diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index e2a1739156b..724cfc15826 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ docker-compose.yml
 # Ignore OS-specific files
 .DS_Store
 *.swp
+
+CMakeLists.txt.user*
diff --git a/.github/actions/qt-android/action.yml b/.github/actions/qt-android/action.yml
index 00dcbab4f6f..e2e9990f449 100644
--- a/.github/actions/qt-android/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/qt-android/action.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ runs:
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-Android-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
         max-size: 1G
         save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+        verbose: 1
         evict-old-files: 'job'
 
     - name: Install Qt for ${{ runner.os }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/upload/action.yml b/.github/actions/upload/action.yml
index a8ce9d9a974..13b3498cfb0 100644
--- a/.github/actions/upload/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/upload/action.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,15 @@ inputs:
   artifact_name:
     description: Artifact name
     required: true
+  package_name:
+    description: Package name
+    required: true
   aws_key_id:
     description: AWS access key ID
     required: false
   aws_secret_access_key:
     description: AWS secret access key
     required: false
-  source:
-    description: Source location
-    required: false
-    default: package
   github_token:
     description: GitHub Token
     required: false
@@ -24,8 +23,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Save artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: ${{ inputs.artifact_name }}
-        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/${{ inputs.source }}/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}
+        name: ${{ inputs.package_name }}
+        path: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/${{ inputs.artifact_name }}
 
     - name: Configure AWS Credentials
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && !github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork && inputs.aws_key_id != '' && inputs.aws_secret_access_key != '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/android-linux.yml
index 64ade02b724..75a8794d93b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-linux.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/android-linux.yml'
+      - 'deploy/android/**'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -33,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ARTIFACT: QGroundControl.apk
+      PACKAGE: QGroundControl
       QT_VERSION: 6.8.1
       GST_VERSION: 1.22.12
       QT_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/deploy/android/android_release.keystore
@@ -45,7 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
         uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
         with:
-          android: 'false'
+          android: false
+          large-packages: false
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Checkout repo
@@ -97,9 +93,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload
         with:
           artifact_name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT }}
+          package_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           aws_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          source: ''
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       # - name: Deploy to Play Store
diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/android-windows.yml
index 01bb551375d..174a9bbc04b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-windows.yml
@@ -7,17 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/android-windows.yml'
+      - 'deploy/android/**'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/custom.yml b/.github/workflows/custom.yml
index 7ce2482e6a0..5bdc0455f29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/custom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/custom.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/android.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'custom-example/**'
+      - 'deploy/windows/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -84,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           max-size: 1G
           variant: sccache
           save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          verbose: 1
           evict-old-files: 'job'
 
       - name: Install Qt for Windows (x64)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-linux.yml
index 0ebabcacbff..a2f3b27f095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-linux.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/android.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'deploy/docker/**'
+      - 'deploy/linux/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios.yml b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
index eaef8e962a2..7920897fcf9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ARTIFACT: QGroundControl.app
+      PACKAGE: QGroundControl
       QT_VERSION: 6.8.1
       GST_VERSION: 1.22.12
 
@@ -28,10 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           brew uninstall google-chrome
           sudo rm -rf /Users/runner/Library/Android
           sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_14*
-          sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15.0*
-          sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15.1*
-          sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15.2*
-          sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15.3*
+          sudo rm -rf /Applications/Xcode_15*
           ls /Applications
           df -h
 
@@ -60,9 +58,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set Up Cache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@main
         with:
+          create-symlink: true
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-iOS-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
           max-size: 1G
           save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          verbose: 1
           evict-old-files: 'job'
 
       - name: Install Qt for MacOS
@@ -106,5 +106,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Save App
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT }}
+          name: ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/*.app
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index be4dd0feb25..10e2c66c637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/android.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
+      - 'deploy/linux/**'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -35,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ARTIFACT: QGroundControl-x86_64.AppImage
+      PACKAGE: QGroundControl-x86_64
       QT_VERSION: 6.8.1
       GST_VERSION: 1.22.12
 
@@ -86,6 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
           max-size: 1G
           save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          verbose: 1
           evict-old-files: 'job'
 
