diff --git a/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml b/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml
index 4ce0c0e7c0..cad18fc37f 100644
--- a/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml
+++ b/.pipelines/v2/templates/job-build-project.yml
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ jobs:
     ${{ else }}:
       MSBuildMainBuildTargets: Build
     ${{ insert }}: ${{ parameters.variables }}
+    RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: ''
+    CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs: ''
     ${{ if eq(parameters.useLatestWinAppSDK, true) }}:
       RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: '/p:RestoreAdditionalProjectSources="$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\localpackages\NugetPackages"'
-    ${{ else }}:
-      RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg: ''
+      CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs: '/p:IsCompatibilityTest=true'
   displayName: Build
   timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }}
   cancelTimeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.cancelTimeoutInMinutes }}
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ jobs:
         $(MSBuildCacheParameters)
         /t:$(MSBuildMainBuildTargets)
         $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
+        $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
       platform: $(BuildPlatform)
       configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
       msbuildArchitecture: x64
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ jobs:
         ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
         $(MSBuildCacheParameters)
         $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
+        $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
       platform: x64
       configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
       msbuildArchitecture: x64
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
     condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['BuildPlatform'], 'x64'))
     inputs:
       solution: src/dsc/v3/PowerToys.DSC/PowerToys.DSC.csproj
-      msbuildArgs: /t:Build /m /restore
+      msbuildArgs: /t:Build /m /restore $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
       platform: x64
       configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
       msbuildArchitecture: x64
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@ jobs:
         ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
         $(MSBuildCacheParameters)
         $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
+        $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
       platform: $(BuildPlatform)
       configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
       msbuildArchitecture: x64
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ jobs:
         ${{ parameters.additionalBuildOptions }}
         $(MSBuildCacheParameters)
         $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
+        $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
       platform: $(BuildPlatform)
       configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
       msbuildArchitecture: x64
@@ -392,6 +397,7 @@ jobs:
           /p:TargetFramework=net9.0-windows10.0.26100.0
           /bl:$(LogOutputDirectory)\publish-${{ join('_',split(project, '/')) }}.binlog
           $(RestoreAdditionalProjectSourcesArg)
+          $(CompatibilityTestMsBuildArgs)
         platform: $(BuildPlatform)
         configuration: $(BuildConfiguration)
         msbuildArchitecture: x64