diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
index 447e4c5c1f164f..178bb4244e68f7 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ jobs:
         buildConfig: ${{ parameters.buildConfig }}
         ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.jobParameters }}
 
-# FreeBSD
+# FreeBSD x64
 - ${{ if containsValue(parameters.platforms, 'freebsd_x64') }}:
   - template: xplat-setup.yml
     parameters:
@@ -577,7 +577,27 @@ jobs:
         crossBuild: true
         ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.jobParameters }}
 
-# OpenBSD
+# FreeBSD arm64
+- ${{ if containsValue(parameters.platforms, 'freebsd_arm64') }}:
+  - template: xplat-setup.yml
+    parameters:
+      jobTemplate: ${{ parameters.jobTemplate }}
+      helixQueuesTemplate: ${{ parameters.helixQueuesTemplate }}
+      variables: ${{ parameters.variables }}
+      osGroup: freebsd
+      archType: arm64
+      targetRid: freebsd-arm64
+      platform: freebsd_arm64
+      shouldContinueOnError: ${{ parameters.shouldContinueOnError }}
+      container: freebsd_arm64
+      jobParameters:
+        runtimeFlavor: ${{ parameters.runtimeFlavor }}
+        buildConfig: ${{ parameters.buildConfig }}
+        helixQueueGroup: ${{ parameters.helixQueueGroup }}
+        crossBuild: true
+        ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.jobParameters }}
+
+# OpenBSD x64
 - ${{ if containsValue(parameters.platforms, 'openbsd_x64') }}:
   - template: xplat-setup.yml
     parameters:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/pipeline-with-resources.yml b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/pipeline-with-resources.yml
index 85e53ce4f2898a..4540f2c14ccb53 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/common/templates/pipeline-with-resources.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/common/templates/pipeline-with-resources.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ extends:
         env:
           ROOTFS_DIR: /crossrootfs/x64
 
+      freebsd_arm64:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux-3.0-net11.0-cross-freebsd-14-arm64@sha256:01ac33cd4bbed190503254d8d013da90fc29494273e562e38b897dd10c5d5739
+        env:
+          ROOTFS_DIR: /crossrootfs/arm64
+
       openbsd_x64:
         image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet-buildtools/prereqs:azurelinux-3.0-net11.0-cross-openbsd-amd64@sha256:301907b4bd7ea374ab32fb4be5200e6daefaefaf034aded50a0a0f8ac2465638
         env:
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime-community.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime-community.yml
index 130b548fd64159..5b1bd169015e24 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime-community.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime-community.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ trigger:
   branches:
     include:
     - release/*.*
-    exclude:
-    - release/6.0*
   paths:
     include:
     - '*'
@@ -18,6 +16,15 @@ trigger:
     - PATENTS.TXT
     - THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT
 
+pr:
+  branches:
+    include:
+    - main
+    - release/*.*
+  paths:
+    include:
+    - eng/pipelines/runtime-community.yml
+
 schedules:
   - cron: "0 7,19 * * *" # run at 7:00 and 19:00 (UTC) which is 23:00 and 11:00 (PST).
     displayName: Runtime-community default schedule
@@ -100,3 +107,37 @@ extends:
                 eq(stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_libraries.containsChange'], true),
                 eq(stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_mono_excluding_wasm.containsChange'], true),
                 eq(variables['isRollingBuild'], true))
+
+      #
+      # Build CoreCLR + Libs + Host using bootstrap
+      #
+      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          jobTemplate: /eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml
+          helixQueuesTemplate: /eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml
+          buildConfig: ${{ variables.debugOnPrReleaseOnRolling }}
+          runtimeFlavor: coreclr
+          platforms:
+          - freebsd_x64
+          - freebsd_arm64
+          - linux_riscv64
+          - linux_loongarch64
+          - openbsd_x64
+          variables:
+            # map dependencies variables to local variables
+            - name: coreclrContainsChange
+              value: $[ stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_coreclr.containsChange'] ]
+            - name: installerContainsChange
+              value: $[ stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_installer.containsChange'] ]
+          jobParameters:
+            testScope: innerloop
+            nameSuffix: CoreCLR_Bootstrapped
+            buildArgs: -s clr+libs+host+packs+tools.cdac -c $(_BuildConfig) -rc Checked --bootstrap
+            timeoutInMinutes: 120
+            preBuildSteps:
+              - template: /eng/pipelines/coreclr/templates/setup-sccache.yml
+            postBuildSteps:
+              - template: /eng/pipelines/coreclr/templates/sccache-stats.yml
+              - template: /eng/pipelines/common/templates/runtimes/build-runtime-tests.yml
+                parameters:
+                  testBuildArgs: skipmanaged generatelayoutonly --use-bootstrap
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
index 00924efbfe617e..7d042bfa814d46 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/runtime.yml
@@ -678,35 +678,6 @@ extends:
                 eq(stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_coreclr.containsChange'], true),
                 eq(variables['isRollingBuild'], true))
 
-      #
-      # Build CoreCLR + Libs + Host
-      #
-      - template: /eng/pipelines/common/platform-matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          jobTemplate: /eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml
-          helixQueuesTemplate: /eng/pipelines/libraries/helix-queues-setup.yml
-          buildConfig: ${{ variables.debugOnPrReleaseOnRolling }}
-          runtimeFlavor: coreclr
-          platforms:
-          - freebsd_x64
-          - linux_riscv64
-          - linux_loongarch64
-          - openbsd_x64
-          jobParameters:
-            testScope: innerloop
-            nameSuffix: CoreCLR_Bootstrapped
-            buildArgs: -s clr+libs+host+packs+tools.cdac -c $(_BuildConfig) -rc Checked --bootstrap
-            timeoutInMinutes: 120
-            preBuildSteps:
-              - template: /eng/pipelines/coreclr/templates/setup-sccache.yml
-            postBuildSteps:
-              - template: /eng/pipelines/coreclr/templates/sccache-stats.yml
-            condition: >-
-              or(
-                eq(stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_coreclr.containsChange'], true),
-                eq(stageDependencies.EvaluatePaths.evaluate_paths.outputs['SetPathVars_installer.containsChange'], true),
-                eq(variables['isRollingBuild'], true))
-
       #
       # CoreCLR NativeAOT debug build and smoke tests
       # Only when CoreCLR is changed