diff --git a/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
index d085a398fc..330cfc1eba 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Language-Settings.ps1
@@ -44,12 +44,21 @@ function Get-AllPackageInfoFromRepo ([string] $ServiceDirectory) {
       $searchPath = Join-Path $searchPath $ServiceDirectory -Resolve
     }
 
-    # when a package is marked `publish = false` in the Cargo.toml, `cargo metadata` returns an empty array for
-    # `publish`, otherwise it returns null. We only want to include packages where `publish` is null.
+    # Enumerate packages that do not have "test" as an independent word in the
+    # name.
+    # Examples:
+    # "azure_core" - included
+    # "azure_core_test" - excluded
+    # "azure_attestation" - included
     $packages = Invoke-LoggedCommand "cargo metadata --format-version 1 --no-deps" -GroupOutput
     | ConvertFrom-Json -AsHashtable
     | Select-Object -ExpandProperty packages
-    | Where-Object { $_.manifest_path.StartsWith($searchPath) -and $null -eq $_.publish }
+    | Where-Object { $_.manifest_path.StartsWith($searchPath) -and "test" -notin ($_.name -split '_') }
+
+    if (!$packages) {
+      LogWarning "No publishable packages found in service directory: $ServiceDirectory"
+      return @()
+    }
 
     $packageManifests = @{}
     foreach ($package in $packages) {
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ function Get-AllPackageInfoFromRepo ([string] $ServiceDirectory) {
 function Get-rust-AdditionalValidationPackagesFromPackageSet ($packagesWithChanges, $diff, $allPackageProperties) {
   # if the change was in a service directory, but not in a package directory, test all the packages in the service directory
   [array]$serviceFiles = ($diff.ChangedFiles + $diff.DeletedFiles) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace '\\', '/' } | Where-Object { $_ -match "^sdk/.+/" }
-  
+
   # remove files that target any specific package
   foreach ($package in $allPackageProperties) {
     $packagePathPattern = "^$( [Regex]::Escape($package.DirectoryPath.Replace('\', '/')) )/"
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Pack-Crates.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Pack-Crates.ps1
index 72323370a9..9ff98af62b 100755
--- a/eng/scripts/Pack-Crates.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Pack-Crates.ps1
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ function Get-PackagesToBuild() {
 }
 
 function Get-OutputPackageNames($workspacePackages) {
-  $packablePackages = $workspacePackages | Where-Object -Property publish -NE -Value @()
-  $packablePackageNames = $packablePackages.name
-
   $names = @()
   switch ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
     'Named' {
@@ -71,12 +68,12 @@ function Get-OutputPackageNames($workspacePackages) {
     }
 
     default {
-      return $packablePackageNames
+      return $workspacePackages.name
     }
   }
 
   foreach ($name in $names) {
-    if (-not $packablePackageNames.Contains($name)) {
+    if (-not $workspacePackages.name.Contains($name)) {
       Write-Error "Package '$name' is not in the workspace or does not publish"
       exit 1
     }
@@ -109,9 +106,18 @@ try {
     $packageParams += "--no-verify"
   }
 
-  LogGroupStart "cargo publish --locked --dry-run --allow-dirty $($packageParams -join ' ')"
-  Write-Host "cargo publish --locked --dry-run --allow-dirty $($packageParams -join ' ')"
-  & cargo publish --locked --dry-run --allow-dirty @packageParams 2>&1 `
+  # Some packages are not publishable, in cases where the script is not in a
+  # release context, run cargo package` instead of `cargo publish --dry-run`.
+  # The two are equivalent (https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/publishing.html)
+  # though `cargo publish` has additional checks like publishability.
+  $subCommand = @("package")
+  if ($Release) {
+    $subCommand = @("publish", "--dry-run")
+  }
+
+  LogGroupStart "cargo $($subCommand -join ' ') --locked --allow-dirty $($packageParams -join ' ')"
+  Write-Host "cargo $($subCommand -join ' ') --locked --allow-dirty $($packageParams -join ' ')"
+  & cargo @subCommand --locked --allow-dirty @packageParams 2>&1 `
   | Tee-Object -Variable packResult `
   | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ -ForegroundColor Gray }
   LogGroupEnd
diff --git a/eng/scripts/Test-Semver.ps1 b/eng/scripts/Test-Semver.ps1
index 8b66287d3e..70ac714a9a 100755
--- a/eng/scripts/Test-Semver.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/Test-Semver.ps1
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ param(
 . ([System.IO.Path]::Combine($PSScriptRoot, 'shared', 'Cargo.ps1'))
 
 function Get-OutputPackageNames($workspacePackages) {
-  $packablePackages = $workspacePackages | Where-Object -Property publish -NE -Value @()
-  $packablePackageNames = $packablePackages.name
-
   $names = @()
   switch ($PsCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
     'Named' {
@@ -28,12 +25,13 @@ function Get-OutputPackageNames($workspacePackages) {
     }
 
     default {
-      return $packablePackageNames
+      return $workspacePackages.name
+
     }
   }
 
   foreach ($name in $names) {
-    if (-not $packablePackageNames.Contains($name)) {
+    if (-not $workspacePackages.name.Contains($name)) {
       Write-Error "Package '$name' is not in the workspace or does not publish"
       exit 1
     }