diff --git a/Make.config b/Make.config
index 80c902152e..85ce9d8560 100644
--- a/Make.config
+++ b/Make.config
@@ -664,6 +664,11 @@ DOTNET_VERSION_BAND=$(firstword $(subst -, ,$(DOTNET_VERSION)))
 DOTNET_VERSION_PRERELEASE_COMPONENT=$(subst $(DOTNET_VERSION_BAND),,$(DOTNET_VERSION))
 DOTNET_INSTALL_NAME=dotnet-sdk-$(DOTNET_VERSION)
 DOTNET_DIR=$(abspath $(TOP)/builds/downloads/$(DOTNET_INSTALL_NAME))
+# DOTNET_ROOT is no longer considered to find dotnet as seen here dotnet/roslyn@f454d69
+# but it seems that some tools like csc still needs it so let's export it.
+export DOTNET_ROOT=$(DOTNET_DIR)
+# dotnet now is being looked up in the PATH
+export PATH := $(DOTNET_DIR):$(PATH)
 DOTNET=$(DOTNET_DIR)/dotnet
 DOTNET_BCL_DIR:=$(abspath $(TOP)/packages/microsoft.netcore.app.ref/$(DOTNET_BCL_VERSION)/ref/$(DOTNET_TFM))
 ifneq ($(DOTNET_BCL_DIR),$(shell ls -1d $(DOTNET_BCL_DIR) 2>/dev/null))
diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 610b917f1b..6482a70044 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 <Dependencies>
   <ProductDependencies>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal" Version="8.0.100-preview.7.23360.1">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal" Version="8.0.100-rc.1.23375.3">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/installer</Uri>
-      <Sha>62ef57f1140e7fa71cf452542b263e7999cac168</Sha>
+      <Sha>e1872958afdb2b42b48f213efc8a6cd509816f0c</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" Version="8.0.0-preview.7.23359.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.ILLink.Tasks" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23374.9" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>31106939ba524a7e6df8225cf8d0fedefba92b9f</Sha>
+      <Sha>119667b5ef2ce65ffa45c3a3d0b175a4e95c45e8</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <!-- Set TRACKING_DOTNET_RUNTIME_SEPARATELY to something in Make.config if removing the CoherentParentDependency on Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal -->
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.0-preview.7.23359.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23374.9" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>
-      <Sha>31106939ba524a7e6df8225cf8d0fedefba92b9f</Sha>
+      <Sha>119667b5ef2ce65ffa45c3a3d0b175a4e95c45e8</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <!-- This is required for our test apps to build; in some cases Microsoft.AspNetCore.App is pulled in, and when building test apps the build needs to be able to resolve that -->
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.0-preview.7.23359.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App.Ref" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23374.14" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.Dotnet.Sdk.Internal">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore</Uri>
-      <Sha>be566b1f4ed1ab24765a3a4a2d1751dc73e7fcfc</Sha>
+      <Sha>1bda10b33b6cc6f3bbaceabbadb4ddd18ca6e68e</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Workload.Emscripten.Current.Manifest-8.0.100.Transport" Version="8.0.0-preview.7.23326.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Workload.Emscripten.Current.Manifest-8.0.100.Transport" Version="8.0.0-rc.1.23368.3" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/emsdk</Uri>
-      <Sha>60a73f97a0ec16c25ce4d36b1bcff1fedb831716</Sha>
+      <Sha>1f68fcee45ca75a2cb780edaff1e695af4d4f787</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="0.11.4-alpha.23327.1" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Cecil" Version="0.11.4-alpha.23360.2" CoherentParentDependency="Microsoft.NETCore.App.Ref">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/cecil</Uri>
-      <Sha>3e46711f5a933551557286d211970faa08b07b7e</Sha>
+      <Sha>1a6a83a8f50e1119f1007b1e3c211d3289ba6901</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <!-- This is a subscription of the .NET 7 versions of our packages -->
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.MacCatalyst.Sdk" Version="16.4.7090">
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index c7975b6ac9..7a47f2c87a 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
   <!--Package versions-->
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Versions updated by maestro -->
-    <MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>8.0.100-preview.7.23360.1</MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETILLinkTasksPackageVersion>8.0.0-preview.7.23359.1</MicrosoftNETILLinkTasksPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>8.0.100-rc.1.23375.3</MicrosoftDotnetSdkInternalPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETILLinkTasksPackageVersion>8.0.0-rc.1.23374.9</MicrosoftNETILLinkTasksPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedPackageVersion>6.0.0-beta.21212.6</MicrosoftDotNetBuildTasksFeedPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>8.0.0-preview.7.23359.1</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>
-    <MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion>8.0.0-preview.7.23326.1</MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>8.0.0-rc.1.23374.9</MicrosoftNETCoreAppRefPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion>8.0.0-rc.1.23368.3</MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion>
     <MicrosoftNETRuntimeMonoTargetsSdkPackageVersion>7.0.7</MicrosoftNETRuntimeMonoTargetsSdkPackageVersion>
     <MicrosoftTemplateEngineTasksVersion>7.0.100-alpha.1.21601.1</MicrosoftTemplateEngineTasksVersion>
-    <MicrosoftDotNetCecilPackageVersion>0.11.4-alpha.23327.1</MicrosoftDotNetCecilPackageVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetCecilPackageVersion>0.11.4-alpha.23360.2</MicrosoftDotNetCecilPackageVersion>
     <!-- Manually updated versions -->
     <Emscriptennet7WorkloadVersion>$(MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion)</Emscriptennet7WorkloadVersion>
     <EmscriptenWorkloadVersion>$(MicrosoftNETWorkloadEmscriptenCurrentManifest80100TransportVersion)</EmscriptenWorkloadVersion>
diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 76a3d0eafe..76792a02c2 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "sdk": {
-    "version": "8.0.100-preview.7.23360.1"
+    "version": "8.0.100-rc.1.23375.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/common/BinLog.cs b/tests/common/BinLog.cs
index 37a70c73bd..e0869c10b7 100644
--- a/tests/common/BinLog.cs
+++ b/tests/common/BinLog.cs
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ namespace Xamarin.Tests {
 					continue;
 