       - name: Install Qt for Linux (x64)
@@ -133,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload
         with:
           artifact_name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT }}
+          package_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           aws_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          source: ''
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index bff5653d5e4..864c4484a12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/android.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
+      - 'deploy/macos/**'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -35,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ARTIFACT: QGroundControl.dmg
+      PACKAGE: QGroundControl
       QT_VERSION: 6.8.1
       GST_VERSION: 1.22.12
 
@@ -60,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: lukka/get-cmake@latest
       - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v5
 
-      - name: Install Gstreamer
+      - name: Install GStreamer
         run: |
           wget --quiet https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-devel-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-universal.pkg
           wget --quiet https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-universal.pkg
@@ -75,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
           max-size: 1G
           save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+          verbose: 1
           evict-old-files: 'job'
 
       - name: Install Qt
@@ -89,6 +83,12 @@ jobs:
           modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d qtsensors
           cache: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
 
+      # - name: Import Code Signing Certificate
+      #   uses: apple-actions/import-codesign-certs@v3
+      #   with:
+      #     p12-file-base64: ${{ secrets.MACOS_SIGNING_CERTS_P12 }}
+      #     p12-password: ${{ secrets.MACOS_SIGNING_CERTS_PASS }}
+
       - run: mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
 
       - name: Configure
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload
         with:
           artifact_name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT }}
+          package_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           aws_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          source: ''
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 965daae8b96..8b2cf3720cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,11 @@ on:
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'android/**'
-      - 'deploy/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs_deploy.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/android.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/linux.yml'
-      - '.github/workflows/macos.yml'
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/windows.yml'
+      - 'deploy/windows/**'
+      - 'src/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -36,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ARTIFACT: QGroundControl-installer.exe
+      PACKAGE: QGroundControl-installer
       QT_VERSION: 6.8.1
       GST_VERSION: 1.22.12
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
@@ -134,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload
         with:
           artifact_name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT }}
+          package_name: ${{ env.PACKAGE }}
           aws_key_id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           aws_secret_access_key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          source: ''
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/cmake/Git.cmake b/cmake/Git.cmake
index 2fd9ed7ec57..a4a716ab91c 100644
--- a/cmake/Git.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Git.cmake
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ execute_process(
 cmake_print_variables(QGC_APP_DATE)
 
 string(FIND ${QGC_APP_VERSION} "v" QGC_APP_VERSION_VALID)
-cmake_print_variables(QGC_APP_VERSION_VALID)
 if(QGC_APP_VERSION_VALID GREATER -1)
     string(REPLACE "v" "" QGC_APP_VERSION ${QGC_APP_VERSION})
 else()
diff --git a/deploy/docker/Dockerfile-build-macos b/deploy/docker/Dockerfile-build-macos
index c857ef28d77..31d269656c2 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/Dockerfile-build-macos
+++ b/deploy/docker/Dockerfile-build-macos
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ ENV QT_DESKTOP=$QT_PATH/${QT_VERSION}/clang_64
 
 ENV PATH=$QT_DESKTOP/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH
 
-# Install Homebrew (if not already installed)
-RUN /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" \
-    && eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)" \
-    && brew update
-
-# Install necessary dependencies via Homebrew
-RUN brew install cmake ninja git
+COPY tools/setup/macos-dependencies.sh /tmp/qt/
+RUN /tmp/qt/macos-dependencies.sh
 
 # Install Qt using Homebrew
 RUN brew install qt@${QT_VERSION} \
diff --git a/tools/setup/macos-dependencies.sh b/tools/setup/macos-dependencies.sh
index 2dfd9434b73..8539e4fac07 100644
--- a/tools/setup/macos-dependencies.sh
+++ b/tools/setup/macos-dependencies.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ if ! command -v brew &> /dev/null
 then
 	# install Homebrew if not installed yet
 	/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
+	eval "$(/usr/local/bin/brew shellenv)"
 fi
 
 brew update
-brew install cmake ninja ccache geographiclib SDL2 exiv2 expat zlib shapelib pkgconf create-dmg
\ No newline at end of file
+brew install cmake ninja ccache geographiclib git SDL2 exiv2 expat zlib shapelib pkgconf create-dmg