Merge pull request #11306 from MicrosoftDocs/main639118874958541950sync_temp

For protected branch, push strategy should use PR and merge to target branch method to work around git push error

Author: learn-build-service-prod[bot]

.github/agents/visualstudio-standards-check.agent.md

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post review suggestions for metadata updates
         if: steps.commit.outputs.status == 'fork' || steps.commit.outputs.status == 'push-failed'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v9
         with:
           script: |
             const fs = require('fs');

.github/workflows/add-awp-metadata.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@fa2e9d605c4eeb9fcad4c99c224cee0c6c7f3594 # v2.16.0
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@f808768d1510423e83855289c910610ca9b43176 # v2.17.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 

.github/workflows/clean-repo.yml

@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ settings.json
 .env
 .env.example
 requirements.txt
-
-# Allow Visual Studio-specific tracked files
-!.github/agents/visualstudio-standards-check.agent.md
+.github/hooks/doc-kit-hooks.json
+.github/hooks/scripts/add-dockit-tag.sh
 
 # Allow Visual Studio product instructions file
 !.github/instructions/visual-studio-product.instructions.md
 !.github/workflows/add-awp-metadata.yml
+

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 title: Connect to database or open MDF file (ADO.NET)
-ms.date: 11/14/2024
+ms.date: 02/25/2026
 description: Connect to a database or data service with ADO.NET in Visual Studio, or connect to a database opened from a median disk file (.mdf).
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: ghogen

docs/data-tools/add-new-connections.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Create database, add tables in .NET Framework apps
 description: Create a database with tables and foreign keys in a .NET Framework application by using Table Designer in Visual Studio.
-ms.date: 02/03/2025
+ms.date: 02/23/2026
 ms.topic: how-to
 helpviewer_keywords:
 - database tables, creating

docs/data-tools/create-a-sql-database-by-using-a-designer.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Debug .NET apps in Linux using WSL
 description: Discover how to run and debug your .NET applications in WSL without leaving the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).
-ms.date: "10/02/2025"
+ms.date: 03/13/2026
 ms.topic: how-to
 helpviewer_keywords:
   - "debugging, linux"

docs/debugger/debug-dotnet-core-in-wsl-2.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: View the call stack in the debugger
 description: Use the Call Stack window in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE) to view the function or procedure calls that are currently on the stack.
-ms.date: 03/06/2026
+ms.date: 03/12/2026
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom: awp-ai
 ai-usage: ai-assisted

docs/debugger/how-to-use-the-call-stack-window.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Remote Debug ASP.NET Core on Azure App Service"
 description: Configure Azure App Service for remote debugging and attach the remote debugger from Visual Studio to debug the app as though it's running locally.
-ms.date: 11/21/2025
+ms.date: 03/12/2026
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: "mikejo5000"
 ms.author: "mikejo"

docs/debugger/remote-debugging-azure-app-service.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: "Remote Debug a C# or VB project"
 description: Learn how to debug a Visual Studio C# or Visual Basic application from a remote computer by following these step-by-step instructions.
-ms.date: "10/01/2025"
+ms.date: 03/04/2026
 ms.topic: how-to
 dev_langs:
   - "C++"