diff --git a/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50bee8562d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: "Copilot Setup Steps"
+
+on: workflow_dispatch
+
+jobs:
+  copilot-setup-steps:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    - name: Setup .NET
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: '9.x'
+
+    - name: Run jenkins build
+      run: |
+        make jenkins PREPARE_CI=1 PREPARE_AUTOPROVISION=1 CONFIGURATION=Debug
+      timeout-minutes: 60
+
+    - name: Upload logs
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      if: failure()
+      with:
+        name: copilot-artifacts
+        path: |
+          bin/**/*.log
+          bin/**/*.binlog
+        retention-days: 30
diff --git a/build-tools/create-packs/ConfigureLocalWorkload.targets b/build-tools/create-packs/ConfigureLocalWorkload.targets
index 6da3f32be4e..40760851941 100644
--- a/build-tools/create-packs/ConfigureLocalWorkload.targets
+++ b/build-tools/create-packs/ConfigureLocalWorkload.targets
@@ -90,11 +90,13 @@
         Targets="_GenerateXAWorkloadContent"
     />
 
-    <GetAndroidWorkloadExtends JsonFilePath="$(_LocalAndroidManifestFolder)WorkloadManifest.json">
+    <GetAndroidWorkloadExtends Condition="!$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('linux'))" JsonFilePath="$(_LocalAndroidManifestFolder)WorkloadManifest.json">
       <Output TaskParameter="ExtendsElement" PropertyName="AndroidWorkloadExtendsElement" />
     </GetAndroidWorkloadExtends>
 
     <PropertyGroup>
+      <!-- Linux can fail to install "microsoft-net-runtime-android-aot" and Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.AOT.linux-x64.Cross.android-x86 -->
+      <AndroidWorkloadExtendsElement Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOSPlatform('linux'))">&quot;microsoft-net-runtime-android&quot;</AndroidWorkloadExtendsElement>
       <_EmptyWorkloadJsonContent>
 <![CDATA[
 {"version": "0.0.1", "workloads": { "android-deps": { "extends" : [ $(AndroidWorkloadExtendsElement) ] } } }
diff --git a/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets b/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets
index 1979349b808..292b67cf41b 100644
--- a/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets
+++ b/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="Commits"                 ItemName="_XAVersionCommit" />
     </GitBlame>
     <GitCommitsInRange
+        ContinueOnError="true"
         StartCommit="%(_XAVersionCommit.CommitHash)"
         WorkingDirectory="$(XamarinAndroidSourcePath)"
         ToolPath="$(GitToolPath)"
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="Commits"                 ItemName="_PackVersionCommit" />
     </GitBlame>
     <GitCommitsInRange
+        ContinueOnError="true"
         StartCommit="%(_PackVersionCommit.CommitHash)"
         WorkingDirectory="$(XamarinAndroidSourcePath)"
         ToolPath="$(GitToolPath)"
diff --git a/build-tools/xa-prep-tasks/Xamarin.Android.BuildTools.PrepTasks/GitCommitsInRange.cs b/build-tools/xa-prep-tasks/Xamarin.Android.BuildTools.PrepTasks/GitCommitsInRange.cs
index 49933890205..9b762ff022a 100644
--- a/build-tools/xa-prep-tasks/Xamarin.Android.BuildTools.PrepTasks/GitCommitsInRange.cs
+++ b/build-tools/xa-prep-tasks/Xamarin.Android.BuildTools.PrepTasks/GitCommitsInRange.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ public override bool Execute ()
 
 			base.Execute ();
 
+			// fatal: bad revision '^cfa4209..HEAD'
+			if (ExitCode == 128) {
+				Log.LogMessage (MessageImportance.Normal, $"git exited with code 128. Setting {nameof (CommitCount)} to 0.");
+				CommitCount = 0;
+				return true;
+			}
+
 			Log.LogMessage (MessageImportance.Low, $"  [Output] {nameof (CommitCount)}: {CommitCount}");
 
 			return !Log.HasLoggedErrors;