diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
index 38516f77..3b7b9bb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet.yml
@@ -293,6 +293,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout code again
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+    # Restore all projects including plugins.
+    # Plugin projects are not direct ProjectReferences of CoseSignTool — they are discovered
+    # by glob in the BuildPlugins MSBuild target. Because of this, `dotnet publish` only
+    # restores CoseSignTool and its transitive project references, leaving plugin projects
+    # without a project.assets.json. Restoring the full solution up front ensures plugins
+    # are restored before the BuildPlugins target tries to compile them.
+    - name: Restore all projects
+      run: dotnet restore CoseSignTool.sln --runtime ${{ matrix.runtime_id }}
+
     # Build and publish the binaries to ./published.
     # Plugins are automatically built and deployed via BuildPlugins and DeployAllPlugins targets (enabled by default)
     # PublishSingleFile=true creates a single self-contained executable with plugins bundled inside
@@ -306,8 +315,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "Publishing single-file self-contained executable for runtime: $RUNTIME_ID"
         echo "Plugins will be bundled inside the executable"
         
-        dotnet publish --configuration Debug --self-contained true --runtime $RUNTIME_ID --output published/debug --property:FileVersion=$VERSION --property:VersionNgt=$VERSION_WITHOUT_V --property:PublishSingleFile=true CoseSignTool/CoseSignTool.csproj
-        dotnet publish --configuration Release --self-contained true --runtime $RUNTIME_ID --output published/release --property:FileVersion=$VERSION --property:VersionNgt=$VERSION_WITHOUT_V --property:PublishSingleFile=true CoseSignTool/CoseSignTool.csproj
+        dotnet publish --no-restore --configuration Debug --self-contained true --runtime $RUNTIME_ID --output published/debug --property:FileVersion=$VERSION --property:VersionNgt=$VERSION_WITHOUT_V --property:PublishSingleFile=true CoseSignTool/CoseSignTool.csproj
+        dotnet publish --no-restore --configuration Release --self-contained true --runtime $RUNTIME_ID --output published/release --property:FileVersion=$VERSION --property:VersionNgt=$VERSION_WITHOUT_V --property:PublishSingleFile=true CoseSignTool/CoseSignTool.csproj
         
         # PublishSingleFile=true bundles everything into a single executable:
         # - The .NET runtime (self-contained)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8db30095..491be8aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [v1.7.1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.7.1) (2026-02-14)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.7.0...v1.7.1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- User feedback: PEM support, CLI standardization, and transparency service refactor [\#160](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/160) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
+
 ## [v1.7.0](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.7.0) (2026-01-28)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.9...v1.7.0)
@@ -38,28 +46,28 @@
 
 ## [v1.6.6](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.6) (2025-11-25)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.4-pre4...v1.6.6)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.3...v1.6.6)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Users/jstatia/azure trusted signing [\#148](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/148) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
 - Users/jstatia/package upgrades [\#145](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/145) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
 
-## [v1.5.4-pre4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.4-pre4) (2025-08-05)
+## [v1.6.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.3) (2025-08-05)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.3...v1.5.4-pre4)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.4...v1.6.3)
 
-## [v1.6.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.3) (2025-08-05)
+## [v1.6.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.4) (2025-08-05)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.4)
 
 ## [v1.6.5](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.5) (2025-08-05)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.6.4...v1.6.5)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.4-pre4...v1.6.5)
 
-## [v1.6.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.6.4) (2025-08-05)
+## [v1.5.4-pre4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.4-pre4) (2025-08-05)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/1.6.2...v1.6.4)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/1.6.2...v1.5.4-pre4)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -100,20 +108,20 @@
 
 ## [v1.5.7](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.7) (2025-07-17)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.6...v1.5.7)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v.1.5.5...v1.5.7)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Enhance PFX certificate handling in SignCommand and update documentation [\#138](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/138) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
 - Migrate from VSTest to MTP [\#124](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/124) ([Youssef1313](https://github.com/Youssef1313))
 
-## [v1.5.6](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.6) (2025-07-15)
+## [v.1.5.5](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v.1.5.5) (2025-07-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v.1.5.5...v1.5.6)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.6...v.1.5.5)
 
-## [v.1.5.5](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v.1.5.5) (2025-07-15)
+## [v1.5.6](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.6) (2025-07-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.4-pre1...v.1.5.5)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.4-pre1...v1.5.6)
 
 ## [v1.5.4-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.4-pre1) (2025-07-15)
 
@@ -137,31 +145,31 @@
 
 ## [v1.5.3-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.3-pre1) (2025-06-05)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.3-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.2-pre1...v1.5.3-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Add unit tests for CoseSign1MessageExtensions and enhance Certificate… [\#133](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/133) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
 
-## [v1.5.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.3) (2025-05-30)
+## [v1.5.2-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.2-pre1) (2025-05-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.2-pre1...v1.5.3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.3...v1.5.2-pre1)
 
-## [v1.5.2-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.2-pre1) (2025-05-30)
+## [v1.5.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.3) (2025-05-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.1-pre1...v1.5.2-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.3)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Add optional header extender support to IndirectSignatureFactory methods [\#131](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/131) ([JeromySt](https://github.com/JeromySt))
 
