diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml b/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
index 0103648c1ad2..0fa528e8c8d2 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/ci.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ parameters:
   displayName: "CI target"
   type: string
   default: release
+- name: artifactName
+  displayName: "Artifact name"
+  type: string
+  default: ""
 - name: artifactSuffix
   displayName: "Suffix of artifact"
   type: string
@@ -338,6 +342,9 @@ steps:
 - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
   inputs:
     pathtoPublish: "$(Build.StagingDirectory)/envoy"
-    artifactName: ${{ parameters.ciTarget }}
+    ${{ if eq(parameters.artifactName, '') }}:
+      artifactName: ${{ parameters.ciTarget }}
+    ${{ if ne(parameters.artifactName, '') }}:
+      artifactName: ${{ parameters.artifactName }}
   timeoutInMinutes: 10
   condition: eq(${{ parameters.publishEnvoy }}, 'true')
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml b/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
index 01adafd38369..04ce08fb0389 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/stage/linux.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     name: target
   - template: ../ci.yml
     parameters:
+      artifactName: release
       managedAgent: ${{ parameters.managedAgent }}
       ciTarget: $(target.value)
       cacheName: "release"
diff --git a/.github/config.yml b/.github/config.yml
index e49082918206..03f6340b27dd 100644
--- a/.github/config.yml
+++ b/.github/config.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ run:
     - examples/**/*
     - source/**/*
     - tools/**/*
+    - VERSION.txt
   verify:
     paths:
     - .bazelrc
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ run:
     - examples/**/*
     - source/**/*
     - tools/**/*
+    - VERSION.txt
     push: paths
 
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