diff --git a/build.cake b/build.cake
index e5440ec2..8c605b26 100644
--- a/build.cake
+++ b/build.cake
@@ -46,21 +46,9 @@ Task ("externals")
 // LIBS - the managed C# libraries
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-Task ("libs-base")
-    .Does (() => 
-{
-    // set the SHA on the assembly info 
-    var sha = EnvironmentVariable ("GIT_COMMIT") ?? string.Empty;
-    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (sha) && sha.Length >= 6) {
-        sha = sha.Substring (0, 6);
-        Information ("Setting Git SHA to {0}.", sha);
-        ReplaceTextInFiles ("./binding/SkiaSharp/Properties/SkiaSharpAssemblyInfo.cs", "{GIT_SHA}", sha);
-    }
-});
-
 Task ("libs")
     .IsDependentOn ("externals")
-    .IsDependentOn ("libs-base")
+    .IsDependentOn ("set-versions")
     .Does (() => 
 {
     // set the SHA on the assembly info 
@@ -306,7 +294,7 @@ Task ("views-forms")
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 Task ("docs")
-    .IsDependentOn ("libs-base")
+    .IsDependentOn ("set-versions")
     .IsDependentOn ("externals-genapi")
     .Does (() => 
 {
@@ -402,6 +390,65 @@ Task ("component")
     // MoveFiles (yamlDir.FullPath.TrimEnd ('/') + "/*.xam", "./output/");
 });
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// VERSIONS - update all packages and references to the new version
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+Task ("set-versions")
+    .Does (() => 
+{
+    // set the SHA on the assembly info 
+    var sha = EnvironmentVariable ("GIT_COMMIT") ?? string.Empty;
+    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (sha) && sha.Length >= 6) {
+        sha = sha.Substring (0, 6);
+    } else {
+        sha = "{GIT_SHA}";
+    }
+
+    // the versions
+    var version = "1.54.0.0";
+    var fileVersion = "1.54.1.0";
+    var versions = new Dictionary<string, string> {
+        { "SkiaSharp", "1.54.1" },
+        { "SkiaSharp.Views", "1.54.1-beta1" },
+        { "SkiaSharp.Views.Forms", "1.54.1-beta1" },
+    };
+
+    var files = new List<string> ();
+    var add = new Action<string> (glob => {
+        files.AddRange (GetFiles (glob).Select (p => MakeAbsolute (p).ToString ()));
+    });
+    // nuspecs
+    add ("./nuget/*.nuspec");
+    // packages files
+    add ("./source/*/*/packages.config");
+    add ("./source/*/*/project.json");
+    // project files
+    add ("./source/*/*/*.nuget.targets");
+    add ("./source/*/*/*.csproj");
+    // sample packages files
+    add ("./samples/**/packages.config");
+    add ("./samples/**/project.json");
+    // sample project files
+    add ("./samples/**/*.nuget.targets");
+    add ("./samples/**/*.csproj");
+    // update
+    foreach (var file in files) {
+        UpdateSkiaSharpVersion (file, versions);
+    }
+
+    // assembly infos
+    UpdateAssemblyInfo (
+        "./binding/SkiaSharp/Properties/SkiaSharpAssemblyInfo.cs",
+        version, fileVersion, sha);
+    UpdateAssemblyInfo (
+        "./source/SkiaSharp.Views/SkiaSharp.Views/Properties/SkiaSharpViewsAssemblyInfo.cs",
+        version, fileVersion, sha);
+    UpdateAssemblyInfo (
+        "./source/SkiaSharp.Views.Forms/SkiaSharp.Views.Forms.Shared/SkiaSharpViewsFormsAssemblyInfo.cs",
+        version, fileVersion, sha);
+});
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // CLEAN - remove all the build artefacts
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/cake/UtilsMSBuild.cake b/cake/UtilsMSBuild.cake
index 56af4f94..19fb9b12 100644
--- a/cake/UtilsMSBuild.cake
+++ b/cake/UtilsMSBuild.cake
@@ -108,3 +108,202 @@ var RedirectBuildOutputs = new Action<FilePath> ((projectFilePath) => {
 
     xdoc.Save (projectFile);
 });
+
+var UpdateSkiaSharpVersion = new Action<FilePath, Dictionary<string, string>> ((path, versions) => {
+    path = MakeAbsolute (path);
+    var fn = System.IO.Path.GetFileName (path.ToString ());
+    var ext = System.IO.Path.GetExtension (path.ToString ());
+
+    var ProjectJsonRegex = new Regex (@"(?<pre>^\s*\"")(?<id>.*)(?<mid>\""\:\s*\"")(?<version>.*)(?<post>\"".*$)");
+    var TargetsRegex = new Regex (@"(?<pre>^.*\$\(NuGetPackageRoot\)\\)(?<id>.*?)(?<mid>\\)(?<version>.*?)(?<post>\\.*)");
+    var HintRegex = new Regex (@"(?<pre>^.*packages\\)(?<id>.*?)(?<mid>\.)(?<version>[\d\.]+(\-.*?){0,1})(?<post>\\.*)");
+
+    if (fn == "project.json") {
+        // replace the NuGet v3 project.json
+
+        var modified = false;
+        var lines = FileReadLines (path);
+        // regex for `"id": "version",`
+        for (var i = 0; i < lines.Length; i++) {
+            // check if this line matches anything
+            var match = ProjectJsonRegex.Match (lines [i]);
+            if (match.Success) {
+                var id = match.Groups ["id"].Value;
+                // check to see what it matches
+                string version;
+                if (versions.TryGetValue (id, out version) && 
+                    version != match.Groups ["version"].Value) {
+                    // replace with the new version
+                    lines[i] = match.Result ("${pre}" + id + "${mid}" + version + "${post}");
+                    modified = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (modified) {
+            FileWriteLines (path, lines);
+        }
+    } else if (fn == "packages.config") {
+        // replace the NuGet v2 packages.config
+
+        var modified = false;
+        var xdoc = XDocument.Load (path.ToString ());
+        foreach (var package in xdoc.Root.Elements ("package")) {
+            var id = package.Attribute ("id");
+            var oldVersion = package.Attribute ("version");
+            if (id != null && oldVersion != null) {
+                string version;
+                if (versions.TryGetValue (id.Value, out version) && 
+                    version != oldVersion.Value) {
+                    // replace with the new version
+                    oldVersion.Value = version;