 				yield return record.Args;
+
+				if (record.Args is BuildFinishedEventArgs) {
+					// Skip over anything that follows
+					// https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/issues/18568
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -200,15 +206,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Tests {
 
 		public static IEnumerable<BuildLogEvent> GetBuildMessages (string path)
 		{
-			var reader = new BinLogReader ();
-			var eols = new char [] { '\n', '\r' };
-			foreach (var record in reader.ReadRecords (path)) {
-				if (record is null)
-					continue;
-				var args = record.Args;
-				if (args is null)
-					continue;
-
+			foreach (var args in ReadBuildEvents (path)) {
 				if (args is BuildErrorEventArgs buildError) {
 					var ea = buildError;
 					yield return new BuildLogEvent {
@@ -259,11 +257,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Tests {
 		{
 			value = null;
 
-			var reader = new BinLogReader ();
-			foreach (var record in reader.ReadRecords (binlog)) {
-				var args = record?.Args;
-				if (args is null)
-					continue;
+			foreach (var args in ReadBuildEvents (binlog)) {
 				if (args is PropertyInitialValueSetEventArgs pivsea) {
 					if (string.Equals (property, pivsea.PropertyName, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
 						value = pivsea.PropertyValue;
diff --git a/tests/dotnet/UnitTests/PostBuildTest.cs b/tests/dotnet/UnitTests/PostBuildTest.cs
index 2ef750c470..f436c3d29c 100644
--- a/tests/dotnet/UnitTests/PostBuildTest.cs
+++ b/tests/dotnet/UnitTests/PostBuildTest.cs
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ namespace Xamarin.Tests {
 			properties ["Configuration"] = configuration;
 
