diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
index 295755a..70b7de5 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android.csproj
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@
         <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1230.0</Version>
+
+        <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>$(Version)</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</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 357a4ac..13c03a6 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst.csproj
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1230.0</Version>
+
+        <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>$(Version)</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr Bindings for MacCatalyst - MAUI ready</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 63a1048..1244c0c 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -102,32 +102,32 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				E769DC768A6D6F0D1CAC3C06 /* McuMgrBindingsiOS.h */,
-				E769D3E2D33EE281518619A7 /* IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift */,
+				E769D9D0270D6C4E5DF8E7CE /* EIOSFileUploaderState.swift */,
+				E769D3E9D67A36F06CF0EFB4 /* EIOSFileDownloaderState.swift */,
+				E769DD0EF706588EF75704AE /* EIOSDeviceResetterState.swift */,
+				E769D3130BA737A0C282D1DD /* EIOSFirmwareEraserState.swift */,
+				E769DCEDC8442691AF65E8F8 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationState.swift */,
+				E769DC8A37490B096716C6B8 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationMode.swift */,
 				E769D1DEDAD5F89C361DF28C /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationVerdict.swift */,
+				E769DD92BBBF9A69EAF334F4 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationFatalError.swift */,
 				B04DC3642CD3C7810048B553 /* EIOSDeviceResetInitializationVerdict.swift */,
+				E769D797570DEED2DFC21B70 /* EIOSFileUploadingInitializationVerdict.swift */,
+				E769D8C352CB06D01D5C1EC7 /* EIOSFileDownloadingInitializationVerdict.swift */,
 				B04DC3662CD3E1A20048B553 /* EIOSFirmwareErasureInitializationVerdict.swift */,
-				E769DC8A37490B096716C6B8 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationMode.swift */,
-				E769DCEDC8442691AF65E8F8 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationState.swift */,
 				E769DB7090742CC7D6AFD01D /* InvalidFirmwareInstallationModeError.swift */,
-				E769D5CB3083656E75BFBC1A /* IOSFirmwareEraser.swift */,
-				E769D3130BA737A0C282D1DD /* EIOSFirmwareEraserState.swift */,
+				E769D417A16B8DCE9D59165A /* IOSFileUploader.swift */,
 				E769DF03E263D02C508247AA /* IOSDeviceResetter.swift */,
-				E769DD0EF706588EF75704AE /* EIOSDeviceResetterState.swift */,
+				E769D9B93897FF4C9ABBAF94 /* IOSFileDownloader.swift */,
+				E769D5CB3083656E75BFBC1A /* IOSFirmwareEraser.swift */,
+				E769D3E2D33EE281518619A7 /* IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift */,
+				B0FF8AE82CCFF8E1004B39DE /* IOSListenerForFileUploader.swift */,
 				E769D93618819B3E676FE0EA /* IOSListenerForDeviceResetter.swift */,
 				E769DD6F60E601AFA283D34B /* IOSListenerForFirmwareEraser.swift */,
+				E769D19F5EC3404138BFDFF8 /* IOSListenerForFileDownloader.swift */,
 				E769D13250C8CDA8CA70A8B7 /* IOSListenerForFirmwareInstaller.swift */,
-				E769DE03C73A46ADFF350E43 /* package.json */,
-				E769DC33E51C5D88437572EB /* DummyPlaceholder.swift */,
-				E769D9D0270D6C4E5DF8E7CE /* EIOSFileUploaderState.swift */,
-				E769D417A16B8DCE9D59165A /* IOSFileUploader.swift */,
-				E769D797570DEED2DFC21B70 /* EIOSFileUploadingInitializationVerdict.swift */,
 				E769D8D446B42BE572E246D4 /* McuMgrExceptionHelpers.swift */,
-				E769D9B93897FF4C9ABBAF94 /* IOSFileDownloader.swift */,
-				E769D3E9D67A36F06CF0EFB4 /* EIOSFileDownloaderState.swift */,
-				E769D19F5EC3404138BFDFF8 /* IOSListenerForFileDownloader.swift */,
-				E769D8C352CB06D01D5C1EC7 /* EIOSFileDownloadingInitializationVerdict.swift */,
-				E769DD92BBBF9A69EAF334F4 /* EIOSFirmwareInstallationFatalError.swift */,
-				B0FF8AE82CCFF8E1004B39DE /* IOSListenerForFileUploader.swift */,
+				E769DC33E51C5D88437572EB /* DummyPlaceholder.swift */,
+				E769DE03C73A46ADFF350E43 /* package.json */,
 			);
 			path = McuMgrBindingsiOS;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -194,10 +194,9 @@
 			};
 			buildConfigurationList = E769D4DE04FEC8EDF4BFF2BF /* Build configuration list for PBXProject "McuMgrBindingsiOS" */;
 			compatibilityVersion = "Xcode 3.2";
-			developmentRegion = English;
+			developmentRegion = en;
 			hasScannedForEncodings = 0;
 			knownRegions = (
-				English,
 				en,
 			);
 			mainGroup = E769D5C169A2617737447E64;
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@
 				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
 				INSTALL_PATH = "$(LOCAL_LIBRARY_DIR)/Frameworks";
-				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
+				IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/Frameworks",
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileDownloader.swift b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileDownloader.swift
index 76715b7..c20e2ce 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileDownloader.swift
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileDownloader.swift
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ public class IOSFileDownloader: NSObject {
 
