diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 64cf05bf2..826dbfcd6 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # See available software and versions on hosted agents here: https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/hosted
 variables:
-  CurrentSemanticVersionBase: '1.1.0'
+  CurrentSemanticVersionBase: '1.3.0'
   PreviewNumber: $[counter(variables['CurrentSemanticVersionBase'], 1001)]
   CurrentSemanticVersion: '$(CurrentSemanticVersionBase)-preview$(PreviewNumber)'
   NugetPackageVersion: '$(CurrentSemanticVersion)'
   #MONO_VERSION: 6_4_0
   #XCODE_VERSION: 11.4
-  NETCORE_VERSION: '5.0.x'
+  NETCORE_VERSION: '6.0.x'
   NETCORE_TEST_VERSION_3_1: '3.1.x'
   NETCORE_TEST_VERSION_2_1: '2.1.x'
   RunPoliCheck: 'false'
   PathToMarkupCsproj: 'src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.csproj'
   PathToCommunityToolkitCsproj: 'src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.csproj'
+  PathToMauiCompatMarkupCsproj: 'src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.MauiCompat/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.MauiCompat.csproj'
+  PathToMauiCompatCommunityToolkitCsproj: 'src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.MauiCompat/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.MauiCompat.csproj'
   PathToSamplesSln: 'samples/XCT.Sample.sln'
   PathToCommunityToolkitUnitTestCsproj: 'src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests.csproj'
   PathToMarkupUnitTestCsproj: 'src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests.csproj'
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ pr:
     include:
     - main
     - develop
+    - 1.3.0-release-temp
   paths:
     exclude:
     - README.md
@@ -179,6 +182,94 @@ jobs:
           inputs:
             targetType: F
 
+  - job: build_mauicompat
+    displayName: Build MauiCompat Library    
+    pool:
+      vmImage: macos-11
+    steps:
+      - powershell: |
+          $mauiCompatExists = Test-Path -Path "$(PathToMauiCompatCommunityToolkitCsproj)"
+          Write-Output "##vso[task.setvariable variable=MauiCompatExists]$mauiCompatExists"
+      - task: UseDotNet@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Install .NET SDK'
+        inputs:
+          version: $(NETCORE_VERSION)
+          includePreviewVersions: false
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Install .NET MAUI workload'
+        inputs:
+          script: 'dotnet workload install maui'
+      - task: JavaToolInstaller@0
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Install Java SDK 11.0'
+        inputs:
+          versionSpec: '11'
+          jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
+          jdkSourceOption: 'PreInstalled'
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Clear Local NuGet Cache' #https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/1090#issuecomment-748452120
+        inputs:
+          script: 'nuget locals all -clear'
+      # if this is a tagged build, then update the version number
+      - powershell: |
+          $buildSourceBranch = "$(Build.SourceBranch)"
+          $tagVersion = $buildSourceBranch.Substring($buildSourceBranch.LastIndexOf("/") + 1)
+          Write-Host("Branch = $buildSourceBranch, Version = $tagVersion");
+          Write-Host ("##vso[task.setvariable variable=NugetPackageVersion;]$tagVersion")
+        displayName: Set NuGet Version to Tag Number
+        condition: and(eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/'))
+      # restore, build and pack the packages
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Build Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.MauiCompat.csproj'
+        inputs:
+          script: 'dotnet build $(PathToMauiCompatCommunityToolkitCsproj) -c Release /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true /p:Deterministic=false'
+      - task: CopyFiles@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        inputs:
+          Contents: 'SignList.xml'
+          TargetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/nuget'
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Pack Community Toolkit NuGets'
+        inputs:
+          script: 'dotnet pack $(PathToMauiCompatCommunityToolkitCsproj) -c Release /p:PackageVersion=$(NugetPackageVersion) /p:PackageOutputPath="$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/nuget"'
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Build Markup Project'
+        inputs:
+          script: 'dotnet build $(PathToMauiCompatMarkupCsproj) -c Release /p:ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true /p:Deterministic=false'
+      - task: CmdLine@2
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Pack Markup NuGet'
+        inputs:
+          script: 'dotnet pack $(PathToMauiCompatMarkupCsproj) -c Release /p:PackageVersion=$(NugetPackageVersion) /p:PackageOutputPath="$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/nuget"'
+      # publish the packages
+      - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
+        condition: eq (variables['MauiCompatExists'], True)
+        displayName: 'Publish Unsigned NuGets'
+        inputs:
+          artifactName: nuget
+          pathToPublish: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/nuget'
+      # make sure we are following the rules, but only on the main build
+      - ${{ if eq(variables['System.TeamProject'], 'devdiv') }}:
+        - task: ms.vss-governance-buildtask.governance-build-task-component-detection.ComponentGovernanceComponentDetection@0
+          condition: not(startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/'))
+          displayName: Component Detection - Log
+          inputs:
+            scanType: LogOnly
+        - task: ms.vss-governance-buildtask.governance-build-task-component-detection.ComponentGovernanceComponentDetection@0
+          condition: startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/tags/')
+          displayName: Component Detection - Report
+        - task: securedevelopmentteam.vss-secure-development-tools.build-task-policheck.PoliCheck@1
+          condition: eq(variables['RunPoliCheck'], 'true')
+          displayName: 'PoliCheck'
+          inputs:
+            targetType: F
+
   - job: build_macos
     displayName: Build macOS Library
     pool:
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests.csproj b/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests.csproj
index 9727a60b6..21900c8b4 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.csproj b/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.csproj
index c5e1e74c0..56153da4a 100644
--- a/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.csproj
+++ b/src/CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.csproj
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     <EnableDefaultCompileItems>false</EnableDefaultCompileItems>
     <DebugType>portable</DebugType>
     <NoWarn>NU1701</NoWarn>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)'=='Debug' ">
     <!-- Manage TargetFrameworks for development (Debug Mode) -->
diff --git a/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests.csproj b/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests.csproj
index b28dd68d3..78a9f55c9 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net461</TargetFrameworks>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.csproj b/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.csproj
index 0d054abcc..c9de0ff28 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup/Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.Markup.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>true</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance> 
     <PackageTags>xamarin,xamarin.forms,toolkit,kit,communitytoolkit,xamarincommunitytoolkit,markup,csharpformarkup,csharp,csharpmarkup</PackageTags>
     <Configurations>Debug;Release</Configurations>
+    <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition=" $(TargetFramework.StartsWith('netstandard1.0')) ">
     <PackageReference Include="System.ValueTuple" Version="4.5.0" />