diff --git a/examples/QIR/Development/Development.csproj b/examples/QIR/Development/Development.csproj
index 477f3f323a..74493b8648 100644
--- a/examples/QIR/Development/Development.csproj
+++ b/examples/QIR/Development/Development.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107151063-beta">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.20.2110171573">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
     <PackageReference Condition="$([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux')) And '$(UbuntuVersion)' != '18.04'"
                       Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.20.04-x64" Version="11.0.0"
                       PrivateAssets="All" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.18.2107151063-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.20.2110171573-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.20.2110171573" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
     
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <_QirRuntimeLibFiles Include="$(QirRuntimeLibs)/**/*.*" Exclude="$(QirRuntimeLibs)/**/*.exe" />
       <_QirRuntimeHeaderFiles Include="$(QirRuntimeHeaders)/**/*.hpp" />
+      <_QirRuntimeHeaderFiles Include="$(QirRuntimeHeaders)/**/*.h" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(SimulatorRuntime)" DestinationFolder="$(BuildOutputPath)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(_QirRuntimeLibFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(BuildOutputPath)\%(RecursiveDir)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />
diff --git a/examples/QIR/Emission/Emission.csproj b/examples/QIR/Emission/Emission.csproj
index 7f8829fd9a..7e1c497226 100644
--- a/examples/QIR/Emission/Emission.csproj
+++ b/examples/QIR/Emission/Emission.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107151063-beta">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.20.2110171573">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <QscVerbosity>Detailed</QscVerbosity>
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/QirGeneration/README.md b/src/QsCompiler/QirGeneration/README.md
index 6e105b176f..e5c1565458 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/QirGeneration/README.md
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/QirGeneration/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ To enable QIR emission, open the project file in a text editor and add the follo
 ```
 If the project builds successfully, the .ll file containing QIR can be found in `qir` folder in the project folder. Alternatively, the folder path can be specified via the `QirOutputPath` project property. The project file should look similar to this:
 ```
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107151063-beta">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.20.2110171573">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library1/Library1.csproj b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library1/Library1.csproj
index 9e09c64f53..6af260881f 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library1/Library1.csproj
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library1/Library1.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../build/Library.props" />
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library2/Library2.csproj b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library2/Library2.csproj
index 9e09c64f53..6af260881f 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library2/Library2.csproj
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Libraries/Library2/Library2.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../build/Library.props" />
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Example/Example.csproj b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Example/Example.csproj
index 8b32800176..a290a4cb20 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Example/Example.csproj
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Example/Example.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.18.2107151063-beta">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.Quantum.Sdk/0.20.2110171573">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <QscVerbosity>Detailed</QscVerbosity>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/QirExecution.cs b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/QirExecution.cs
index 639c27612f..3b9ede2fbd 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/QirExecution.cs
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/QirExecution.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Quantum.QsCompiler.Testing.Qir
     public static class JitCompilation
     {
         [DllImport("Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.QSharp.Core", ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-        public static extern IntPtr CreateFullstateSimulator(long seed);
+        public static extern IntPtr CreateFullstateSimulatorC(long seed);
 
         [DllImport("Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime", ExactSpelling = true, CallingConvention = System.Runtime.InteropServices.CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
         public static extern void InitializeQirContext(IntPtr driver, bool trackAllocatedObjects);
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public static void BuildAndRun(string pathToBitcode, params string[] functionNam
             // To get this line to work, I had to change the CreateFullstateSimulator API to use raw pointers instead of shared pointers,
             // and I had to update both calls to be "extern 'C'" otherwise name mangling makes then impossible to call here.
             // This should be revised more broadly as we move the runtime to a C-style API for ABI compatibility across langauges.
-            InitializeQirContext(CreateFullstateSimulator(0), true);
+            InitializeQirContext(CreateFullstateSimulatorC(0), true);
 
