diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index c2e67bb78cd..35120a21d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: Set up Cache
-        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        with:
-          create-symlink: true
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-Android-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-Android-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
-          max-size: 1G
-          append-timestamp: false
-
       - name: Setup Java Environment
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -85,6 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           dir: ${{ runner.temp }}
           modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
           cache: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tools: 'tools_cmake tools_ninja'
 
       - name: Install Qt6 for Android (armv7)
         uses: ./install-qt-action/action/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 3a076ee07de..9cc21ff99f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
           fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: Set up Cache
-        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-        with:
-          create-symlink: true
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
-          max-size: 1G
-          append-timestamp: false
-
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
         with:
@@ -59,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
           setup-python: true
           cache: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tools: 'tools_cmake tools_ninja'
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run:  |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_debug.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_debug.yml
index c6afebba2e2..4d0167718b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_debug.yml
@@ -1,84 +1,92 @@
-name: MacOS Debug and Tests
+name: MacOS Debug
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'master'
+      - master
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
+      - 'android/**'
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-
-env:
-  SOURCE_DIR:   ${{ github.workspace }}
-  QT_VERSION:   6.6.*
-  ARTIFACT:     QGroundControl.dmg
-  BUILD_TYPE:   ${{ fromJSON('["DailyBuild", "StableBuild"]')[ github.ref_type == 'tag' || contains(github.ref, 'Stable_' ) ] }}
+      - 'android/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on:  macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        BuildType: [Debug]
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    env:
+      QT_VERSION: 6.6.3
+      ARTIFACT: QGroundControl.dmg
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: ccache
+      - name: Set Up Cache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         with:
           create-symlink: true
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-Debug
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-Debug
-          max-size: "2G"
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.BuildType }}
+          max-size: 2G
           append-timestamp: false
 
-      - name: Get all tags for correct version determination
-        working-directory:  ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          git fetch --all --tags -f --depth 1
-
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
         with:
-          version:      ${{ env.QT_VERSION }}
-          aqtversion:   ==3.1.*
-          host:         mac
-          target:       desktop
-          dir:          ${{ runner.temp }}
-          modules:      qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
-          setup-python: false
-          cache: true
+          version: ${{ env.QT_VERSION }}
+          aqtversion: ==3.1.*
+          host: mac
+          target: desktop
+          dir: ${{ runner.temp }}
+          modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
+          setup-python: true
+          cache: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tools: 'tools_cmake tools_ninja'
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: brew install ninja SDL2
 
-      - name: Setup GStreamer
-        uses: blinemedical/setup-gstreamer@v1
-        with:
-          version: 1.18.6
+      - name: Install Gstreamer
+        env:
+          GST_VERSION: 1.18.6
+        run: |
+            wget --quiet https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-devel-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-x86_64.pkg
+            wget --quiet https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-x86_64.pkg
+            for package in *.pkg ;
+              do sudo installer -verbose -pkg "$package" -target /
+            done
 
       - name: Create build directory
         run:  mkdir ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
 
+      - name: Configure
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
+        run: cmake -S ${{ github.workspace }} -B . -G Ninja
+              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.BuildType }}
+              -DQGC_STABLE_BUILD=${{ github.ref_type == 'tag' || contains(github.ref, 'Stable') && 'ON' || 'OFF' }}
+
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
-        run:  |
-              cmake -S ${{ env.SOURCE_DIR }} -B ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/ -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-              cmake --build ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/ --target all --config Debug
-              cmake --install ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
+        run: cmake --build . --target all --config ${{ matrix.BuildType }}
 
-      # - name: Run unit tests
-      #  working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
-      #  run: open ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir/staging/QGroundControl.app --args --unittest
+      - name: Install
+        working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
+        run: cmake --install . --config ${{ matrix.BuildType }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_release.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_release.yml
index bf9d1b669ea..ac5b04c3a95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_release.yml
@@ -3,69 +3,65 @@ name: MacOS Release
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - 'master'
+      - master
       - 'Stable*'
     tags:
       - 'v*'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
+      - 'android/**'
   pull_request:
-    branches:
-    - '*'
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
-
-defaults:
-  run:
-    shell: bash
-
-env:
-  SOURCE_DIR:   ${{ github.workspace }}
-  QT_VERSION:   6.6.*
-  ARTIFACT:     QGroundControl.dmg
-  BUILD_TYPE:   ${{ fromJSON('["DailyBuild", "StableBuild"]')[ github.ref_type == 'tag' || contains(github.ref, 'Stable_' ) ] }}
+      - 'android/**'
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on:  macos-latest
 
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    env:
+      QT_VERSION: 6.6.3
+      ARTIFACT: QGroundControl.dmg
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+          fetch-tags: true
 
-      - name: ccache
+      - name: Set Up Cache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         with:
           create-symlink: true
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-Release
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-Release
-          max-size: "2G"
+          max-size: 2G
           append-timestamp: false
-        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
-
-      - name: Get all tags for correct version determination
-        working-directory:  ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          git fetch --all --tags -f --depth 1
 
       - name: Install Qt
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v3
         with:
-          version:      ${{ env.QT_VERSION }}
-          aqtversion:   ==3.1.*
-          host:         mac
-          target:       desktop
-          dir:          ${{ runner.temp }}
-          modules:      qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
-          setup-python: false
-          cache: true
+          version: ${{ env.QT_VERSION }}
+          aqtversion: ==3.1.*
+          host: mac
+          target: desktop
+          dir: ${{ runner.temp }}
+          modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
+          setup-python: true
+          cache: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
 
       - name: Install Gstreamer
+        env:
+          GST_VERSION: 1.18.6
         run: |
-            wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/1.18.6/gstreamer-1.0-devel-1.18.6-x86_64.pkg
-            wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/1.18.6/gstreamer-1.0-1.18.6-x86_64.pkg
+            wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-devel-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-x86_64.pkg
+            wget https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/osx/${{ env.GST_VERSION }}/gstreamer-1.0-${{ env.GST_VERSION }}-x86_64.pkg
             for package in *.pkg ;
               do sudo installer -verbose -pkg "$package" -target /
             done
@@ -75,10 +71,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/shadow_build_dir
-        run:  |
-              export JOBS=$((`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`+1))
-              qmake -r ${SOURCE_DIR}/qgroundcontrol.pro CONFIG+=installer CONFIG+=${BUILD_TYPE}
-              make -j$JOBS
+        env:
+          BUILD_TYPE: ${{ fromJSON('["DailyBuild", "StableBuild"]')[ github.ref_type == 'tag' || contains(github.ref, 'Stable' ) ] }}
+        run: |
+            export JOBS=$((`sysctl -n hw.ncpu`+1))
+            qmake -r ${{ github.workspace }}/qgroundcontrol.pro CONFIG+=installer CONFIG+=${BUILD_TYPE}
+            make -j$JOBS
 
       - name: Upload Build File
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index fceedb7233b..65c7b0e2f1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ jobs:
           modules: qtcharts qtlocation qtpositioning qtspeech qt5compat qtmultimedia qtserialport qtimageformats qtshadertools qtconnectivity qtquick3d
           setup-python: true
           cache: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
+          tools: 'tools_cmake tools_ninja'
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: choco install --no-progress cmake ninja -y
 
       - name: Install Gstreamer
         uses: blinemedical/setup-gstreamer@v1
@@ -57,9 +61,6 @@ jobs:
           version: 1.18.6
         # run: choco install --no-progress gstreamer gstreamer-devel --version=1.18.6
 
-      - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: choco install --no-progress ninja -y
-
       - name: Set up Visual Studio shell
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
         with: