tool package for stable releases
-          Copy-Item $globalToolPath -Destination "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release"
-      }
-
-      Write-Verbose -Verbose "The .nupkgs below will be pushed:"
-      Get-ChildItem "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release" -recurse
-    displayName: Download and capture nupkgs
-    condition: and(ne('${{ parameters.skipPublish }}', 'false'), succeeded())
-
-  - task: NuGetCommand@2
-    displayName: 'NuGet push'
-    condition: and(ne('${{ parameters.skipPublish }}', 'false'), succeeded())
-    inputs:
-      command: push
-      packagesToPush: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/release/*.nupkg'
-      nuGetFeedType: external
-      publishFeedCredentials: PowerShellNuGetOrgPush