diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
index 0ec8a4b0f..fe644e7a6 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-pipeline.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ resources:
      endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
      name: microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-typescript-typings
      ref: main
-   - repository: msgraph-sdk-objc-models
-     type: github
-     endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
-     name: microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-objc-models
-     ref: dev
    - repository: msgraph-sdk-java
      type: github
      endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
@@ -73,11 +68,6 @@ resources:
      endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
      name: microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-ruby
      ref: main
-   - repository: msgraph-beta-sdk-ruby
-     type: github
-     endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
-     name: microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-ruby
-     ref: main
    - repository: msgraph-sdk-typescript
      type: github
      endpoint: microsoftgraph (22)
@@ -409,35 +399,6 @@ stages:
             repoName: msgraph-sdk-ruby
             barrelFileName: microsoft_graph.rb
 
-- stage: stage_ruby_beta
-  dependsOn:
-  - stage_build_and_publish_kiota
-  - stage_beta_openapi
-  condition: |
-    and
-    (
-      eq(dependencies.stage_build_and_publish_kiota.result, 'Succeeded'),
-      in(dependencies.stage_beta_openapi.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped')
-    )
-  jobs:
-  - job: ruby_beta
-    steps:
-    - template: generation-templates/language-generation-kiota.yml
-      parameters:
-        language: 'ruby'
-        version: 'beta'
-        repoName: 'msgraph-beta-sdk-ruby'
-        branchName: $(betaBranch)
-        targetClassName: "GraphBaseServiceClient"
-        targetNamespace: "MicrosoftGraphBeta"
-        cleanMetadataFolder: $(cleanOpenAPIFolderBeta)
-        customArguments: "-e '/me' -e '/me/**'" # Exclude me
-        languageSpecificSteps:
-        - template: generation-templates/ruby.yml
-          parameters:
-            repoName: msgraph-beta-sdk-ruby
-            barrelFileName: microsoft_graph_beta.rb
-
 - stage: stage_java_v1_kiota
   dependsOn:
   - stage_build_and_publish_kiota
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
index 5811312f0..2e0812046 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/generation-templates/capture-metadata.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ steps:
 
 - template: download-typewriter.yml
 
+# required for typewriter
 - template: use-dotnet-sdk.yml
+  parameters:
+    version: '8.x'
 
 ## Only run if the previous step was successful
 - pwsh: '$(scriptsDirectory)/run-typewriter-clean-metadata.ps1'
@@ -113,7 +116,13 @@ steps:
 
 # Use the clean metadata from the last step to generate DotNet files.
 
+# required for the hidi installation validation
 - template: use-dotnet-sdk.yml
+  parameters:
+    version: '9.x'
+
+- pwsh: dotnet tool install -g Microsoft.OpenApi.Hidi
+  displayName: 'Install hidi tool'
 
 # verify that generated metadata is parsable as an Edm model
 - pwsh: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/msgraph-metadata/scripts/run-metadata-validation.ps1 -repoDirectory "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/msgraph-metadata/" -version "${{ parameters.endpoint }}"