diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-clang-doxy.yml b/.github/workflows/build-clang-doxy.yml
index 03d37b322..de92eecb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-clang-doxy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-clang-doxy.yml
@@ -26,31 +26,19 @@ jobs:
         arduino-platform:
           [
             "feather_esp32s2",
+            "feather_esp32s2_reverse_tft",
+            "feather_esp32s2_tft",
             "funhouse_noota",
-            "esp32s3_devkitc_1_n8",
-            "xiao_esp32s3",
             "magtag",
             "metroesp32s2",
-            "feather_esp32s2_tft",
-            "feather_esp32s2_reverse_tft",
             "qtpy_esp32s2",
+            "esp32s3_devkitc_1_n8",
+            "feather_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram",
+            "feather_esp32s3_reverse_tft",
+            "feather_esp32s3_tft",
+            "qtpy_esp32s3_n4r2",
+            "xiao_esp32s3",
           ]
-        # include:
-        #   - offset: "0x0"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "funhouse_noota"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "feather_esp32s2"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "metroesp32s2"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "magtag"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "feather_esp32s2_tft"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "feather_esp32s2_reverse_tft"
-        #   - offset: "0x1000"
-        #     arduino-platform: "qtpy_esp32s2"
 
     steps:
       - name: "skip if unwanted"
@@ -163,15 +151,35 @@ jobs:
           } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: fetch tinyuf2 combined.bin
         run: |
-          DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/adafruit/tinyuf2/releases/latest | \
-          jq -r '.assets[] | select(.browser_download_url | contains("tinyuf2-'${{fromJson(steps.get_board_json.outputs.boardJson).bootloaderBoardName}}'-") and endswith(".zip")) | .browser_download_url')
-          if [ -z "$DOWNLOAD_URL" ]; then
-            echo "Error: Could not find the latest tinyuf2 release for board ${fromJson(steps.get_board_json.outputs.boardJson).bootloaderBoardName}."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -O tinyuf2.zip
-          unzip -o tinyuf2.zip -d .
-
+          BOARD_NAME="${{fromJson(steps.get_board_json.outputs.boardJson).bootloaderBoardName}}"
+          set +e
+          for attempt in 1 2 3; do
+            echo "Attempt $attempt: Fetching tinyuf2 release info for board $BOARD_NAME"
+            API_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --fail https://api.github.com/repos/adafruit/tinyuf2/releases/latest)
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+              echo "Attempt $attempt: curl failed to fetch release info."
+              if [ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]; then exit 1; else sleep $((60 + RANDOM % 40)); continue; fi
+            fi
+            DOWNLOAD_URL=$(echo "$API_RESPONSE" | jq -r '.assets[] | select(.browser_download_url | contains("tinyuf2-'$BOARD_NAME'-") and endswith(".zip")) | .browser_download_url // empty'); JQ_EXIT=$?
+            if [ $JQ_EXIT -ne 0 ] || [ -z "$DOWNLOAD_URL" ]; then
+              echo "Attempt $attempt: jq failed or no matching zip found."
+              if [ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]; then exit 1; else sleep $((60 + RANDOM % 40)); continue; fi
+            fi
+            echo "Attempt $attempt: Downloading $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+            wget "$DOWNLOAD_URL" -O tinyuf2.zip
+            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+              unzip -o tinyuf2.zip -d .
+              if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "Attempt $attempt: unzip failed"
+                if [ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]; then exit 1; else sleep $((60 + RANDOM % 40)); continue; fi
+              fi
+              break
+            else
+              echo "Attempt $attempt: wget failed to download $DOWNLOAD_URL"
+              if [ "$attempt" -eq 3 ]; then exit 1; else sleep $((60 + RANDOM % 40)); fi
+            fi
+          done
+          set -e
       - name: move partition and bootloader files for tinyuf2 (to match flash_args)
         run: |
           # Copy files where they're expected to make flash_args happy
@@ -248,11 +256,7 @@ jobs:
           [
             "metro_esp32s3",
             "feather_esp32s3",
-            "feather_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram",
-            "feather_esp32s3_reverse_tft",
-            "feather_esp32s3_tft",
             "qtpy_esp32s3",
-            "qtpy_esp32s3_n4r2",
           ]
     steps:
       - name: "skip if unwanted"
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 52f817f16..01e9c7813 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit WipperSnapper
-version=1.0.0-beta.108
+version=1.0.0-beta.109
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <adafruitio@adafruit.com>
 sentence=Arduino application for Adafruit.io WipperSnapper
diff --git a/src/Wippersnapper.h b/src/Wippersnapper.h
index c8af86984..cf62df218 100644
--- a/src/Wippersnapper.h
+++ b/src/Wippersnapper.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define WS_VERSION                                                             \
-  "1.0.0-beta.108" ///< WipperSnapper app. version (semver-formatted)
+  "1.0.0-beta.109" ///< WipperSnapper app. version (semver-formatted)
 
 // Reserved Adafruit IO MQTT topics
 #define TOPIC_IO_THROTTLE "/throttle" ///< Adafruit IO Throttle MQTT Topic