diff --git a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/make.json b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/make.json
index cb5408d910f9..0af3adcb95ed 100644
--- a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/make.json
+++ b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/make.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "externals": {
     "archivePackages": [
       {
-        "url": "https://publishtestresults.blob.core.windows.net/publishtestresults/11023201/PublishTestResults.zip",
+        "url": "https://publishtestresults.blob.core.windows.net/publishtestresults/11040905/PublishTestResults.zip",
         "dest": "./"
       }
     ]
diff --git a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresults.ts b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresults.ts
index 4d7af573c7db..fb67842b1f6a 100644
--- a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresults.ts
+++ b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresults.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import * as path from 'path';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+import  * as semver from "semver"
 import * as publishTestResultsTool from './publishtestresultstool';
 import * as tl from 'azure-pipelines-task-lib/task';
 import * as tr from 'azure-pipelines-task-lib/toolrunner';
@@ -147,12 +149,17 @@ async function run() {
                         testRunTitle,
                         publishRunAttachments,
                         TESTRUN_SYSTEM);
-                }
-                else if(exitCode == 40000){
+                } else if (exitCode === 40000) {
                     // The exe returns with exit code: 40000 if there are test failures found and failTaskOnFailedTests is true
                     ci.addToConsolidatedCi('failedTestsInRun', true);
                     tl.setResult(tl.TaskResult.Failed, tl.loc('ErrorFailTaskOnFailedTests'));
                 }
+
+                if (exitCode !== 20000) {
+                    // Doing it only for test results published using TestResultPublisher tool.
+                    // For other publishes, publishing to evidence store happens as part of results.publish command itself.
+                    readAndPublishTestRunSummaryToEvidenceStore(testRunner);
+                }
             } else {
                 publish(testRunner, matchingTestResultsFiles,
                     forceMerge ? true.toString() : mergeResults,
@@ -165,11 +172,37 @@ async function run() {
             }
         }
         tl.setResult(tl.TaskResult.Succeeded, '');
-    } catch (err) {       
+    } catch (err) {
         tl.setResult(tl.TaskResult.Failed, err);
     } finally {
         ci.fireConsolidatedCi();
     }
 }
 
+function readAndPublishTestRunSummaryToEvidenceStore(testRunner: string) {
+    try {
+        const agentVersion = tl.getVariable('Agent.Version');
+        if(semver.lt(agentVersion, "2.162.1")) {
+            throw "Required agent version greater than or equal to 2.162.0";
+        }
+
+        var tempPath = tl.getVariable('Agent.TempDirectory');
+        var testRunSummaryPath = path.join(tempPath, "PTR_TEST_RUNSUMMARY.json");
+
+        var testRunSummary = fs.readFileSync(testRunSummaryPath, 'utf-8');
+    
+        var properties = <{ [key: string]: string }>{};
+    
+        properties['name'] = "PublishTestResults";
+        properties['testrunner'] = testRunner;
+        properties['testrunsummary'] = testRunSummary;
+        properties['description'] = "Test Results published from Publish Test Results tool";
+
+        tl.command('results.publishtoevidencestore', properties, '');
+    } catch (error) {
+        tl.debug(`Unable to publish the test run summary to evidencestore, error details:${error}`);
+    }
+
+}
+
 run();
diff --git a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresultstool.ts b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresultstool.ts
index 9d45d5e470d3..fd607f0e155f 100644
--- a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresultstool.ts
+++ b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/publishtestresultstool.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export class TestResultsPublisher {
         envVars = this.addToProcessEnvVars(envVars, 'jobname', tl.getVariable('System.JobName'));
         envVars = this.addToProcessEnvVars(envVars, 'jobattempt', tl.getVariable('System.JobAttempt'));
         envVars = this.addToProcessEnvVars(envVars, 'jobidentifier', tl.getVariable('System.JobIdentifier'));
+        envVars = this.addToProcessEnvVars(envVars, 'agenttempdirectory', tl.getVariable('Agent.TempDirectory'));
 
         // Setting proxy details
         envVars = this.addToProcessEnvVars(envVars, "proxyurl", tl.getVariable('agent.proxyurl'));
diff --git a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.json b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.json
index cee7e150f9ba..5114f8349b79 100644
--- a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.json
+++ b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
     "version": {
         "Major": 2,
-        "Minor": 162,
+        "Minor": 163,
         "Patch": 0
     },
     "demands": [],
diff --git a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.loc.json b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.loc.json
index ef711f77a2b5..b10f83538e4b 100644
--- a/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.loc.json
+++ b/Tasks/PublishTestResultsV2/task.loc.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "version": {
     "Major": 2,
-    "Minor": 162,
+    "Minor": 163,
     "Patch": 0
   },
   "demands": [],