diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-release-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-release-preview.yml
index b2628ea..02102ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-release-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-release-preview.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: "2. Continuous Deployment (Release Preview)"
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+-preview.*"
+      - "v[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+-preview*"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest.csproj b/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest.csproj
index 7bba534..a056e3c 100644
--- a/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest.csproj
+++ b/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest/CryptoNet.ConsumerTest.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="CryptoNet" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CryptoNet" Version="3.1.12-preview.20251129.2241" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/CryptoNet.ExtPack/CryptoNet.ExtPack.csproj b/CryptoNet.ExtPack/CryptoNet.ExtPack.csproj
index d9d7b74..5b1df01 100644
--- a/CryptoNet.ExtPack/CryptoNet.ExtPack.csproj
+++ b/CryptoNet.ExtPack/CryptoNet.ExtPack.csproj
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     <Company>itbackyard</Company>
     <Authors>Maytham Fahmi</Authors>
     <MinClientVersion>1.0.0</MinClientVersion>
-    <Version>3.0.0</Version>
     <Title>CryptoNet.ExtPack</Title>
     <Product>CryptoNet.ExtPack</Product>
     <RootNamespace>CryptoNet.ExtPack</RootNamespace>
diff --git a/CryptoNet.sln b/CryptoNet.sln
index 048fa2b..de449c6 100644
--- a/CryptoNet.sln
+++ b/CryptoNet.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio Version 17
-VisualStudioVersion = 17.1.32407.343
+# Visual Studio Version 18
+VisualStudioVersion = 18.3.11222.16 d18.3
 MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "CryptoNet", "CryptoNet\CryptoNet.csproj", "{8F85375C-A0DC-4B67-B934-F58ED4114F5A}"
 EndProject
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "DevOps", "DevOps", "{1733D1
 		.github\workflows\cd-release.yml = .github\workflows\cd-release.yml
 		.github\workflows\ci.yml = .github\workflows\ci.yml
 		.github\workflows\code-coverage.yml = .github\workflows\code-coverage.yml
+		Directory.Build.Props = Directory.Build.Props
 		DockerBuild.ps1 = DockerBuild.ps1
 		Dockerfile = Dockerfile
 		RELEASE-NOTES = RELEASE-NOTES
 		run_codecoverage.ps1 = run_codecoverage.ps1
 		run_codecoverage.txt = run_codecoverage.txt
+		run_release.ps1 = run_release.ps1
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Info", "Info", "{6976E2ED-A139-48C5-A390-639F56A8B348}"
diff --git a/CryptoNet/CryptoNet.csproj b/CryptoNet/CryptoNet.csproj
index c3dd509..26ab374 100644
--- a/CryptoNet/CryptoNet.csproj
+++ b/CryptoNet/CryptoNet.csproj
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2020</Copyright>
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
+    <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
     <DebugType>embedded</DebugType>
+    <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
     <ContinuousIntegrationBuild>true</ContinuousIntegrationBuild>
     <_SkipUpgradeNetAnalyzersNuGetWarning>true</_SkipUpgradeNetAnalyzersNuGetWarning>
     <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\CryptoNet.Models\CryptoNet.Models.csproj" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="IncludeReferencedDllsInPackage" BeforeTargets="GenerateNuspec">
+  <Target Name="IncludeReferencedDllsInPackage" AfterTargets="Build">
     <ItemGroup>
       <None Include="$(OutputPath)CryptoNet.ExtShared.dll">
         <Pack>true</Pack>
diff --git a/Directory.Build.Props b/Directory.Build.Props
index 2e6eb11..df58c20 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.Props
+++ b/Directory.Build.Props
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Authors>Maytham Fahmi and Contributors</Authors>
     <Copyright>All Rights Reserved</Copyright>
-    <Version>3.2.0</Version>
-    <FileVersion>3.2.0.0</FileVersion>
-    <AssemblyVersion>3.2.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
+    <Version>3.2.5</Version>
+    <FileVersion>3.2.5.0</FileVersion>
+    <AssemblyVersion>3.2.5.0</AssemblyVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/run_release.ps1 b/run_release.ps1
index 0c7a714..bb368bb 100644
--- a/run_release.ps1
+++ b/run_release.ps1
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ if ($VersionNumber -notmatch '^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') {
 }
 
 # Build preview suffix (valid SemVer identifiers, no leading zeros)
-$DatePart  = (Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd")   # e.g. 20250822
-$TimePart  = (Get-Date -Format "Hmm")        # e.g. 845 (not 0845, no leading zero!)
-$PreviewId = "$DatePart.$TimePart"           # → "20250822.845"
+$DatePart  = (Get-Date -Format "yyyyMMdd")   # e.g 20250822
+$TimePart  = (Get-Date -Format "Hmm")        # e.g 845 (not 0845, no leading zero!)
+$PreviewId = "$DatePart$TimePart"            # → "20250822845" (no dots!)
 
 # Construct the tag
 if ($IsPreview) {
-    # format: vX.Y.Z-preview.YYYYMMDD.HHmm
-    $TagName = "v$VersionNumber-preview.$PreviewId"
+    # format: vX.Y.Z-previewYYYYMMDDHHmm (NuGet-compliant)
+    $TagName = "v$VersionNumber-preview$PreviewId"
 } else {
     $TagName = "v$VersionNumber"
 }