diff --git a/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props b/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
index 1d84d5289a..6dd6cccb53 100644
--- a/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
+++ b/build/HarfBuzzSharp.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="HarfBuzzSharp" Version="2.8.2-preview.178" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.8.2-preview.178" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.8.2-preview.178"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="HarfBuzzSharp" Version="2.8.2-preview.209" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.8.2-preview.209" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.8.2-preview.209"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/build/SkiaSharp.props b/build/SkiaSharp.props
index bb370256f9..60bebaad40 100644
--- a/build/SkiaSharp.props
+++ b/build/SkiaSharp.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.0-preview.178" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.88.0-preview.178" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.88.0-preview.178"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.0-preview.209" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.88.0-preview.209" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.88.0-preview.209"/>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog.iOS/ControlCatalog.iOS.csproj b/samples/ControlCatalog.iOS/ControlCatalog.iOS.csproj
index ec3d304c34..12d1d5645e 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog.iOS/ControlCatalog.iOS.csproj
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog.iOS/ControlCatalog.iOS.csproj
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<Project>
-  <Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <ProvisioningType>manual</ProvisioningType>
@@ -14,9 +13,4 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\iOS\Avalonia.iOS\Avalonia.iOS.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\ControlCatalog\ControlCatalog.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
-
-  <Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
-  <!-- temporarily work around https://github.com/mono/SkiaSharp/issues/1879 -->
-  <Target Name="_HarfBuzzSharpExpandNativeReferencesFixes" BeforeTargets="_ExpandNativeReferences">
-  </Target>
 </Project>