diff --git a/.circleci/scripts/config-template.yml b/.circleci/scripts/config-template.yml
index 2a4b2a1546..3a55b3176d 100644
--- a/.circleci/scripts/config-template.yml
+++ b/.circleci/scripts/config-template.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ workflows:
             tags:
               only: /^(nuget-core|nugets)\/([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-\w{1,10})?$/
           post-steps:
-            - packandpublish
+            - publish-nugets
           context: nuget
 
 commands:
@@ -49,20 +49,8 @@ commands:
             echo 'export VERSION=$(echo $VER.$WORKFLOW_NUM)' >> "$BASH_ENV"
           environment:
             WORKFLOW_NUM: << pipeline.number >>
-
-  packandpublish:
+  publish-nugets:
     steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Build nuget packages
-          command: |
-            TAG=$(if [ "${CIRCLE_TAG}" ]; then echo $CIRCLE_TAG; else echo "2.0.999"; fi;)
-            NOPREFIX=$(echo $TAG | sed -e 's/^[a-zA-Z]*\///') 
-            SEMVER=$(echo "$NOPREFIX" | sed -e 's/\/[a-zA-Z-]*//')
-            VER=$(echo "$SEMVER" | sed -e 's/-.*//')
-            VERSION=$(echo $VER.$WORKFLOW_NUM)
-            $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet pack All.sln -p:Version=$SEMVER -p:FileVersion=$VERSION -c Release -p:IsDesktopBuild=false
-          environment:
-            WORKFLOW_NUM: << pipeline.number >>
       - run:
           name: Push nuget packages
           command: $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet nuget push "**/*.nupkg" -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k $NUGET_APIKEY -n --skip-duplicate
@@ -93,6 +81,7 @@ jobs: # Each project will have individual jobs for each specific task it has to
           name: Install dotnet
           command: |
             curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel sts
+            curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel 8.0
             $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet --version
       - run:
           name: Enforce formatting
@@ -110,6 +99,17 @@ jobs: # Each project will have individual jobs for each specific task it has to
             $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet build SDK.slnf -c Release -p:IsDesktopBuild=false -p:Version=$SEMVER -p:FileVersion=$VERSION
           environment:
             WORKFLOW_NUM: << pipeline.number >>
+      - run:
+          name: Build nuget packages
+          command: |
+            TAG=$(if [ "${CIRCLE_TAG}" ]; then echo $CIRCLE_TAG; else echo "2.0.999"; fi;)
+            NOPREFIX=$(echo $TAG | sed -e 's/^[a-zA-Z]*\///') 
+            SEMVER=$(echo "$NOPREFIX" | sed -e 's/\/[a-zA-Z-]*//')
+            VER=$(echo "$SEMVER" | sed -e 's/-.*//')
+            VERSION=$(echo $VER.$WORKFLOW_NUM)
+            $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet pack All.sln -p:Version=$SEMVER -p:FileVersion=$VERSION -c Release -p:IsDesktopBuild=false
+          environment:
+            WORKFLOW_NUM: << pipeline.number >>
       - run-tests:
           title: Core Unit Tests
           project: Core/Tests/Speckle.Core.Tests.Unit/Speckle.Core.Tests.Unit.csproj
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ jobs: # Each project will have individual jobs for each specific task it has to
           name: Install dotnet
           command: |
             curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel sts
+            curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel 8.0
             $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet --version
       - run:
           name: Startup the Speckle Server
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ jobs: # Each project will have individual jobs for each specific task it has to
           name: Install dotnet
           command: |
             curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel sts
+            curl -sSL https://dot.net/v1/dotnet-install.sh | bash /dev/stdin --channel 8.0
 
             $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet --version
             $HOME/.dotnet/dotnet --list-runtimes
diff --git a/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorAutocad2025/ConnectorAutocad2025.csproj b/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorAutocad2025/ConnectorAutocad2025.csproj
index 16d11ac2cd..3f81f9d5ac 100644
--- a/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorAutocad2025/ConnectorAutocad2025.csproj
+++ b/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorAutocad2025/ConnectorAutocad2025.csproj
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <ProduceReferenceAssembly>False</ProduceReferenceAssembly>
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="..\ConnectorAutocadCivil\ConnectorAutocadCivilShared.projitems" Label="Shared" />
diff --git a/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorCivil2025/ConnectorCivil2025.csproj b/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorCivil2025/ConnectorCivil2025.csproj
index 774d948d0e..afea5f80b2 100644
--- a/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorCivil2025/ConnectorCivil2025.csproj
+++ b/ConnectorAutocadCivil/ConnectorCivil2025/ConnectorCivil2025.csproj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
     <ProduceReferenceAssembly>False</ProduceReferenceAssembly>
-
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\ConnectorAutocadCivil\ConnectorAutocadCivilShared.projitems" Label="Shared" />
   <Target Name="Clean">
diff --git a/ConnectorRevit/ConnectorRevit2025/ConnectorRevit2025.csproj b/ConnectorRevit/ConnectorRevit2025/ConnectorRevit2025.csproj
index f6b0da8833..2976df7668 100644
--- a/ConnectorRevit/ConnectorRevit2025/ConnectorRevit2025.csproj
+++ b/ConnectorRevit/ConnectorRevit2025/ConnectorRevit2025.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
     <PlatformTarget>x64</PlatformTarget>
     <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="..\ConnectorRevit\ConnectorRevit.projitems" Label="Shared" />
diff --git a/ConnectorRevit/RevitSharedResources2025/RevitSharedResources2025.csproj b/ConnectorRevit/RevitSharedResources2025/RevitSharedResources2025.csproj
index 83fcd661c9..0f714f6d48 100644
--- a/ConnectorRevit/RevitSharedResources2025/RevitSharedResources2025.csproj
+++ b/ConnectorRevit/RevitSharedResources2025/RevitSharedResources2025.csproj
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);REVIT2025</DefineConstants>
     <RootNamespace>RevitSharedResources</RootNamespace>
     <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevit2025/ConverterRevit2025.csproj b/Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevit2025/ConverterRevit2025.csproj
index 39f1650e50..daf2872ec2 100644
--- a/Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevit2025/ConverterRevit2025.csproj
+++ b/Objects/Converters/ConverterRevit/ConverterRevit2025/ConverterRevit2025.csproj
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <Description>Converter for Revit 2025</Description>
     <PackageTags>$(PackageTags) objects converter revit</PackageTags>
     <CopyToKitFolder>true</CopyToKitFolder>
+    <EnableWindowsTargeting>true</EnableWindowsTargeting>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <Import Project="..\ConverterRevitShared\ConverterRevitShared.projitems" Label="Shared" />