diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index b2fa352..ae342ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ 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
+  DOTNET_TARGET_WORKLOAD_VERSION: "8.0.405" # dont upgrade this lightheartedly   the workload snapshot implicitly defines which versions of Android/iOS/MacCatalyst SDKs are supported
 
 
 on:
diff --git a/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj b/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
index f5950d5..267b0d1 100644
--- a/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.Dfu/Laerdal.Dfu.csproj
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
         <TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="    '$(IsForAndroid)'      == 'true' ">21.0</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="  '$(IsForAndroid)'      == 'true' ">21.0</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 
-        <!-- ios   you will need specific workloads though    dotnet workload install maui -/-version 8.0.402   -->
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="       '$(IsForIOS)'          == 'true' ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <!-- ios   you will need specific workloads though    dotnet workload install maui -/-version 8.0.405   -->
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="       '$(IsForIOS)'          == 'true' ">18.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="    '$(IsForIOS)'          == 'true' ">14.2</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="  '$(IsForIOS)'          == 'true' ">14.2</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 
-        <!-- maccatalyst   you will need specific workloads though    dotnet workload install maui -/-version 8.0.402   -->
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="       '$(IsForMacCatalyst)'  == 'true' ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <!-- maccatalyst   you will need specific workloads though    dotnet workload install maui -/-version 8.0.405   -->
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition="       '$(IsForMacCatalyst)'  == 'true' ">18.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <TargetPlatformMinVersion Condition="    '$(IsForMacCatalyst)'  == 'true' ">13.1</TargetPlatformMinVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion Condition="  '$(IsForMacCatalyst)'  == 'true' ">13.1</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
     </PropertyGroup>