     //@objc   dont
     private func logMessageAdvertisement(_ message: String, _ category: String, _ level: String) {
-        _listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level, _remoteFilePathSanitized)
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level, self._remoteFilePathSanitized)
+        }
     }
 
     //@objc   dont
@@ -218,7 +220,9 @@ public class IOSFileDownloader: NSObject {
             _ progressPercentage: Int,
             _ averageThroughput: Float32
     ) {
-        _listener.fileDownloadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(progressPercentage, averageThroughput)
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.fileDownloadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(progressPercentage, averageThroughput)
+        }
     }
 
     //@objc   dont
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileUploader.swift b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileUploader.swift
index 3b18cbc..9c089ac 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileUploader.swift
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFileUploader.swift
@@ -258,7 +258,9 @@ public class IOSFileUploader: NSObject {
 
     //@objc   dont
     private func logMessageAdvertisement(_ message: String, _ category: String, _ level: String) {
-        _listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level, _remoteFilePathSanitized)
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level, self._remoteFilePathSanitized)
+        }
     }
 
     //@objc   dont
@@ -294,10 +296,12 @@ public class IOSFileUploader: NSObject {
             _ progressPercentage: Int,
             _ averageThroughput: Float32
     ) {
-        _listener.fileUploadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(
-                progressPercentage,
-                averageThroughput
-        )
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.fileUploadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(
+                    progressPercentage,
+                    averageThroughput
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     private func setState(_ newState: EIOSFileUploaderState) {
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift
index 079f62e..2fe81bd 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalystAndIos.Native/McuMgrBindingsiOS/McuMgrBindingsiOS/IOSFirmwareInstaller.swift
@@ -215,7 +215,9 @@ public class IOSFirmwareInstaller: NSObject {
     //@objc   dont
 
     private func logMessageAdvertisement(_ message: String, _ category: String, _ level: String) {
-        _listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level);
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.logMessageAdvertisement(message, category, level)
+        }
     }
 
     //@objc   dont
@@ -245,7 +247,9 @@ public class IOSFirmwareInstaller: NSObject {
             _ progressPercentage: Int,
             _ averageThroughput: Float32
     ) {
-        _listener.firmwareUploadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(progressPercentage, averageThroughput)
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async { //fire and forget to boost performance
+            self._listener.firmwareUploadProgressPercentageAndDataThroughputChangedAdvertisement(progressPercentage, averageThroughput)
+        }
     }
 
