diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 5916dd0..4cab270 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ csharp_new_line_before_members_in_anonymous_types = true
 # xUnit1013: Public method should be marked as test. Allows using records as test classes
 dotnet_diagnostic.xUnit1013.severity = none
 
+# CS9113: Parameter is unread (usually, ITestOutputHelper)
+dotnet_diagnostic.CS9113.severity = none
+
 # Default severity for analyzer diagnostics with category 'Style'
 dotnet_analyzer_diagnostic.category-Style.severity = none
 
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index f551596..c95eb73 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,34 @@ updates:
   directory: /
   schedule:
     interval: daily
+  groups:
+    Azure:
+      patterns:
+        - "Azure*"
+        - "Microsoft.Azure*"
+    Identity:
+      patterns:
+        - "System.IdentityModel*"
+        - "Microsoft.IdentityModel*"
+    System:
+      patterns:
+        - "System*"
+      exclude-patterns:
+        - "System.IdentityModel*"
+    Extensions:
+      patterns:
+        - "Microsoft.Extensions*"
+    Web:
+      patterns:
+        - "Microsoft.AspNetCore*"
+    Tests:
+      patterns:
+        - "Microsoft.NET.Test*"
+        - "xunit*"
+        - "coverlet*"
+    ThisAssembly:
+      patterns:
+        - "ThisAssembly*"
+    ProtoBuf:
+      patterns:
+        - "protobuf-*"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d32c96b..8235c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ env:
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
   VersionPrefix: 42.42.${{ github.run_number }}
   VersionLabel: ${{ github.ref }}
-
+  PackOnBuild: true
+  GeneratePackageOnBuild: true
+  
 defaults:
   run:
     shell: bash
@@ -66,11 +68,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🧪 test
         uses: ./.github/workflows/test
-        env:
-          AZURE_WEBPUBSUB: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBPUBSUB }}        
-
-      - name: 📦 pack
-        run: dotnet pack -m:1
 
       # Only push CI package to sleet feed if building on ubuntu (fastest)
       - name: 🚀 sleet
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b18676c..0f81739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ on:
 env:
   DOTNET_NOLOGO: true
   Configuration: Release
-
+  PackOnBuild: true
+  GeneratePackageOnBuild: true
+  
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -26,11 +28,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 🧪 test
         uses: ./.github/workflows/test
-        env:
-          AZURE_WEBPUBSUB: ${{ secrets.AZURE_WEBPUBSUB }}
-          
-      - name: 📦 pack
-        run: dotnet pack -m:1 -p:version=${GITHUB_REF#refs/*/v}
 
       - name: 🚀 nuget
         run: dotnet nuget push ./bin/**/*.nupkg -s https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -k ${{secrets.NUGET_API_KEY}} --skip-duplicate
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c18de7..8c02bf3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ obj
 artifacts
 pack
 TestResults
+results
+BenchmarkDotNet.Artifacts
 .vs
 .vscode
 .idea
+local.settings.json
 