+                    modified = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (modified) {
+            xdoc.Save (path.ToString ());
+        }
+    } else if (ext == ".nuspec") {
+        // replace NuSpec
+
+        var modified = false;
+        var xdoc = XDocument.Load (path.ToString ());
+        var metadata = xdoc.Root.Elements ("metadata");
+        var dependencies = metadata
+            .Elements ("dependencies")
+            .Elements ("dependency");
+        var groupDependencies = metadata
+            .Elements ("dependencies")
+            .Elements ("group")
+            .Elements ("dependency");
+        foreach (var package in dependencies.Union (groupDependencies)) {
+            var id = package.Attribute ("id");
+            var oldVersion = package.Attribute ("version");
+            if (id != null && oldVersion != null) {
+                string version;
+                if (versions.TryGetValue (id.Value, out version) && 
+                    version != oldVersion.Value) {
+                    // replace with the new version
+                    oldVersion.Value = version;
+                    modified = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        var xId = metadata.Elements ("id").FirstOrDefault ();
+        var xVersion = metadata.Elements ("version").FirstOrDefault ();
+        if (xId != null && xVersion != null) {
+            string version;
+            if (versions.TryGetValue (xId.Value, out version) && 
+                version != xVersion.Value) {
+                // replace with the new version
+                xVersion.Value = version;
+                modified = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (modified) {
+            xdoc.Save (path.ToString ());
+        }
+    } else if (fn.EndsWith (".nuget.targets")) {
+        // replace NuGet v3 targets
+
+        var modified = false;
+        var xdoc = XDocument.Load (path.ToString ());
+        var imports = xdoc.Root
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "ImportGroup")
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "Import");
+        foreach (var package in imports) {
+            var proj = package.Attribute ("Project");
+            var cond = package.Attribute ("Condition");
+            if (proj != null) {
+                var projMatch = TargetsRegex.Match (proj.Value);
+                var id = projMatch.Groups ["id"].Value;
+                var oldVersion = projMatch.Groups ["version"].Value;
+                string version;
+                if (versions.TryGetValue (id, out version) && 
+                    version != oldVersion) {
+                    // replace with the new version
+                    proj.Value = projMatch.Result ("${pre}" + id + "${mid}" + version + "${post}");
+                    if (cond != null) {
+                        var condMatch = TargetsRegex.Match (cond.Value);
+                        cond.Value = condMatch.Result ("${pre}" + id + "${mid}" + version + "${post}");
+                    }
+                    modified = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (modified) {
+            xdoc.Save (path.ToString ());
+        }
+    } else if (ext == ".csproj") {
+        // replace C# projects
+
+        var modified = false;
+        var replace = new Func<string, string> ((text) => {
+            var match = HintRegex.Match (text);
+            var id = match.Groups ["id"].Value;
+            var oldVersion = match.Groups ["version"].Value;
+            string version;
+            if (versions.TryGetValue (id, out version) && 
+                version != oldVersion) {
+                // replace with the new version
+                modified = true;
+                text = match.Result ("${pre}" + id + "${mid}" + version + "${post}");
+            }
+            return text;
+        });
+        var xdoc = XDocument.Load (path.ToString ());
+        var references = xdoc.Root
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "ItemGroup")
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "Reference");
+        foreach (var package in references) {
+            var hint = package.Element (MSBuildNS + "HintPath");
+            if (hint != null) {
+                hint.Value = replace (hint.Value);
+            }
+        }
+        var imports = xdoc.Root
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "Import");
+        foreach (var package in imports) {
+            var proj = package.Attribute ("Project");
+            if (proj != null) {
+                proj.Value = replace (proj.Value);
+            }
+            var cond = package.Attribute ("Condition");
+            if (cond != null) {
+                cond.Value = replace (cond.Value);
+            }
+        }
+        var errors = xdoc.Root
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "Target")
+            .Elements (MSBuildNS + "Error");
+        foreach (var package in errors) {
+            var cond = package.Attribute ("Condition");
+            if (cond != null) {
+                cond.Value = replace (cond.Value);
+            }
+            var text = package.Attribute ("Text");
+            if (text != null) {
+                text.Value = replace (text.Value);
+            }
+        }
+        if (modified) {
+            xdoc.Save (path.ToString ());
+        }
+    }
+});
+
+var UpdateAssemblyInfo = new Action<FilePath, string, string, string> ((path, assembly, version, sha) => {
+    var info = ParseAssemblyInfo (path);
+    var settings = new AssemblyInfoSettings {
+        Version = assembly,
+        FileVersion = version,
+        InformationalVersion = version + "-" + sha,
+        Company = info.Company,
+        Copyright = info.Copyright,
+        Description = info.Description,
+        Product = info.Product,
+        Title = info.Title,
+        Trademark = info.Trademark,
+    };
+    CreateAssemblyInfo (path, settings);
+});
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