diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml
index 7358870892a..23f02b82ea5 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ parameters:
   condition: true
   useContinueOnErrorDuringBuild: false
   shouldContinueOnError: false
+  enableSigning: ''
   isOfficialBuild: false
   runtimeFlavor: 'coreclr'
   runtimeVariant: ''
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
     timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }}
     enablePublishTestResults: ${{ parameters.enablePublishTestResults }}
     testResultsFormat: ${{ parameters.testResultsFormat }}
-    enableMicrobuild: ${{ parameters.isOfficialBuild }}
-    enableMicrobuildForMacAndLinux: ${{ parameters.isOfficialBuild }}
+    enableMicrobuild: ${{ coalesce(parameters.enableSigning, parameters.isOfficialBuild) }}
+    enableMicrobuildForMacAndLinux: ${{ coalesce(parameters.enableSigning, parameters.isOfficialBuild) }}
     templateContext: ${{ parameters.templateContext }}
 
     artifacts:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/official/jobs/prepare-signed-artifacts.yml b/eng/pipelines/official/jobs/prepare-signed-artifacts.yml
index f102ee9dee5..b4177e7b641 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/official/jobs/prepare-signed-artifacts.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/official/jobs/prepare-signed-artifacts.yml
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ jobs:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.isOfficialBuild, true) }}:
       - name: '_SignType'
         value: $[ coalesce(variables.OfficialSignType, 'real') ]
+      - name: _SignArgs
+        value:  -sign
     - ${{ else }}:
       - name: '_SignType'
         value: $[ coalesce(variables.OfficialSignType, 'test') ]
+      - name: _SignArgs
+        value: ''
 
     templateContext:
       inputs:
@@ -48,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - script: >-
-        build.cmd -restore -sign -publish -ci -configuration Release
+        build.cmd -restore -publish -ci -configuration Release
+        $(_SignArgs)
         /p:RestoreToolsetOnly=true
         /p:PublishRidAgnosticPackagesFromPlatform=${{ parameters.PublishRidAgnosticPackagesFromPlatform }}
         /p:DownloadDirectory=$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\artifacts\PackageDownload\
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtimelab-official.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtimelab-official.yml
index 28eeacc4a5c..4ce7dfe4985 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtimelab-official.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtimelab-official.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ extends:
           jobParameters:
             templatePath: 'templates-official'
             timeoutInMinutes: 300
+            enableSigning: false
             isOfficialBuild: true
             testGroup: innerloop
             buildArgs: -s clr.aot+libs -c $(_BuildConfig)