diff --git a/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml b/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
index c928166efb115..2f3aac21446cc 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.release-publish.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 trigger: none
 pr: none
 
+parameters:
+  - name: _REMINDER
+    default: Review & undraft the release at https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/releases once it appears!
+  - name: PUBLISH_TAG
+    default: dev
+  - name: RELEASE_TITLE_NAME
+    default: 0.0.0 Test
+  - name: TAG_NAME
+    default: v0.0.0-SetMe
+
 variables:
   - name: _REMINDER
-    value: Review & undraft the release at https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/releases once it appears!
+    value: ${{ parameters._REMINDER }}
   - name: PUBLISH_TAG
-    value: dev
+    value: ${{ parameters.PUBLISH_TAG }}
   - name: RELEASE_TITLE_NAME
-    value: 0.0.0 Test
+    value: ${{ parameters.RELEASE_TITLE_NAME }}
   - name: TAG_NAME
-    value: v0.0.0-SetMe
+    value: ${{ parameters.TAG_NAME }}
 
 resources:
   pipelines:
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ extends:
                   artifactName: 'tgz'
                   targetPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz'
             steps:
+              - checkout: none
               - task: CmdLine@2
                 displayName: Rename versioned drop to typescript.tgz
                 inputs:
@@ -68,6 +79,7 @@ extends:
                   workingDir: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz
                   verbose: false
                   customCommand: publish $(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz/typescript.tgz --tag $(PUBLISH_TAG)
+                  # This must match the service connection.
                   customEndpoint: Typescript NPM
                   publishEndpoint: Typescript NPM
 
@@ -88,9 +100,11 @@ extends:
                   artifactName: 'tgz'
                   targetPath: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz'
             steps:
+              - checkout: none
               - task: GitHubRelease@1
                 displayName: GitHub release (create)
                 inputs:
+                  # This must match the service connection.
                   gitHubConnection: typescript-bot connection
                   repositoryName: microsoft/TypeScript
                   tagSource: userSpecifiedTag
@@ -101,7 +115,7 @@ extends:
                     For release notes, check out the [release announcement]().
                     For new features, check out the [What's new in TypeScript $(TAG_NAME)]().
                     For the complete list of fixed issues, check out the
-                    * [fixed issues query for Typescript $(TAG_NAME)](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22TypeScript+3.3%22+is%3Aclosed+).
+                    * [fixed issues query for TypeScript $(TAG_NAME)](https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+milestone%3A%22TypeScript+3.3%22+is%3Aclosed+).
                     Downloads are available on:
                     * [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/typescript)
                   assets: $(Pipeline.Workspace)/tgz/**/typescript-*.tgz