 *.suo
 *.sdf
@@ -31,5 +34,6 @@ node_modules
 _site
 .jekyll-metadata
 .jekyll-cache
+.sass-cache
 Gemfile.lock
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/.netconfig b/.netconfig
index d01f7bc..7d30ab8 100644
--- a/.netconfig
+++ b/.netconfig
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 	skip
 [file ".editorconfig"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.editorconfig
-	sha = fd5b554bf3538a3c92a0b49e395c8ad2e8429158
-	etag = bf02d1679442e5169d03304164b8e9407997ac3132145831a91ba61fc8b50687
+	sha = c779d3d4e468358106dea03e93ba2cd35bb01ecb
+	etag = 7298c6450967975a8782b5c74f3071e1910fc59686e48f9c9d5cd7c68213cf59
 	weak
 [file ".gitattributes"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.gitattributes
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
 	weak
 [file ".github/dependabot.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/dependabot.yml
-	sha = 4f070a477b4162a280f02722ae666376ae4fcc71
-	etag = 35f2134fff3b0235ff8dac8618a76198c8ef533ad2f29628bbb435cd1134d638
+	sha = 49661dbf0720cde93eb5569be7523b5912351560
+	etag = c147ea2f3431ca0338c315c4a45b56ee233c4d30f8d6ab698d0e1980a257fd6a
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/build.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/build.yml
-	sha = 13d67e2cf3f786c8189364fd29332aaa7dc575dc
-	etag = c616df0877fba60002ccfc0397e9f731ddb22acbbb195a0598fedd4cac5f3135
+	sha = 6e7a3ab866a523d036e95066ab63351b63cc8a24
+	etag = 11c16867077f1d67b23a75e83556d3cd761aa6a69fd6c6bbed7d0f6b202c33da
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/changelog.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@
 	weak
 [file ".github/workflows/publish.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/publish.yml
-	sha = d3022567c9ef2bc9461511e53b8abe065afdf03b
-	etag = 58601b5a71c805647ab26e84053acdfb8d174eaa93330487af8a5503753c5707
+	sha = 6e7a3ab866a523d036e95066ab63351b63cc8a24
+	etag = d2ca0380f60f4396fcf250abe334da9a3edeac6612f9d77e5dd8a93d30e46b6c
 	weak
 [file ".gitignore"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.gitignore
-	sha = b87a8a795a4c2b6830602225c066c11108552a99
-	etag = 96e0860052044780f1fc9e3bdfbee09d82d5dddb8b1217d67460fc7330a64dd8
+	sha = ef852e7d2ec9a845dac272dfc479909c0bc6d9f3
+	etag = a556d6108892aa8e7e63476f4fad3a898b3ec1deda94332dd4e89d2fb6b555ca
 	weak
 [file "Directory.Build.rsp"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/Directory.Build.rsp
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@
 	weak
 [file "src/Directory.Build.props"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/src/Directory.Build.props
-	sha = 6ae80a175a8f926ac5d9ffb0f6afd55d85cc9320
-	etag = 69d4b16c14d5047b3ed812dbf556b0b8d77deb86f73af04b9bd3640220056fa8
+	sha = b1d14c6379e5820eb2c30e08bedbdf6e9c8e8cb2
+	etag = 33cd19e0f599f444c320406da3452e9e84d28c3bb13c09e9190d9d2e7f129545
 	weak
 [file "src/Directory.Build.targets"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/src/Directory.Build.targets
-	sha = 6ae80a175a8f926ac5d9ffb0f6afd55d85cc9320
-	etag = a890e3c9574327c4885f386756cba483c0f8fb2446554e4badcb6ab5b0eecfd0
+	sha = 1bf1eacc7ac3920d52c8e7045bfa34abc7c05302
+	etag = 7cb1421f00d9f6f4c00f0ca98e485dcadb927cfa6b3f0b5d4fb212525d2ce9c0
 	weak
 [file "src/kzu.snk"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/src/kzu.snk
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 	weak
 [file "docs/sponsors.md"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/sponsors/blob/main/sponsors.md
-	sha = da089caa9a7b416b34c057af6e7366c1e8eabd1e
-	etag = f9cbf44977602aaeb14aa5e3fbfebfb3199beb405ca46af57edd108f25653d08
+	sha = b8e07797ce40abd32de61476ad36f88b3602b49c
+	etag = 0af6612772fa3a8db58d0b9dedaf12a91234bc74219b217ad977c6d85355b492
 	weak
 [file ".github/release.yml"]
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/release.yml
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@
 	url = https://github.com/devlooped/oss/blob/main/.github/workflows/sponsor.yml
 	sha = 8990ebb36199046e0b8098bad9e46dcef739c56e
 	etag = e1dc114d2e8b57d50649989d32dbf0c9080ec77da3738a4cc79e9256d6ca5d3e
-	weak
\ No newline at end of file
+	weak
diff --git a/docs/sponsors.md b/docs/sponsors.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..499f078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/sponsors.md
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+[![Clarius Org](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/clarius.png "Clarius Org")](https://github.com/clarius)
+[![Kirill Osenkov](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/KirillOsenkov.png "Kirill Osenkov")](https://github.com/KirillOsenkov)