 			var result = DotNet.AssertBuild (project_path, properties);
-			var reader = new BinLogReader ();
-			var records = reader.ReadRecords (result.BinLogPath).ToList ();
+			var recordArgs = BinLog.ReadBuildEvents (result.BinLogPath).ToList ();
 			var findString = "Output Property: ArchiveDir";
-			var archiveDirRecord = records.Where (v => v?.Args?.Message?.Contains (findString) == true).ToList ();
+			var archiveDirRecord = recordArgs.Where (v => v?.Message?.Contains (findString) == true).ToList ();
 			Assert.That (archiveDirRecord.Count, Is.GreaterThan (0), "ArchiveDir");
-			var archiveDir = archiveDirRecord [0].Args.Message.Substring (findString.Length + 1).Trim ();
+			var archiveDir = archiveDirRecord [0].Message.Substring (findString.Length + 1).Trim ();
 			Assert.That (archiveDir, Does.Exist, "Archive directory existence");
 			AssertDSymDirectory (appPath);
 		}
diff --git a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TargetTests/DetectSigningIdentityTests.cs b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TargetTests/DetectSigningIdentityTests.cs
index f17a603a1a..cef3a573fb 100644
--- a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TargetTests/DetectSigningIdentityTests.cs
+++ b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TargetTests/DetectSigningIdentityTests.cs
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ namespace Xamarin.MacDev.Tasks {
 			Assert.AreEqual (0, rv.ExitCode, "Exit code");
 
 			// Find the BundleIdentifier parameter to the DetectSigningIdentity task.
-			var reader = new BinLogReader ();
-			var records = reader.ReadRecords (rv.BinLogPath).ToList ();
-			var taskIndex = records.FindIndex (v => v?.Args is TaskStartedEventArgs tsea && tsea.TaskName == "DetectSigningIdentity");
+			var recordArgs = BinLog.ReadBuildEvents (rv.BinLogPath).ToList ();
+			var taskIndex = recordArgs.FindIndex (v => v is TaskStartedEventArgs tsea && tsea.TaskName == "DetectSigningIdentity");
 			Assert.That (taskIndex, Is.GreaterThan (0), "Task index");
-			var taskParameterIndex = records.FindIndex (taskIndex + 1, v => v?.Args is BuildMessageEventArgs bmea && bmea.Message.StartsWith ("Task Parameter:BundleIdentifier="));
+			var taskParameterIndex = recordArgs.FindIndex (taskIndex + 1, v => v is BuildMessageEventArgs bmea && bmea.Message.StartsWith ("Task Parameter:BundleIdentifier="));
 			Assert.That (taskParameterIndex, Is.GreaterThan (0), "Parameter index");
-			var taskParameter = (BuildMessageEventArgs) records [taskParameterIndex]?.Args;
+			var taskParameter = (BuildMessageEventArgs) recordArgs [taskParameterIndex];
 			var bundleIdentifier = taskParameter.Message.Substring ("Task Parameter:BundleIdentifier=".Length);
 			Assert.AreEqual ("com.xamarin.detectsigningidentitytest", bundleIdentifier, "Bundle identifier");
 		}
diff --git a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TestHelpers/BuildEngine.cs b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TestHelpers/BuildEngine.cs
index 17ba0e6af7..55c1ffc597 100644
--- a/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TestHelpers/BuildEngine.cs
+++ b/tests/msbuild/Xamarin.MacDev.Tests/TestHelpers/BuildEngine.cs
@@ -144,14 +144,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Tests {
 			WarningsEvents.Clear ();
 			MessageEvents.Clear ();
 
-			var reader = new BinLogReader ();
-			foreach (var record in reader.ReadRecords (log)) {
-				if (record is null)
-					continue;
-				var args = record.Args;
-				if (args is null)
-					continue;
-
+			foreach (var args in BinLog.ReadBuildEvents (log)) {
 				bool verbose = false;
 				if (args is TaskStartedEventArgs tsea) {
 					if (verbose)
diff --git a/tools/devops/automation/templates/windows/build.yml b/tools/devops/automation/templates/windows/build.yml
index 557a2d985b..442f156403 100644
--- a/tools/devops/automation/templates/windows/build.yml
+++ b/tools/devops/automation/templates/windows/build.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Create runsettings for .NET tests'
 
 - pwsh: |
+    $Env:PATH = "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\xamarin-macios\tests\dotnet\Windows\bin\dotnet;$env:PATH"
     $Env:DOTNET = "$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\xamarin-macios\tests\dotnet\Windows\bin\dotnet\dotnet.exe"
     & $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\xamarin-macios\tests\dotnet\Windows\bin\dotnet\dotnet.exe `
         test `