     private func setState(_ newState: EIOSFirmwareInstallationState) {
@@ -371,9 +375,9 @@ extension IOSFirmwareInstaller: McuMgrLogDelegate {
             atLevel level: iOSMcuManagerLibrary.McuMgrLogLevel
     ) {
         logMessageAdvertisement(
-                msg,
-                category.rawValue,
-                level.name
+            msg,
+            category.rawValue,
+            level.name
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
index 194d619..834bec9 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard.csproj
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass --> 
-        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1230.0</Version>
+
+        <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>$(Version)</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr C# Implementation (WIP)</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
index dd828c8..52c3c4d 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS/Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS.csproj
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@
         <AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>$(AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions);.pdb</AllowedReferenceRelatedFileExtensions>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1230.0</Version>
+
+        <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>$(Version)</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Summary>McuMgr Bindings for iOS - MAUI ready</Summary>
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr.slnx.DotSettings.user b/Laerdal.McuMgr.slnx.DotSettings.user
index b93224e..8b08d2a 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr.slnx.DotSettings.user
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr.slnx.DotSettings.user
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 <wpf:ResourceDictionary xml:space="preserve" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" xmlns:s="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib" xmlns:ss="urn:shemas-jetbrains-com:settings-storage-xaml" xmlns:wpf="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation">
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AAndroidFirmwareInstaller_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003FUsers_003FDominic_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E2_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FDecompilerCache_003Fdecompiler_003F70029469267e4beb864e0766d0bb075d17a00_003Fa8_003Ffbdeecdb_003FAndroidFirmwareInstaller_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AEIOSDeviceResetterState_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003FLibrary_003FApplication_0020Support_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E3_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FDecompilerCache_003Fdecompiler_003Fb9912c9f4b224e928fbee944914df02d1b0c00_003F42_003F82a3227f_003FEIOSDeviceResetterState_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003AExceptionAssertionsExtensions_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003FUsers_003FDominic_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E2_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FSourcesCache_003Fa6388411dabef15064d56ef6564bbd8ec27419b94df54d04263c246481d07_003FExceptionAssertionsExtensions_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CodeInspection/ExcludedFiles/FilesAndFoldersToSkip2/=7020124F_002D9FFC_002D4AC3_002D8F3D_002DAAB8E0240759_002Ff_003ATask_00601_002Ecs_002Fl_003A_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003F_002E_002E_003FUsers_003FDominic_003FAppData_003FRoaming_003FJetBrains_003FRider2024_002E2_003Fresharper_002Dhost_003FDecompilerCache_003Fdecompiler_003F243a037ca7a04510a506adfdd94befbac90930_003F74_003F5841babc_003FTask_00601_002Ecs/@EntryIndexedValue">ForceIncluded</s:String>
 	<s:String x:Key="/Default/CustomTools/CustomToolsData/@EntryValue"></s:String>
-	<s:String x:Key="/Default/Environment/UnitTesting/UnitTestSessionStore/Sessions/=5074b48a_002Ddd85_002D447d_002Db5d1_002D16b7a75eed14/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;SessionState ContinuousTestingMode="0" IsActive="True" Name="All tests from Solution" xmlns="urn:schemas-jetbrains-com:jetbrains-ut-session"&gt;&#xD;
-  &lt;Solution /&gt;&#xD;
+	<s:String x:Key="/Default/Environment/UnitTesting/UnitTestSessionStore/Sessions/=5074b48a_002Ddd85_002D447d_002Db5d1_002D16b7a75eed14/@EntryIndexedValue">&lt;SessionState ContinuousTestingMode="0" IsActive="True" Name="All tests from Solution" xmlns="urn:schemas-jetbrains-com:jetbrains-ut-session"&gt;
+  &lt;Solution /&gt;
 &lt;/SessionState&gt;</s:String>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=131e5d65_002D002c_002D354a_002D58d9_002D743f2733d18b_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr_002EBindings_002EAndroid/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
-	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=1eebca17_002Dfd57_002Db6cc_002Dece8_002D1a5895cd083f_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr_002EBindings_002EMacCatalyst/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=7674d292_002D10b2_002Dc83c_002D9cd9_002D47a43552ee3a_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr_002ETests/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
+	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=94474637_002D1b5f_002D7eb0_002D8a7f_002D7e95aa6c0c0b_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=962e09e8_002D0e53_002D1451_002D63b3_002D13d08deac464_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr_002EBindings_002ENetStandard/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	<s:Boolean x:Key="/Default/UnloadedProject/UnloadedProjects/=b3bb4f82_002D8427_002D49d7_002D5e69_002De0f8ffbb8be7_0023Laerdal_002EMcuMgr_002EBindings_002EiOS/@EntryIndexedValue">True</s:Boolean>
 	
