diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-apple-darwin.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-apple-darwin.yaml
index f873cdb5..03ed74ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-apple-darwin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-apple-darwin.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
index 583c5c68..c68a23cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rust-artifacts.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-rust-artifacts.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d25c6b6c..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rust-artifacts.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-name: Build Xtensa Rust toolchain
-
-on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      release_version:
-        description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
-        required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
-      release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
-        required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
-      aarch64-apple-darwin:
-        description: "aarch64-apple-darwin"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu:
-        description: "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      x86_64-apple-darwin:
-        description: "x86_64-apple-darwin"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      x86_64-pc-windows-gnu:
-        description: "x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      x86_64-pc-windows-msvc:
-        description: "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu:
-        description: "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-      rust-src:
-        description: "rust-src"
-        type: boolean
-        required: true
-        default: true
-
-jobs:
-  aarch64-apple-darwin:
-    if: inputs.aarch64-apple-darwin == true
-    name: aarch64-apple-darwin
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run aarch64-apple-darwin workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-aarch64-apple-darwin.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu:
-    if: inputs.aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu == true
-    name: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  x86_64-apple-darwin:
-    if: inputs.x86_64-apple-darwin == true
-    name: x86_64-apple-darwin
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run x86_64-apple-darwin workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-x86_64-apple-darwin.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  x86_64-pc-windows-gnu:
-    if: inputs.x86_64-pc-windows-gnu == true
-    name: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run x86_64-pc-windows-gnu workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  x86_64-pc-windows-msvc:
-    if: inputs.x86_64-pc-windows-msvc == true
-    name: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run x86_64-pc-windows-msvc workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu:
-    if: inputs.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu == true
-    name: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
-  rust-src:
-    if: inputs.rust-src == true
-    name: rust-src
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Run rust-src workflow
-        run: |
-          curl -L \
-            -X POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-            -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-            https://api.github.com/repos/esp-rs/rust-build/actions/workflows/build-rust-src.yaml/dispatches \
-            -d '{"ref":"${{ github.ref_name }}", "inputs": { "release_version":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}", "release_tag":"${{ github.event.inputs.release_tag }}" }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rust-src.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-rust-src.yaml
index 0c210666..8a19a5e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rust-src.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rust-src.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-apple-darwin.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-apple-darwin.yaml
index 7e1f3255..6474de01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-apple-darwin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-apple-darwin.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-latest]
-        #os: [macos-x86_64-self-hosted]
+        os: [macos-12]
         include:
-          - os: macos-latest
+          - os: macos-12
             ASSET_PATH: "build/dist/rust-nightly-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz"
             ASSET_NAME: "rust-${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.xz"
             ASSET_CONTENT_TYPE: "application/x-tar"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.yaml
index 667c5764..928c5edb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-gnu.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.yaml
index 5aadb02b..641463a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: "R:"
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          python src/bootstrap/configure.py --experimental-targets=Xtensa --release-channel=nightly --release-description="${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}" --enable-extended --tools=clippy,cargo,rustfmt,rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv --dist-compression-formats='xz' --enable-lld
+          python src/bootstrap/configure.py --experimental-targets=Xtensa --release-channel=nightly --release-description="${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}" --enable-extended --tools=clippy,cargo,rustfmt,rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv --dist-compression-formats='xz'
       - name: Build with x.py - dist packages
         working-directory: "R:"
         continue-on-error: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
index 2efdd80e..6fb69545 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ on:
       release_version:
         description: "Xtensa Rust release version to build"
         required: true
-        default: "1.77.0.0"
+        default: "1.79.0.0"
       release_tag:
-        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.77.0.0, untagged-00000)"
+        description: "Release tag where artifacts will be stored (e.g. v1.79.0.0, untagged-00000)"
         required: true
-        default: "untagged-3ecdd54e672f465cad2e"
+        default: "v1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   get_release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
index c8c12c6a..8c78a9e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ on:
       last_release:
         description: "Previous Xtensa Rust release version"
         required: true
-        default: '1.77.0.0'
+        default: '1.79.0.0'
       next_release:
         description: "Next Xtensa Rust release version"
         required: true
-        default: "1.77.0.0"
+        default: "1.79.0.0"
 
 jobs:
   prepare-release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-idf-rust-tags.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-idf-rust-tags.yml
index f275ac9e..98b507cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-idf-rust-tags.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-idf-rust-tags.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
       toolchain-version:
         description: "Version of Rust toolchain"
         required: true
-        default: "1.77.0.0"
+        default: "1.79.0.0"
       publish:
         description: "Publish the tags to Dockehub?"
         required: true
diff --git a/support/rust-build/Repackage-RustRelease.ps1 b/support/rust-build/Repackage-RustRelease.ps1
index 4f5d5424..6727e38f 100644
--- a/support/rust-build/Repackage-RustRelease.ps1
+++ b/support/rust-build/Repackage-RustRelease.ps1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ param (
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 
 $RustVersion="nightly"
-$ReleaseVersion="1.77.0.0"
+$ReleaseVersion="1.79.0.0"
 
 if (Test-Path -Path esp -PathType Container) {
     Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Path esp