diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 5a8b09e..59f2812 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ env:
   SCL_DEPENDENCY_TRACKER_SERVER_URL: ${{          secrets.SCL_DEPENDENCY_TRACKER_SERVER_URL          }}
   SCL_DEPENDENCY_TRACKER_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SCL_DEPENDENCY_TRACKER_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
+  DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION: "8.0.402" # dont upgrade this lightheartedly   the workload snapshot implicitly defines which versions of Android/iOS/MacCatalyst SDKs are supported
+
 
 on:
   workflow_call: #     so that other workflows can trigger this
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod  +x  "${{env.BUILD_REPOSITORY_FOLDERPATH}}/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh"     \
                 &&                                                                                               \
                      "${{env.BUILD_REPOSITORY_FOLDERPATH}}/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh"     \
+                             "${{env.DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION}}"                                           \
                              "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/Laerdal/index.json"                                   \
                              "${{ github.actor                       }}"                                         \
                              "${{ github.token                       }}"                                         \
diff --git a/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj b/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
index 3d504b9..9f6377b 100644
--- a/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsForAndroid)'     == 'true' ">21.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 
         <!-- ios   you will need specific workloads though    dotnet workload install maui -/-version 8.0.402   -->
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="      '$(IsForIOS)'         == 'true' ">17.5</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="      '$(IsForIOS)'         == 'true' ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="   '$(IsForIOS)'         == 'true' ">14.2</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsForIOS)'         == 'true' ">14.2</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>
@@ -82,12 +82,11 @@
     <Import Project="Laerdal.targets"/>
 
     <!-- =========================== PACKAGES ============================ -->    
-    <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsForAndroid)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.Android" Version="2.5.0.43891"/>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0-android'">
+      <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.Android" Version="2.7.0.43895" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    
-    <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsForIOS)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS" Version="4.13.0.43933"/>
+    <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0-ios'">
+      <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.Dfu.Bindings.iOS" Version="4.15.3.43947" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <!-- =========================== PACKAGES ============================ -->
 
diff --git a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh
index 1182a5e..a4c4697 100755
--- a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh
+++ b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.SetupBuildEnvironment.sh
@@ -7,31 +7,37 @@
 
 # windows-2022 vmimages in azure have dotnet 8.0.100 preinstalled so we should be fine 
 
+declare -r DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION="$1"
 
-declare -r NUGET_FEED_URL="$1"
-declare -r NUGET_FEED_USERNAME="$2"
-declare -r NUGET_FEED_ACCESSTOKEN="$3"
+declare -r NUGET_FEED_URL="$2"
+declare -r NUGET_FEED_USERNAME="$3"
+declare -r NUGET_FEED_ACCESSTOKEN="$4"
 
-declare -r ARTIFACTS_FOLDER_PATH="$4"
+declare -r ARTIFACTS_FOLDER_PATH="$5"
+
+if [ -z "${DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION}" ]; then
+  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION' which was expected to be parameter #1."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 if [ -z "${NUGET_FEED_URL}" ]; then
-  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_URL' which was expected to be parameter #1."
-  exit 3
+  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_URL' which was expected to be parameter #2."
+  exit 2
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${NUGET_FEED_USERNAME}" ]; then
-  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_USERNAME' which was expected to be parameter #2."
-  exit 5
+  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_USERNAME' which was expected to be parameter #3."
+  exit 3
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${NUGET_FEED_ACCESSTOKEN}" ]; then
-  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_ACCESSTOKEN' which was expected to be parameter #3."
-  exit 6
+  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'NUGET_FEED_ACCESSTOKEN' which was expected to be parameter #4."
+  exit 4
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${ARTIFACTS_FOLDER_PATH}" ]; then
-  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'ARTIFACTS_FOLDER_PATH' which was expected to be parameter #4."
-  exit 7
+  echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Missing 'ARTIFACTS_FOLDER_PATH' which was expected to be parameter #5."
+  exit 5
 fi
 
 
@@ -64,7 +70,6 @@ if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
   exit 30
 fi
 
-# declare dotnet_8_workload_version="8.0.3"
 dotnet                                \
              workload                 \
              install                  \
@@ -72,8 +77,7 @@ dotnet                                \
                  ios                  \
                  android              \
                  maui-ios             \
-                 maui-android
-#                    --from-rollback-file=https://maui.blob.core.windows.net/metadata/rollbacks/${dotnet_8_workload_version}.json   # we need to install additional packages manually
+                 maui-android    --version "${DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION}"
 declare exitCode=$?
 if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
   echo "##vso[task.logissue type=error]Failed to restore dotnet workloads."