diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
index 7feb72f..aa12471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ 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
 
   BINDINGS_ANDROID___DOTNET_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION: "34" # for the csproj file
 
   BINDINGS_IOS___SDK_VERSION: "18.1" # for xcodebuild
   BINDINGS_IOS___XCODE_IDE_DEV_PATH: "/Applications/Xcode_16.1.app/Contents/Developer" # for xcodebuild
-  BINDINGS_IOS___DOTNET_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION: "17.0" # for the csproj file
+  BINDINGS_IOS___DOTNET_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION: "18.0" # for the csproj file
 
   BINDINGS_MACCATALYST___SDK_VERSION: "15.1" # for xcodebuild
   BINDINGS_MACCATALYST___XCODE_IDE_DEV_PATH: "/Applications/Xcode_16.1.app/Contents/Developer" # for xcodebuild
-  BINDINGS_MACCATALYST___DOTNET_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION: "17.0" # for the csproj file
+  BINDINGS_MACCATALYST___DOTNET_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION: "18.0" # for the csproj file
 
 on:
   workflow_call: #     so that other workflows can trigger this
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
index d7ae76e..295755a 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@
         <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1092.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1092.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1092.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1092.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Owners>$(Authors)</Owners>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj
index 8d52337..357a4ac 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
         <!-- this should must be kept in sync between this file and laerdal.mcumgr.csproj    notice that the ordering of the following evaluations is important! -->
         <TargetPlatformVersion       Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true'  and  '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)' != '' ">$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)</TargetPlatformVersion>
-        <TargetPlatformVersion       Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)' == ''                                      ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <TargetPlatformVersion       Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)' == ''                                      ">18.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion  Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true'                                                                             ">13.1</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
 
         <!-- setting IsBindingProject to true is vital in order for the btouch tools to actually -->
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <NativeFrameworkActualTargetFolderpath>$(NativeFrameworkParentFolderpath)/McuMgrBindingsiOS.framework</NativeFrameworkActualTargetFolderpath>
 
         <!-- set these explicitly here only for experimentation    as far as cicd is concerned these values should be set in the .yml file of the pipeline                                                                                 -->
-        <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version Condition="        '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version)'        == '' ">17.0</Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version>                                               -->
+        <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version Condition="        '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version)'        == '' ">18.0</Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Sdk_Version>                                               -->
         <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path Condition=" '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path)' == '' ">/Applications/Xcode_15.4.app/Contents/Developer</Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path>  -->
     </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1092.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1092.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1092.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1092.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr Bindings for MacCatalyst - MAUI ready</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
index db96c96..194d619 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass --> 
-        <Version>1.0.1092.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1092.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1092.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1092.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr C# Implementation (WIP)</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
index 0c74971..dd828c8 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         <NativeFrameworkActualTargetFolderpath>$(NativeFrameworkParentFolderpath)/McuMgrBindingsiOS.framework</NativeFrameworkActualTargetFolderpath>
 
         <!-- set these explicitly here only for experimentation    as far as cicd is concerned these values should be set in the .yml file of the pipeline                                                               -->
-        <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version Condition="           '$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version)'           == '' ">17.0</Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version>                                               -->
+        <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version Condition="           '$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version)'           == '' ">18.0</Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Sdk_Version>                                               -->
         <!-- <Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path Condition="    '$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path)'    == '' ">/Applications/Xcode_15.4.app/Contents/Developer/</Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___Xcode_Ide_Dev_Path> -->
     </PropertyGroup>
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1092.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1092.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1092.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1092.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr Bindings for iOS - MAUI ready</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
index ed535d2..d5d27a7 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
         <!-- #1 these properties must be kept in sync between this file and laerdal.mcumgr.bindings.[android|ios|maccatalyst].csproj -->
         <!-- #2 even though this is library is pure csharp we still have to specify the target-plaform-version for each target because if we dont dont the build system throws a tantrum from oct 2024 onwards -->
         <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsIOS)'          == 'true'  and  '$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)'         != '' ">$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)</TargetPlatformVersion>
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsIOS)'          == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)'                                      == '' ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsAndroid)'      == 'true'  and  '$(Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)'     != '' ">$(Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsMacCatalyst)'  == 'true'  and  '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)' != '' ">$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)</TargetPlatformVersion>
+
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsIOS)'          == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)'                                      == '' ">18.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
         <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsAndroid)'      == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)'                                      == '' ">34</TargetPlatformVersion>
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsMacCatalyst)'  == 'true'  and  '$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)' != '' ">$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion)</TargetPlatformVersion>        
-        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsMacCatalyst)'  == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)'                                      == '' ">17.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+        <TargetPlatformVersion Condition=" '$(IsMacCatalyst)'  == 'true'  and  '$(TargetPlatformVersion)'                                      == '' ">18.0</TargetPlatformVersion>
+
         <!-- minimum ios/android/maccatalyst os versions that we support -->
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion  Condition=" '$(IsIOS)'         == 'true' ">14.2</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
         <SupportedOSPlatformVersion  Condition=" '$(IsAndroid)'     == 'true' ">21</SupportedOSPlatformVersion>
@@ -71,10 +73,10 @@
         <AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder>$(AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder);.pdb</AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1092.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1092.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1092.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1092.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
+        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Owners>$(Authors)</Owners>
@@ -167,21 +169,21 @@
     
     <!-- ANDROID -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsAndroid)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android" Version="1.0.1092.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- IOS/MacCatalyst -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsIOS)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS" Version="1.0.1092.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true' and '$(Should_Skip_MacCatalyst)' != 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst" Version="1.0.1092.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- NETSTANDARD -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsDudNet8_0)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard" Version="1.0.1092.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>