diff --git a/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj b/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
index d5d27a7..2bcd0fd 100644
--- a/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
+++ b/Laerdal.McuMgr/Laerdal.McuMgr.csproj
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@
         <IsHostMachineWindows Condition="  '$([System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::IsOSPlatform($([System.Runtime.InteropServices.OSPlatform]::Windows)))' == 'true' ">true</IsHostMachineWindows>
         <IsHostMachineUnix Condition="     '$(IsHostMachineOSX)' == 'true' OR '$(IsHostMachineLinux)' == 'true' ">true</IsHostMachineUnix>
 
-        <!-- - note that we build against netstandard2.1 merely as a dud-placeholder for windows in which we are bound to get not-implemented exceptions all over the place -->
+        <!-- - note that we build against net8.0 merely as a dud-placeholder for windows in which we are bound to get not-implemented exceptions all over the place -->
+        <!-- - the dud build for net8 also comes in handy when we want to launch an application inside an ios-simulator in the macos desktop (for UI testing purposes) -->
         <!-- - also note it only makes sense to build ios stuff under osx because xcodebuild is only available there -->
         <!-- - in azure we omit building maccatalyst for the time being because net8 needs maccatalyst 17.2+ which is only available on macos14 which microsoft currently (Q1 2024) doesn't provide us with in azure just yet -->
+        
+        <PackageVersionPostfix Condition=" '$(BuildOnlyDudNet8)' == 'true' ">-force-dud</PackageVersionPostfix>
 
         <TargetFrameworks>$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0;</TargetFrameworks>
-        <TargetFrameworks>$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-android;</TargetFrameworks>
-        <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(IsHostMachineOSX)' == 'true'                                            ">$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-ios11;</TargetFrameworks>
-        <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(IsHostMachineOSX)' == 'true' and '$(Should_Skip_MacCatalyst)' != 'true' ">$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-maccatalyst</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(BuildOnlyDudNet8)' != 'true'                                                                                ">$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-android;</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(BuildOnlyDudNet8)' != 'true' and '$(IsHostMachineOSX)' == 'true'                                            ">$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-ios;</TargetFrameworks>
+        <TargetFrameworks Condition=" '$(BuildOnlyDudNet8)' != 'true' and '$(IsHostMachineOSX)' == 'true' and '$(Should_Skip_MacCatalyst)' != 'true' ">$(TargetFrameworks)net8.0-maccatalyst</TargetFrameworks>
 
-        <IsDudNet8_0 Condition="     '$(TargetFramework)'                                              == 'net8.0' ">true</IsDudNet8_0>
+        <IsDudNet8_0 Condition="       '$(TargetFramework)'                                            == 'net8.0' ">true</IsDudNet8_0>
         <IsNet8 Condition="            '$(TargetFramework.ToLower().StartsWith(net8))'                 == 'true'   ">true</IsNet8>
         <IsNet8IOS Condition="         '$(TargetFramework.ToLower().StartsWith(net8.0-ios))'           == 'true'   ">true</IsNet8IOS>
         <IsNet8Android Condition="     '$(TargetFramework.ToLower().StartsWith(net8.0-android))'       == 'true'   ">true</IsNet8Android>
@@ -73,10 +76,14 @@
         <AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder>$(AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder);.pdb</AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder>
 
         <!-- these versions are getting replaced by the build script in one swift pass -->
-        <Version>1.0.1208.0</Version>
-        <FileVersion>1.0.1208.0</FileVersion>
-        <PackageVersion>1.0.1208.0</PackageVersion>
-        <AssemblyVersion>1.0.1208.0</AssemblyVersion>
+        <Version>1.0.1230.0</Version>
+
+        <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
+        <PackageVersion>$(Version)</PackageVersion>
+        <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
+        
+        <!-- keep this because it is needed to generate the *-force-dud nuget packages! -->
+        <PackageVersion>$(PackageVersion)$(PackageVersionPostfix)</PackageVersion>
 
         <Title>$(PackageId)</Title>
         <Owners>$(Authors)</Owners>
@@ -169,21 +176,22 @@
     
