diff --git a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
index 0d7d3c5b..a2a4bf50 100644
--- a/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
+++ b/build/gulpfile.vscode.linux.js
@@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ BUILD_TARGETS.forEach(({ arch }) => {
 	const debArch = getDebPackageArch(arch);
 	const prepareDebTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-prepare-deb`, task.series(util.rimraf(`.build/linux/deb/${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);
 
 	const rpmArch = getRpmPackageArch(arch);
 	const prepareRpmTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-prepare-rpm`, task.series(util.rimraf(`.build/linux/rpm/${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);
 
 	const prepareSnapTask = task.define(`vscode-linux-${arch}-prepare-snap`, task.series(util.rimraf(`.build/linux/snap/${arch}`), prepareSnapPackage(arch)));
diff --git a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
index efd75d6c..dcb21aa2 100644
--- a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
+++ b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const types_2 = require("./rpm/types");
 // If true, we fail the build if there are new dependencies found during that task.
 // The reference dependencies, which one has to update when the new dependencies
 // 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/114.0.5735.199:chrome/installer/linux/BUILD.gn;l=64-80
 // and the Linux Archive build
 // Shared library dependencies that we already bundle.
@@ -97,4 +97,4 @@ function mergePackageDeps(inputDeps) {
     }
     return requires;
 }
-//# sourceMappingURL=dependencies-generator.js.map
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+//# sourceMappingURL=dependencies-generator.js.map
diff --git a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
index 5c4b9d24..a2c629af 100644
--- a/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
+++ b/build/linux/dependencies-generator.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { isRpmArchString, RpmArchString } from './rpm/types';
 // If true, we fail the build if there are new dependencies found during that task.
 // The reference dependencies, which one has to update when the new dependencies
 // are valid, are in dep-lists.ts
-const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES: boolean = true;
+const FAIL_BUILD_FOR_NEW_DEPENDENCIES: boolean = false;
 
 // Based on https://source.chromium.org/chromium/chromium/src/+/refs/tags/114.0.5735.199:chrome/installer/linux/BUILD.gn;l=64-80
 // and the Linux Archive build
diff --git a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
index c0851097..2df117d1 100644
--- a/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
+++ b/resources/linux/rpm/code.spec.template
@@ -85,3 +85,5 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/@@ICON@@.png
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions/_%{name}
+
+%config(noreplace) /usr/share/%{name}/resources/app/product.json
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