diff --git a/utils/Release-Package/PluginSupport.psm1 b/utils/Release-Package/PluginSupport.psm1
index 2663f6b..326a16c 100644
--- a/utils/Release-Package/PluginSupport.psm1
+++ b/utils/Release-Package/PluginSupport.psm1
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ function Test-PluginRunnable {
         $allowedBranches = Get-PluginBranches -Plugin $Plugin
         if ($allowedBranches.Count -eq 0) {
             if ($WriteLogs) {
-                Write-Log -Level "WARN" -Message "Skipping plugin '$($Plugin.Name)' because no publish branches are configured."
+                Write-Log -Level "INFO" -Message "Skipping plugin '$($Plugin.Name)' because no publish branches are configured."
             }
             return $false
         }
 
         if (-not ($allowedBranches -contains $SharedSettings.CurrentBranch)) {
             if ($WriteLogs) {
-                Write-Log -Level "WARN" -Message "Skipping plugin '$($Plugin.Name)' on branch '$($SharedSettings.CurrentBranch)'."
+                Write-Log -Level "INFO" -Message "Skipping plugin '$($Plugin.Name)' on branch '$($SharedSettings.CurrentBranch)'."
             }
             return $false
         }
diff --git a/utils/Release-Package/Release-Package.ps1 b/utils/Release-Package/Release-Package.ps1
index 3ac921c..8cef2be 100644
--- a/utils/Release-Package/Release-Package.ps1
+++ b/utils/Release-Package/Release-Package.ps1
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ else {
 }
 
 if (-not $releaseStageInitialized) {
-    Write-Log -Level "WARN" -Message "No release plugins executed for branch '$($engineContext.CurrentBranch)'."
+    $noReleasePluginsLogLevel = if ($engineContext.IsNonReleaseBranch) { "INFO" } else { "WARN" }
+    Write-Log -Level $noReleasePluginsLogLevel -Message "No release plugins executed for branch '$($engineContext.CurrentBranch)'."
 }
 
 #endregion
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ Write-Log -Level "INFO" -Message "Artifacts location: $($engineContext.Artifacts
 
 if ($engineContext.IsNonReleaseBranch) {
     $preferredReleaseBranch = Get-PreferredReleaseBranch -EngineContext $engineContext
-    Write-Log -Level "WARN" -Message "To execute release-stage plugins, rerun from an allowed release branch such as '$preferredReleaseBranch'."
+    Write-Log -Level "INFO" -Message "To execute release-stage plugins, rerun from an allowed release branch such as '$preferredReleaseBranch'."
 }
 
 #endregion
diff --git a/utils/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1 b/utils/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1
index 0679578..0e8a20d 100644
--- a/utils/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1
+++ b/utils/Update-RepoUtils/Update-RepoUtils.ps1
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     - repository.sourceSubdirectory: Folder copied into the target directory
     - repository.preserveFileName: Existing file name to preserve in subfolders
     - repository.cloneDepth: Depth used for git clone
+    - repository.skippedRelativeDirectories: Relative directories to exclude from phase-two refresh
 #>
 
 [CmdletBinding()]
@@ -49,9 +50,6 @@ else {
 }
 $currentScriptPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path)
 $selfUpdateDirectory = 'Update-RepoUtils'
-$skippedRelativeDirectories = @(
-    [System.IO.Path]::Combine('Release-Package', 'CustomPlugins')
-)
 
 #region Import Modules
 
@@ -85,6 +83,17 @@ $dryRun = if ($null -ne $settings.dryRun) { [bool]$settings.dryRun } else { $fal
 $sourceSubdirectory = if ($settings.repository.sourceSubdirectory) { $settings.repository.sourceSubdirectory } else { 'src' }
 $preserveFileName = if ($settings.repository.preserveFileName) { $settings.repository.preserveFileName } else { 'scriptsettings.json' }
 $cloneDepth = if ($settings.repository.cloneDepth) { [int]$settings.repository.cloneDepth } else { 1 }
+$skippedRelativeDirectories = if ($settings.repository.skippedRelativeDirectories) {
+    @(
+        $settings.repository.skippedRelativeDirectories |
+            ForEach-Object {
+                ([string]$_).Replace('/', [System.IO.Path]::DirectorySeparatorChar).Replace('\', [System.IO.Path]::DirectorySeparatorChar)
+            }
+    )
+}
+else {
+    @([System.IO.Path]::Combine('Release-Package', 'CustomPlugins'))
+}
 
 #endregion