     <!-- ANDROID -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsAndroid)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.Android" Version="1.0.1230.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
-    <!-- IOS/MacCatalyst -->
+    <!-- IOS -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsIOS)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.iOS" Version="1.0.1230.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
+    <!-- MACCATALYST -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsNetXMacCatalyst)' == 'true' and '$(Should_Skip_MacCatalyst)' != 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.MacCatalyst" Version="1.0.1230.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <!-- NETSTANDARD -->
     <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(IsDudNet8_0)' == 'true' ">
-        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard" Version="1.0.1208.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr.Bindings.NetStandard" Version="1.0.1230.0"/>
     </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Builder.targets b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Builder.targets
index 0e18d8c..6bc270a 100644
--- a/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Builder.targets
+++ b/Laerdal.Scripts/Laerdal.Builder.targets
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@
 
     <Target Name="_updatePackageVersionsInCsprojFile">
         <_replaceRegexInFile InputFile="$(ProjectFile)" Regex="&lt;Version&gt;.*?&lt;/Version&gt;" ReplacementText="&lt;Version&gt;$(Version)&lt;/Version&gt;"/>
-        <_replaceRegexInFile InputFile="$(ProjectFile)" Regex="&lt;FileVersion&gt;.*?&lt;/FileVersion&gt;" ReplacementText="&lt;FileVersion&gt;$(Version)&lt;/FileVersion&gt;"/>
-        <_replaceRegexInFile InputFile="$(ProjectFile)" Regex="&lt;PackageVersion&gt;.*?&lt;/PackageVersion&gt;" ReplacementText="&lt;PackageVersion&gt;$(Version)&lt;/PackageVersion&gt;"/>
-        <_replaceRegexInFile InputFile="$(ProjectFile)" Regex="&lt;AssemblyVersion&gt;.*?&lt;/AssemblyVersion&gt;" ReplacementText="&lt;AssemblyVersion&gt;$(Version)&lt;/AssemblyVersion&gt;"/>
 
         <!-- this affects only laerdal.mcumgr.csproj -->
         <_replaceRegexInFile InputFile="$(ProjectFile)"
@@ -254,7 +251,13 @@
 
         <!-- notice that we are actually rebuilding mcumgr   merely building the project doesnt really cut it -->
         <MSBuild Projects="$(Laerdal_McuMgr_ProjectFile)"
-                 Properties="$(_Laerdal_Build_Parameters);Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);SourceRoot=$(Laerdal_RootDirectory_Folderpath)/Laerdal.McuMgr/;" Targets="Restore;Rebuild"/>
+                 Properties="$(_Laerdal_Build_Parameters);Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_Android___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_iOS___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion=$(Laerdal_Bindings_MacCatalyst___DotnetTargetPlatformVersion);SourceRoot=$(Laerdal_RootDirectory_Folderpath)/Laerdal.McuMgr/;"
+                 Targets="Restore;Rebuild"/>
+
+        <!-- -force-dud build aiming just pure net8 without bindings   this is meant for desktop simulators of android and ios for ui testing purposes of apps -->
+        <MSBuild Projects="$(Laerdal_McuMgr_ProjectFile)"
+                 Properties="$(_Laerdal_Build_Parameters);BuildOnlyDudNet8=true;SourceRoot=$(Laerdal_RootDirectory_Folderpath)/Laerdal.McuMgr/;"
+                 Targets="Restore;Rebuild"/>
     </Target>
 
     <!-- TESTS -->
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4bcc1fe..74455de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -806,6 +806,15 @@ dotnet                                              \
   But the same family of events in Android is never triggered from the underlying McuMgr libs of Nordic (it's only triggered when we want to emit certain warnings ourselves) so logging
   in Android is very limited.
 
+- Trying to use the iOS/Android flavours of this library in desktop-simulator for iOS/Android will probably result in compilation errors. If you want to perform general purpose
+  UI-testing on your desktop using such simulators you need to tweak your nuget references to use the `-force-dud` nuget of `Laerdal.McuMgr` like so:
+
+```xml
+<PackageReference Include="Laerdal.McuMgr" Version="2.3.4-force-dud">
+    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);NU1605</NoWarn>
+</PackageReference>
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 We welcome contributions to this project in the form of bug reports, feature requests, and pull requests.