diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index fb0e5a4..412a6cc 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -197,2 +197,3 @@ function prepareRpmPackage(arch) {
 		const spec = code.pipe(es.through(
+			null,
 			async function () {
@@ -312,4 +313,3 @@ BUILD_TARGETS.forEach(({ arch }) => {
 	const prepareDebTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-prepare-deb`, task.series(rimraf(`.build/linux/deb/${debArch}`), prepareDebPackage(arch)));
-	gulp.task(prepareDebTask);
-	const buildDebTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-build-deb`, buildDebPackage(arch));
+	const buildDebTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-build-deb`, task.series(prepareDebTask, buildDebPackage(arch)));
 	gulp.task(buildDebTask);
@@ -318,4 +318,3 @@ BUILD_TARGETS.forEach(({ arch }) => {
 	const prepareRpmTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-prepare-rpm`, task.series(rimraf(`.build/linux/rpm/${rpmArch}`), prepareRpmPackage(arch)));
-	gulp.task(prepareRpmTask);
-	const buildRpmTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-build-rpm`, buildRpmPackage(arch));
+	const buildRpmTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-build-rpm`, task.series(prepareRpmTask, buildRpmPackage(arch)));
 	gulp.task(buildRpmTask);
diff --git a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
index 80b11b3..0a0ca71 100644
--- a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
+++ b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
@@ -24,3 +24,3 @@ const product = require("../../product.json");
 // are valid, are in dep-lists.ts
-const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES = true;
+const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES = false;
 // Based on https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/refs/tags/128.0.6613.186:chrome/installer/linux/BUILD.gn;l=64-80
@@ -57,3 +57,3 @@ async function getDependencies(packageType, buildDir, applicationName, arch) {
     // Add the tunnel binary.
-    files.push(path.join(buildDir, 'bin', product.tunnelApplicationName));
+    // files.push(path.join(buildDir, 'bin', product.tunnelApplicationName));
     // Add the main executable.
diff --git a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
index 3163aee..dca1845 100644
--- a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
+++ b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
@@ -25,3 +25,3 @@ import product = require('../../product.json');
 // are valid, are in dep-lists.ts
-const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES: boolean = true;
+const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES: boolean = false;
 
@@ -62,3 +62,3 @@ export async function getDependencies(packageType: 'deb' | 'rpm', buildDir: stri
 	// Add the tunnel binary.
-	files.push(path.join(buildDir, 'bin', product.tunnelApplicationName));
+	// files.push(path.join(buildDir, 'bin', product.tunnelApplicationName));
 	// Add the main executable.
  