diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 959ca936..792c2e5f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1044,9 +1044,9 @@ checksum = "27b02d87554356db9e9a873add8782d4ea6e3e58ea071a9adb9a2e8ddb884a8b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "netdev"
-version = "0.45.0"
+version = "0.46.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "569dfbdd2efd771b24ec9bb57f956e04d4fbfc72f62b2f11961723f9b3f4b020"
+checksum = "4db4135b187ddae3b6813c4f9d9ac9d5181859fa6a08b4e006c63a130974ed62"
 dependencies = [
  "block2",
  "dispatch2",
@@ -1056,36 +1056,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "mac-addr",
  "ndk-context",
- "netlink-packet-core",
- "netlink-packet-route 0.31.0",
- "netlink-sys",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-core-foundation",
- "objc2-core-wlan",
- "objc2-foundation",
- "objc2-system-configuration",
- "once_cell",
- "plist",
- "windows-sys 0.61.2",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "netdev"
-version = "0.46.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3a5f88621a4b468e8ce92626f847cc02462cef3e06d793baa8b1c8617e304b20"
-dependencies = [
- "block2",
- "dispatch2",
- "dlopen2",
- "ipnet",
- "jni 0.21.1",
- "libc",
- "mac-addr",
- "ndk-context",
- "netlink-packet-core",
- "netlink-packet-route 0.31.0",
- "netlink-sys",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.9.0",
+ "netlink-packet-route 0.33.0",
+ "netlink-sys 0.9.0",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
  "objc2-system-configuration",
  "once_cell",
@@ -1102,6 +1075,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "paste",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "netlink-packet-core"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2d6e2daf9a8c2e21302714706860a0e6be02e03d17294ecc66b354ea7d4059dd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "netlink-packet-route"
 version = "0.30.0"
@@ -1111,7 +1090,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1123,7 +1102,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "libc",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "netlink-packet-route"
+version = "0.33.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "59d48ffc8b73a506e1ff0878528c72668f2bfbc3d875b6be890a96be5d0d5576"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.9.0",
+ "zerocopy",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1136,8 +1128,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core",
- "netlink-sys",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.2",
+ "netlink-sys 0.8.8",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
 ]
 
@@ -1154,6 +1146,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "netlink-sys"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c99d38e00b420df49e940fe0826e667c3dad82ac68eb4c2bbf754c1c14a83a10"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "netwatch"
 version = "0.19.3"
@@ -1170,12 +1173,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "n0-error",
  "n0-future",
  "n0-watcher",
- "netdev 0.45.0",
- "netdev 0.46.1",
- "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netdev",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.2",
  "netlink-packet-route 0.31.0",
  "netlink-proto",
- "netlink-sys",
+ "netlink-sys 0.8.8",
  "noq-udp",
  "objc2-core-foundation",
  "objc2-system-configuration",
@@ -1336,39 +1338,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc2-core-wlan"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c71e34919aba0d701380d911702455038a8a3587467fe0141d6a71501e7ffe48"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-core-foundation",
- "objc2-foundation",
- "objc2-security",
- "objc2-security-foundation",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-encode"
 version = "4.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ef25abbcd74fb2609453eb695bd2f860d389e457f67dc17cafc8b8cbc89d0c33"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc2-foundation"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3e0adef53c21f888deb4fa59fc59f7eb17404926ee8a6f59f5df0fd7f9f3272"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "block2",
- "libc",
- "objc2",
- "objc2-core-foundation",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-security"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -1380,16 +1355,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "objc2-core-foundation",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "objc2-security-foundation"
-version = "0.3.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef76382e9cedd18123099f17638715cc3d81dba3637d4c0d39ab69df2ef345a5"
-dependencies = [
- "objc2",
- "objc2-foundation",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "objc2-system-configuration"
 version = "0.3.2"
@@ -1661,10 +1626,10 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
  "log",
- "netlink-packet-core",
+ "netlink-packet-core 0.8.2",
  "netlink-packet-route 0.30.0",
  "netlink-proto",
- "netlink-sys",
+ "netlink-sys 0.8.8",
  "nix 0.30.1",
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
  "tokio",
diff --git a/netwatch/Cargo.toml b/netwatch/Cargo.toml
index 0f101d09..a184abba 100644
--- a/netwatch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/netwatch/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,17 +42,8 @@ socket2 = { version = "0.6", features = ["all"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "net"] }
 
 # netdev is available on all non-embedded, non-wasm platforms
-# temp older version for windows: https://github.com/shellrow/netdev/pull/186
-[target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "espidf", all(target_family = "wasm", target_os = "unknown"), target_os = "windows")))'.dependencies]
-netdev = "0.46.1"
-tokio = { version = "1", features = [
-    "fs",
-    "io-std",
-] }
-
-# temp older version of netdev for windows: https://github.com/shellrow/netdev/pull/186
-[target.'cfg(all(not(any(target_os = "espidf", all(target_family = "wasm", target_os = "unknown"))), target_os = "windows"))'.dependencies]
-netdev = "0.45.0"
+[target.'cfg(not(any(target_os = "espidf", all(target_family = "wasm", target_os = "unknown"))))'.dependencies]
+netdev = "0.46.2"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = [
     "fs",
     "io-std",
diff --git a/netwatch/src/udp.rs b/netwatch/src/udp.rs
index 725bf910..24961be0 100644
--- a/netwatch/src/udp.rs
+++ b/netwatch/src/udp.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ pub struct UdpSocket {
 /// is the max supported by a default configuration of macOS. Some platforms will silently clamp the value.
 const SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 7 << 20;
 
+#[allow(
+    rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links,
+    reason = "AsFd and AsSocket are only conditionally imported based on the target"
+)]
 /// A socket that is about to be bound, handed to the hook set with
 /// [`BindOptions::configure_socket`].
 ///