+[![MFB Technologies, Inc.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/MFB-Technologies-Inc.png "MFB Technologies, Inc.")](https://github.com/MFB-Technologies-Inc)
+[![Stephen Shaw](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/decriptor.png "Stephen Shaw")](https://github.com/decriptor)
+[![Torutek](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/torutek-gh.png "Torutek")](https://github.com/torutek-gh)
+[![DRIVE.NET, Inc.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/drivenet.png "DRIVE.NET, Inc.")](https://github.com/drivenet)
+[![Ashley Medway](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/AshleyMedway.png "Ashley Medway")](https://github.com/AshleyMedway)
+[![Keith Pickford](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Keflon.png "Keith Pickford")](https://github.com/Keflon)
+[![Thomas Bolon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/tbolon.png "Thomas Bolon")](https://github.com/tbolon)
+[![Kori Francis](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/kfrancis.png "Kori Francis")](https://github.com/kfrancis)
+[![Toni Wenzel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/twenzel.png "Toni Wenzel")](https://github.com/twenzel)
+[![Giorgi Dalakishvili](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Giorgi.png "Giorgi Dalakishvili")](https://github.com/Giorgi)
+[![Mike James](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/MikeCodesDotNET.png "Mike James")](https://github.com/MikeCodesDotNET)
+[![Dan Siegel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/dansiegel.png "Dan Siegel")](https://github.com/dansiegel)
+[![Reuben Swartz](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/rbnswartz.png "Reuben Swartz")](https://github.com/rbnswartz)
+[![Jacob Foshee](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/jfoshee.png "Jacob Foshee")](https://github.com/jfoshee)
+[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Mrxx99.png "")](https://github.com/Mrxx99)
+[![Eric Johnson](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/eajhnsn1.png "Eric Johnson")](https://github.com/eajhnsn1)
+[![Norman Mackay](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/mackayn.png "Norman Mackay")](https://github.com/mackayn)
+[![Certify The Web](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/certifytheweb.png "Certify The Web")](https://github.com/certifytheweb)
+[![Ix Technologies B.V.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/IxTechnologies.png "Ix Technologies B.V.")](https://github.com/IxTechnologies)
+[![David JENNI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/davidjenni.png "David JENNI")](https://github.com/davidjenni)
+[![Jonathan ](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Jonathan-Hickey.png "Jonathan ")](https://github.com/Jonathan-Hickey)
+[![Oleg Kyrylchuk](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/okyrylchuk.png "Oleg Kyrylchuk")](https://github.com/okyrylchuk)
+[![Charley Wu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/akunzai.png "Charley Wu")](https://github.com/akunzai)
+[![Jakob Tikjøb Andersen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/jakobt.png "Jakob Tikjøb Andersen")](https://github.com/jakobt)
+[![Seann Alexander](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/seanalexander.png "Seann Alexander")](https://github.com/seanalexander)
+[![Tino Hager](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/tinohager.png "Tino Hager")](https://github.com/tinohager)
+[![Mark Seemann](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/ploeh.png "Mark Seemann")](https://github.com/ploeh)
+[![Angelo Belchior](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/angelobelchior.png "Angelo Belchior")](https://github.com/angelobelchior)
+[![Ken Bonny](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/KenBonny.png "Ken Bonny")](https://github.com/KenBonny)
+[![Simon Cropp](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/SimonCropp.png "Simon Cropp")](https://github.com/SimonCropp)
+[![agileworks-eu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/agileworks-eu.png "agileworks-eu")](https://github.com/agileworks-eu)
+[![sorahex](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/sorahex.png "sorahex")](https://github.com/sorahex)
+[![Zheyu Shen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/arsdragonfly.png "Zheyu Shen")](https://github.com/arsdragonfly)
+[![Vezel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/vezel-dev.png "Vezel")](https://github.com/vezel-dev)
+
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a92452f..0a1efe8 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -202,13 +202,41 @@ await serverChannel.SendAsync(request);
 
