diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_android_maven_central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_android_maven_central.yml
index eb39a9b..7966ac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_android_maven_central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_android_maven_central.yml
@@ -27,23 +27,24 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-        token: ${{ secrets.CAP_GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-    - name: set up JDK 21
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v5
-      with:
-        java-version: '21'
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-    - name: Grant execute permission for publishing script
-      run: chmod +x ./scripts/publish-android.sh
-    - name: Run publish script
-      env:
-        ANDROID_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
-        ANDROID_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
-        ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-        ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
-        ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY }}
-        ANDROID_SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID }}
-      run: ./scripts/publish-android.sh
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }} # explicitly set ref to include commit from `semantic-release`
+          token: ${{ secrets.CAP_GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+      - name: set up JDK 21
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          java-version: '21'
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+      - name: Grant execute permission for publishing script
+        run: chmod +x ./scripts/publish-android.sh
+      - name: Run publish script
+        env:
+          ANDROID_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          ANDROID_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
+          ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+          ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SIGNING_KEY }}
+          ANDROID_SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{ secrets.ANDROID_SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID }}
+        run: ./scripts/publish-android.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_ios_cocoapods_trunk.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_ios_cocoapods_trunk.yml
index 27c8e07..b30fd7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_ios_cocoapods_trunk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_ios_cocoapods_trunk.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
-      - run: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_16.app
+      - run: sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_26.0.app
       - run: xcrun simctl list > /dev/null
       - run: xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          ref: ${{ github.ref_name }} # explicitly set ref to include commit from `semantic-release`
           token: ${{ secrets.CAP_GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
       - name: Install Cocoapods
         run: | 
diff --git a/scripts/android/publish-root.gradle b/scripts/android/publish-root.gradle
index 2d1f030..00d8cd5 100644
--- a/scripts/android/publish-root.gradle
+++ b/scripts/android/publish-root.gradle
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ ext["centralTokenUsername"] = ''
 ext["centralTokenPassword"] = ''
 ext["sonatypeStagingProfileId"] = ''
 
-File globalSecretPropsFile = file('../../scripts/android/local.properties')
+File globalSecretPropsFile = file('../scripts/android/local.properties')
 File secretPropsFile = project.rootProject.file('local.properties')
 if (globalSecretPropsFile.exists()) {
+    println "Reading globalSecretPropsFile"
     // Read global local.properties file first if it exists (scripts/android/local.properties)
     Properties p = new Properties()
     new FileInputStream(globalSecretPropsFile).withCloseable { is -> p.load(is) }
diff --git a/scripts/publish-ios.sh b/scripts/publish-ios.sh
index 80d4e7f..7d5b2a2 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-ios.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-ios.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ publish_plugin_ios () {
     fi
 
     # check if version already exists in Trunk
-    if pod trunk info "$POD_NAME" 2>/dev/null | grep -q " - $PLUGIN_VERSION"; then
+    if pod trunk info "$POD_NAME" 2>/dev/null | grep -q " - $PLUGIN_VERSION ("; then
         printf %"s\n\n" "Duplicate: a published plugin $PLUGIN_NAME exists for version $PLUGIN_VERSION, skipping..."
         return
     fi