diff --git a/nanoFramework.System.Net/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/nanoFramework.System.Net/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 4b80865..f0a0e86 100644
--- a/nanoFramework.System.Net/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/nanoFramework.System.Net/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // update this whenever the native assembly signature changes //
-[assembly: AssemblyNativeVersion("100.2.0.11")]
+[assembly: AssemblyNativeVersion("100.2.0.12")]
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
diff --git a/nanoFramework.System.Net/Security/CertificateManager.cs b/nanoFramework.System.Net/Security/CertificateManager.cs
index c82707f..d86b255 100644
--- a/nanoFramework.System.Net/Security/CertificateManager.cs
+++ b/nanoFramework.System.Net/Security/CertificateManager.cs
@@ -74,5 +74,27 @@ public static bool AddCaCertificateBundle(string ca)
         /// </remarks>
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
         public static extern bool AddCaCertificateBundle(byte[] ca);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads the device public key from the device certificate store.
+        /// If public key was found, initializes a new instance of the <see cref="X509Certificate"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The certificate that was loaded from the certificate store.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This method is exclusive of nanoFramework. There is no equivalent in .NET framework.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static X509Certificate GetDevicePublicKey()
+        {
+            byte[] certificate = GetDevicePublicKeyRaw();
+            if (certificate is not null)
+            {
+                return new X509Certificate(certificate);
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
+        private static extern byte[] GetDevicePublicKeyRaw();
     }
 }
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index b198896..9982dab 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning/master/src/NerdBank.GitVersioning/version.schema.json",
-  "version": "1.11",
+  "version": "1.12",
   "assemblyVersion": {
     "precision": "build"
   },