 <!-- sponsors.md -->
 [![Clarius Org](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/clarius.png "Clarius Org")](https://github.com/clarius)
-[![Christian Findlay](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/MelbourneDeveloper.png "Christian Findlay")](https://github.com/MelbourneDeveloper)
-[![C. Augusto Proiete](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/augustoproiete.png "C. Augusto Proiete")](https://github.com/augustoproiete)
 [![Kirill Osenkov](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/KirillOsenkov.png "Kirill Osenkov")](https://github.com/KirillOsenkov)
 [![MFB Technologies, Inc.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/MFB-Technologies-Inc.png "MFB Technologies, Inc.")](https://github.com/MFB-Technologies-Inc)
-[![SandRock](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/sandrock.png "SandRock")](https://github.com/sandrock)
-[![Eric C](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/eeseewy.png "Eric C")](https://github.com/eeseewy)
-[![Andy Gocke](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/agocke.png "Andy Gocke")](https://github.com/agocke)
+[![Stephen Shaw](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/decriptor.png "Stephen Shaw")](https://github.com/decriptor)
+[![Torutek](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/torutek-gh.png "Torutek")](https://github.com/torutek-gh)
+[![DRIVE.NET, Inc.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/drivenet.png "DRIVE.NET, Inc.")](https://github.com/drivenet)
+[![Ashley Medway](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/AshleyMedway.png "Ashley Medway")](https://github.com/AshleyMedway)
+[![Keith Pickford](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Keflon.png "Keith Pickford")](https://github.com/Keflon)
+[![Thomas Bolon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/tbolon.png "Thomas Bolon")](https://github.com/tbolon)
+[![Kori Francis](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/kfrancis.png "Kori Francis")](https://github.com/kfrancis)
+[![Toni Wenzel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/twenzel.png "Toni Wenzel")](https://github.com/twenzel)
+[![Giorgi Dalakishvili](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Giorgi.png "Giorgi Dalakishvili")](https://github.com/Giorgi)
+[![Mike James](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/MikeCodesDotNET.png "Mike James")](https://github.com/MikeCodesDotNET)
+[![Dan Siegel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/dansiegel.png "Dan Siegel")](https://github.com/dansiegel)
+[![Reuben Swartz](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/rbnswartz.png "Reuben Swartz")](https://github.com/rbnswartz)
+[![Jacob Foshee](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/jfoshee.png "Jacob Foshee")](https://github.com/jfoshee)
+[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Mrxx99.png "")](https://github.com/Mrxx99)
+[![Eric Johnson](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/eajhnsn1.png "Eric Johnson")](https://github.com/eajhnsn1)
+[![Norman Mackay](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/mackayn.png "Norman Mackay")](https://github.com/mackayn)
+[![Certify The Web](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/certifytheweb.png "Certify The Web")](https://github.com/certifytheweb)
+[![Ix Technologies B.V.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/IxTechnologies.png "Ix Technologies B.V.")](https://github.com/IxTechnologies)
+[![David JENNI](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/davidjenni.png "David JENNI")](https://github.com/davidjenni)
+[![Jonathan ](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/Jonathan-Hickey.png "Jonathan ")](https://github.com/Jonathan-Hickey)
+[![Oleg Kyrylchuk](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/okyrylchuk.png "Oleg Kyrylchuk")](https://github.com/okyrylchuk)
+[![Charley Wu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/akunzai.png "Charley Wu")](https://github.com/akunzai)
+[![Jakob Tikjøb Andersen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/jakobt.png "Jakob Tikjøb Andersen")](https://github.com/jakobt)
+[![Seann Alexander](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/seanalexander.png "Seann Alexander")](https://github.com/seanalexander)
+[![Tino Hager](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/tinohager.png "Tino Hager")](https://github.com/tinohager)
+[![Mark Seemann](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/ploeh.png "Mark Seemann")](https://github.com/ploeh)
+[![Angelo Belchior](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/angelobelchior.png "Angelo Belchior")](https://github.com/angelobelchior)
+[![Ken Bonny](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/KenBonny.png "Ken Bonny")](https://github.com/KenBonny)
+[![Simon Cropp](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/SimonCropp.png "Simon Cropp")](https://github.com/SimonCropp)
+[![agileworks-eu](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/agileworks-eu.png "agileworks-eu")](https://github.com/agileworks-eu)
+[![sorahex](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/sorahex.png "sorahex")](https://github.com/sorahex)
+[![Zheyu Shen](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/arsdragonfly.png "Zheyu Shen")](https://github.com/arsdragonfly)
+[![Vezel](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devlooped/sponsors/main/.github/avatars/vezel-dev.png "Vezel")](https://github.com/vezel-dev)
 
