diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d6bd793..94db3ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
         - Release
         - Debug
   push:
-    branches: [ main, dev, 'dev/*', 'feature/*', 'rel/*' ]
+    branches: [ main, 'feature/*', 'rel/*' ]
     paths-ignore:
       - changelog.md
       - readme.md
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet build -m:1 -bl:build.binlog
 
       - name: 🧪 test
-        run: |
-          dotnet tool update -g dotnet-retest
-          dotnet retest -- --no-build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: dnx --yes retest -- --no-build
 
       - name: 🐛 logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml
index 76aa6df..824f52c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           validate: false
 
       - name: ✍ pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v7
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
           base: main
           branch: dotnet-file-sync
diff --git a/.github/workflows/includes.yml b/.github/workflows/includes.yml
index b591d40..fc6dbeb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/includes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/includes.yml
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ jobs:
           ((get-content -raw $file) -replace '\$product\$',$product).trim() | set-content $file
 
       - name: ✍ pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
           add-paths: |
             **.md
-            osmfeula.txt
+            *.txt
           base: main
           branch: markdown-includes
           delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 03e57d9..035d811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet build -m:1 -bl:build.binlog
 
       - name: 🧪 test
-        run: |
-          dotnet tool update -g dotnet-retest
-          dotnet retest -- --no-build
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: dnx --yes retest -- --no-build
 
       - name: 🐛 logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.netconfig b/.netconfig
index 2bb149e..cce4be5 100644
--- a/.netconfig
+++ b/.netconfig
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/build.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yml
-	sha = 56c2b8532c2f86235a0f5bd00ba6eba126f199cf
-	etag = bf99c19427f4372ecfe38ec56aa8c411058684fb717da5661f17ac00388b3602
+	sha = 5da103cfbc1c4f9b5f59cfa698d2afbd744a7525
+	etag = 851af098748f7cfa5bc3cfd4cc404a6de930532b59ceb2b3b535282c41226f3a
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/changelog.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/publish.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/publish.yml
-	sha = 56c2b8532c2f86235a0f5bd00ba6eba126f199cf
-	etag = 2ef43521627aa3a91dd55bdc2856ec0c6a93b42485d4fe9d6b181f9ee42c8e18
+	sha = 7f5f9ee9f362f7e8f951d618f8f799033550e687
+	etag = c60411d1aa4e98e7f69e2d34cbccb8eb7e387ec11f6f8e78ee8d8b92122d7025
 	weak
 [file ".gitignore"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.gitignore
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@
 	weak
 [file "src/Directory.Build.props"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/src/Directory.Build.props
-	sha = 95b338b9780de6b8ed11f060fed2d300f136ec60
-	etag = 5e73ffebd7aef6fecae5a73d4fb044bf46f3a593ee2858ff1648d9c337e546ad
+	sha = 0ff8b7b79a82112678326d1dc5543ed890311366
+	etag = 3ebde0a8630d526b80f15801179116e17a857ff880a4442e7db7b075efa4fd63
 	weak
 [file "src/Directory.Build.targets"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/src/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/includes.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/includes.yml
-	sha = 2d1fb4ed52b63689f2b20b994512ebac28721243
-	etag = 34ade86f020dea717c6a27ad7dcd0069c35be2832c58b0ba961278a1efe34089
+	sha = 06628725a6303bb8c4cf3076a384fc982a91bc0b
+	etag = 478f91d4126230e57cc601382da1ba23f9daa054645b4af89800d8dd862e64fd
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/dotnet-file-core.yml
-	sha = af171b7a87382ee665ba6fbaeb5f38a3551e1c23
-	etag = 5ce370f52933ab2a4cd50f2b410e842fc5eab23088db2bf98b6c4d4ccdc9022b
+	sha = d00364faaa84c414b868c0758b9e1a5fc0520dcc
+	etag = d3b7d8ca69e6d22066a2348f02b409e2d6fb900f5039f68940c14e4ce6021826
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/triage.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/triage.yml
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index a17c0a8..29281ee 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
+<Project TreatAsLocalProperty="VersionPrefix">
   <!-- To extend/change the defaults, create a Directory.props alongside this file -->
 
   <PropertyGroup Label="CI" Condition="'$(CI)' == ''">
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
     <GeneratePathProperty>true</GeneratePathProperty>
     <!-- Avoid warnings for test projects when we run dotnet pack on the whole solution. -->
     <WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>false</WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>
+    <!-- See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/consume-packages/package-references-in-project-files#prunepackagereference-specification -->
+    <RestoreEnablePackagePruning>true</RestoreEnablePackagePruning>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Label="Build">
@@ -136,6 +138,15 @@
     <VersionSuffix Condition="!$(VersionLabel.Contains('refs/tags/'))">$(_VersionLabel)</VersionSuffix>
     <!-- Special case for tags, the label is actually the version. Backs compat since passed-in value overrides MSBuild-set one -->
     <Version Condition="$(VersionLabel.Contains('refs/tags/'))">$(_VersionLabel)</Version>
+
+    <!-- In order for latest from main/master to always be greatest when using -prerelease switch on install/run, 
+         we change the scheme as follows:
+         - main/master remain as today: VersionPrefix: 42.42.${{ github.run_number }}  (from yaml)
+         - others: VersionPrefix: 42.42.0-[label].${{ github.run_number }}
+    -->
+    <IsMaster Condition="$(VersionLabel.Contains('refs/heads/main')) or $(VersionLabel.Contains('refs/heads/master'))">true</IsMaster>
+    <VersionPrefix Condition="'$(IsMaster)' != 'true'">42.42.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(IsMaster)' != 'true'">$(VersionSuffix).$(GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)</VersionSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="ThisAssembly.Project">