-## [v1.5.1-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.1-pre1) (2025-05-29)
+## [v1.5.2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.2) (2025-05-29)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.2...v1.5.1-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.1-pre1...v1.5.2)
 
-## [v1.5.2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.2) (2025-05-29)
+## [v1.5.1-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.1-pre1) (2025-05-29)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.2)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.1...v1.5.1-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -173,19 +181,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.5.0-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.0-pre1) (2025-05-07)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.0...v1.5.0-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.4.0-pre1...v1.5.0-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Allow beta version of Azure.Security.CodeTransparency [\#129](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/129) ([lemccomb](https://github.com/lemccomb))
 
-## [v1.5.0](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.0) (2025-04-28)
+## [v1.4.0-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.4.0-pre1) (2025-04-28)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.4.0-pre1...v1.5.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.5.0...v1.4.0-pre1)
 
-## [v1.4.0-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.4.0-pre1) (2025-04-28)
+## [v1.5.0](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.5.0) (2025-04-28)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.4.0...v1.4.0-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.4.0...v1.5.0)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -277,19 +285,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.8-pre3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.8-pre3) (2024-10-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.8-pre2...v1.2.8-pre3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.8-pre1...v1.2.8-pre3)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Increase timeout for checking for empty streams [\#113](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/113) ([lemccomb](https://github.com/lemccomb))
 
-## [v1.2.8-pre2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.8-pre2) (2024-09-25)
+## [v1.2.8-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.8-pre1) (2024-09-25)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.8-pre1...v1.2.8-pre2)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.8-pre2...v1.2.8-pre1)
 
-## [v1.2.8-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.8-pre1) (2024-09-25)
+## [v1.2.8-pre2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.8-pre2) (2024-09-25)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.6-pre2...v1.2.8-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.6-pre2...v1.2.8-pre2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -367,19 +375,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.4-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.4-pre1) (2024-07-15)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3-pre7...v1.2.4-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.4-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - User/lemccomb/fileread [\#94](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/94) ([lemccomb](https://github.com/lemccomb))
 
-## [v1.2.3-pre7](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.3-pre7) (2024-06-14)
+## [v1.2.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.4) (2024-06-14)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.4...v1.2.3-pre7)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3-pre7...v1.2.4)
 
-## [v1.2.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.4) (2024-06-14)
+## [v1.2.3-pre7](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.3-pre7) (2024-06-14)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3-pre6...v1.2.4)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3-pre6...v1.2.3-pre7)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -419,19 +427,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.3-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.3-pre1) (2024-05-31)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3...v1.2.3-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.2-pre1...v1.2.3-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - upgrade to .NET 8, add docs to package, add retry loop for revocation server [\#89](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/89) ([lemccomb](https://github.com/lemccomb))
 
-## [v1.2.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.3) (2024-03-20)
+## [v1.2.2-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.2-pre1) (2024-03-20)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.2-pre1...v1.2.3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.3...v1.2.2-pre1)
 
-## [v1.2.2-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.2-pre1) (2024-03-20)
+## [v1.2.3](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.3) (2024-03-20)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.1-pre2...v1.2.2-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.1-pre2...v1.2.3)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -471,15 +479,15 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.exeTest](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.exeTest) (2024-03-06)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.exeTest)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.8-pre1...v1.2.exeTest)
 
-## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.0) (2024-03-04)
+## [v1.1.8-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.8-pre1) (2024-03-04)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.8-pre1...v1.2.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.2.0...v1.1.8-pre1)
 
-## [v1.1.8-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.8-pre1) (2024-03-04)
+## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.2.0) (2024-03-04)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.7-pre3...v1.1.8-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.7-pre3...v1.2.0)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -539,19 +547,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.1.5](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.5) (2024-01-31)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.3-pre1...v1.1.5)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.4...v1.1.5)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - write validation output to standard out [\#74](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/74) ([elantiguamsft](https://github.com/elantiguamsft))
 
-## [v1.1.3-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.3-pre1) (2024-01-26)
+## [v1.1.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.4) (2024-01-26)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.4...v1.1.3-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.3-pre1...v1.1.4)
 
-## [v1.1.4](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.4) (2024-01-26)
+## [v1.1.3-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.3-pre1) (2024-01-26)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.3...v1.1.4)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.3...v1.1.3-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -563,19 +571,19 @@
 
 ## [v1.1.2-pre1](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.2-pre1) (2024-01-24)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.2...v1.1.2-pre1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.1-pre2...v1.1.2-pre1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Updating snk for internal package compatibility [\#72](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/pull/72) ([elantiguamsft](https://github.com/elantiguamsft))
 
-## [v1.1.2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.2) (2024-01-18)
+## [v1.1.1-pre2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.1-pre2) (2024-01-18)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.1-pre2...v1.1.2)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.2...v1.1.1-pre2)
 
-## [v1.1.1-pre2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.1-pre2) (2024-01-18)
+## [v1.1.2](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/tree/v1.1.2) (2024-01-18)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.1-pre1...v1.1.1-pre2)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/microsoft/CoseSignTool/compare/v1.1.1-pre1...v1.1.2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**