 
 <!-- sponsors.md -->
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 6b9a668..e2a7cc4 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 
     <!-- Pick src-level readme+icon automatically -->
     <PackageIcon Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)icon.png')">icon.png</PackageIcon>
-    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)readme.md')">readme.md</PackageReadmeFile>
+    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(PackReadme)' != 'false' and Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)readme.md')">readme.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <!-- Pick project-level readme+icon overrides automatically -->
     <PackageIcon Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\icon.png')">icon.png</PackageIcon>
-    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\readme.md')">readme.md</PackageReadmeFile>
+    <PackageReadmeFile Condition="'$(PackReadme)' != 'false' and Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\readme.md')">readme.md</PackageReadmeFile>
 
     <PublishRepositoryUrl>true</PublishRepositoryUrl>
     <GenerateRepositoryUrlAttribute>true</GenerateRepositoryUrlAttribute>
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     <PackageOutputPath Condition="'$(PackageOutputPath)' == ''">$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\bin'))</PackageOutputPath>
 
     <!-- Use Directory.Packages.props if possible. NOTE: other MSBuild SDKs (i.e. NoTargets/Traversal) do not support central packages -->
-    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Directory.Packages.props') AND ('$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.csproj' OR '$(MSBuildProjectExtension)' == '.vbproj')">true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Directory.Packages.props')">true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
+    <CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>true</CentralPackageFloatingVersionsEnabled>
 
     <!-- Ensure MSBuild tooling can access package artifacts always via PKG_[PackageId] -->
     <GeneratePathProperty>true</GeneratePathProperty>
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.targets b/src/Directory.Build.targets
index 708c456..0cb1e4e 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@
 
     <None Update="@(None -> WithMetadataValue('Filename', 'readme'))" 
           Pack="true" PackagePath="%(Filename)%(Extension)" 
-          Condition="'$(PackageReadmeFile)' != ''" />
+          Condition="'$(PackReadme)' != 'false' and '$(PackageReadmeFile)' != ''" />
     
     <!-- src-level will need explicit inclusion -->
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)icon.png" Link="icon.png" Visible="false" 
           Pack="true" PackagePath="%(Filename)%(Extension)"
-          Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)icon.png') and !Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)icon.png')" />
+          Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)icon.png') and !Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\icon.png')" />
 
     <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)readme.md" Link="readme.md"  
           Pack="true" PackagePath="%(Filename)%(Extension)"
-          Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)readme.md') and !Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)readme.md')" />
+          Condition="'$(PackReadme)' != 'false' and Exists('$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)readme.md') and !Exists('$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\readme.md')" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.DefaultAssemblyInfo.targets does this and is imported 
@@ -94,11 +94,25 @@
     <RepositoryBranch Condition="'$(RepositoryBranch)' == '' and '$(BUDDY_EXECUTION_BRANCH)' != ''">$(BUDDY_EXECUTION_BRANCH)</RepositoryBranch>
   </PropertyGroup>  
 
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(EnableRexCodeGenerator)' == 'true'">
+    <!-- VSCode/Razor compatibility -->
+    <CoreCompileDependsOn>PrepareResources;$(CoreCompileDependsOn)</CoreCompileDependsOn>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Consider the project out of date if any of these files changes -->
     <UpToDateCheck Include="@(None);@(Content);@(EmbeddedResource)" />
     <!-- We'll typically use ThisAssembly.Strings instead of the built-in resource manager codegen -->
     <EmbeddedResource Update="@(EmbeddedResource)"  Generator="" Condition="'$(EnableRexCodeGenerator)' != 'true'" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Update="@(EmbeddedResource)" Condition="'$(EnableRexCodeGenerator)' == 'true'">
+      <!-- Default to Just Works resources generation. See https://www.cazzulino.com/resources.html -->
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+      <StronglyTypedFileName>$(IntermediateOutputPath)\$([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('%(RelativeDir)', '').Replace('\', '.').Replace('/', '.'))%(Filename).g$(DefaultLanguageSourceExtension)</StronglyTypedFileName>
+      <StronglyTypedLanguage>$(Language)</StronglyTypedLanguage>
+      <StronglyTypedNamespace Condition="'%(RelativeDir)' == ''">$(RootNamespace)</StronglyTypedNamespace>
+      <StronglyTypedNamespace Condition="'%(RelativeDir)' != ''">$(RootNamespace).$([MSBuild]::ValueOrDefault('%(RelativeDir)', '').Replace('\', '.').Replace('/', '.').TrimEnd('.'))</StronglyTypedNamespace>
+      <StronglyTypedClassName>%(Filename)</StronglyTypedClassName>
+    </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="IsPackable" Returns="@(IsPackable)">
@@ -161,4 +175,4 @@
   <Import Project="Directory.targets" Condition="Exists('Directory.targets')"/>
   <Import Project="Directory.targets.user" Condition="Exists('Directory.targets.user')" />
 
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>