             if (!File.Exists(pathToBitcode))
             {
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/Simulation.csproj b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/Simulation.csproj
index 074993f0fc..3c9e7ad084 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/Simulation.csproj
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/TestTargets/Simulation/Target/Simulation.csproj
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.osx-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.20.04-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.18.04-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />    
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" ExcludeAssets="all" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.20.2110171573-alpha" ExcludeAssets="all" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.20.2110171573" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="PrepareReferenceTests" Condition="'$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true'" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">
diff --git a/src/QsCompiler/Tests.Compiler/Tests.Compiler.fsproj b/src/QsCompiler/Tests.Compiler/Tests.Compiler.fsproj
index 78b3f12f13..2ae76ed453 100644
--- a/src/QsCompiler/Tests.Compiler/Tests.Compiler.fsproj
+++ b/src/QsCompiler/Tests.Compiler/Tests.Compiler.fsproj
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.osx-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.20.04-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
     <PackageReference Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.18.04-x64" Version="11.0.0" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.18.210932364-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Qir.Runtime" Version="0.20.2110171573-alpha" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Simulators" Version="0.20.2110171573" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="2.4.1">
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
index 5a5c8b4209..195f63598b 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.props.v.template
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <QscVerbosity>Normal</QscVerbosity>
     <CSharpGeneration>true</CSharpGeneration> <!-- at some point we may want to make False the default -->
+    <EnableQirSubmission>false</EnableQirSubmission>
     <IncludeQSharpCorePackages>true</IncludeQSharpCorePackages>
     <IncludeProviderPackages>true</IncludeProviderPackages>
     <IncludeCSharpRuntime>true</IncludeCSharpRuntime>
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.targets b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.targets
index ba34b7f008..8dadc79de8 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.targets
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/DefaultItems/DefaultItems.targets
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
   <!-- Initializing the ResolvedProcessorArchitecture to either HoneywellProcessor, IonQProcessor, QCIProcessor, MicrosoftSimulator or Unspecified.-->
   <PropertyGroup>
+    <!-- These architectures are in production and available for public use. -->
     <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="('$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true') And $(ExecutionTarget.StartsWith('honeywell'))">HoneywellProcessor</ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
     <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="('$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true') And $(ExecutionTarget.StartsWith('ionq'))">IonQProcessor</ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
     <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="('$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true') And $(ExecutionTarget.StartsWith('qci'))">QCIProcessor</ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
@@ -38,13 +39,19 @@
     <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'HoneywellProcessor' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'IonQProcessor' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'QCIProcessor' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'Unspecified' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'MicrosoftSimulator'"></ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
     <ValidExecutionTargets Condition="'$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true'">Possible values must match 'ionq*', 'honeywell*', 'qci*', 'microsoft.simulator*', or 'Any'.</ValidExecutionTargets>
     <ValidExecutionTargets Condition="'$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpLibrary'">The execution target for a Q# library needs to be 'Any'.</ValidExecutionTargets>
+    <!-- 
+      These architectures are currently under active development and not available for public use yet. 
+      Targeting is disabled since the code will be targeted by the QIR compiler, and Q# diagnostics are not yet enabled for these architectures. 
+    -->
+    <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="('$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true') And $(ExecutionTarget.StartsWith('honeywell.qir'))">HoneywellQirProcessor</ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
+    <ResolvedProcessorArchitecture Condition="('$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe' Or '$(NoEntryPoint)' == 'true') And $(ExecutionTarget.StartsWith('qci.qir'))">QCIQirProcessor</ResolvedProcessorArchitecture>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <!-- Resolving the QuantumIntrinsics to either Type1, Type2, Type3, or Default.-->
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'HoneywellProcessor'">Type1</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
+    <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'HoneywellProcessor' Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'HoneywellQirProcessor'">Type1</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
     <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'IonQProcessor'">Type2</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
-    <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'QCIProcessor'">Type3</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
+    <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'QCIProcessor' Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'QCIQirProcessor'">Type3</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
     <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator'">Default</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
     <ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'HoneywellProcessor' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'IonQProcessor' And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'QCIProcessor'">Default</ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@
     <QSharpDocsGeneration Condition="'$(QSharpDocsOutputPath)' != '' And '$(QSharpDocsGeneration)' == 'default'">true</QSharpDocsGeneration>
     <QSharpDocsGeneration Condition="'$(QSharpDocsOutputPath)' == '' And '$(QSharpDocsGeneration)' == 'default'">false</QSharpDocsGeneration>
     <CSharpGeneration Condition="$(QirGeneration)">false</CSharpGeneration>
+    <EnableQirSubmission Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator' Or $(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture.Contains('QirProcessor'))">true</EnableQirSubmission>
     <!-- path compatible assembly name -->
     <PathCompatibleAssemblyName>$([System.String]::Copy('$(AssemblyName)').Replace(' ',''))</PathCompatibleAssemblyName>
     <!-- output path for files generated during compilation -->
@@ -96,7 +104,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 
-  <!-- Computes the ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions property. Generates a build error if more than one target package has been specified. -->
+  <!-- Populates the ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions item group. -->
   <Target Name="ResolveTargetPackage" DependsOnTargets="ResolveProjectReferences;ResolveAssemblyReferences" BeforeTargets="BeforeQSharpCompile">
     <ItemGroup>
       <ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions Include="@(_ResolvedProjectReferencePaths)" Condition="@(_ResolvedProjectReferencePaths->Count()) &gt; 0 And %(_ResolvedProjectReferencePaths.IsTargetPackage)" />
@@ -107,17 +115,26 @@
       <_ResolvedTargetPackageReference Include="$(%(_TargetPackageReferencePathProperty.Identity))" />
       <ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions Include="@(_ResolvedTargetPackageReference->Split(`;`))" />
     </ItemGroup>
-    <Error Condition="@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions->Count()) &gt; 1" Text="More than one target package was defined. The defined target package needs to be unique." />
     <Error
       Condition="@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions->Count()) == 0 And @(_ResolvedTargetPackageReference->Count()) &gt; 0"
       Text="Invalid target package. The target package is expected to specify the dll containing the decompositions to load." />
     <Message
       Condition="@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions->Count()) &gt; 0 And ('$(QscVerbosity)' == 'Detailed' Or '$(QscVerbosity)' == 'Diagnostic')"
-      Text="Resolved target package assembly: @(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions)"
+      Text="Resolved target package assemblies: @(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions)"
       Importance="High" />
   </Target>
 
-  <!-- Computes ResolvedQscReferences, ResolvedQscReferencesAndPriorities, QscProjectReference and QscPackageReference. -->
+  <!-- Populates the ResolvedQSharpReferences item group. -->
+  <Target Name="ResolveQSharpReferences" DependsOnTargets="ResolveTargetPackage;ResolveAssemblyReferences;_CopyFilesMarkedCopyLocal" BeforeTargets="BeforeQSharpCompile">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <ResolvedQSharpReferences 
+        Include="@(ReferencePath)" 
+        Exclude="@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions)"
+        Condition="$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::IsMatch(%(FullPath), '(?i)system.|mscorlib|netstandard.library|microsoft.netcore.app|csharp|fsharp|microsoft.visualstudio|microsoft.testplatform|microsoft.codeanalysis|fparsec|newtonsoft|roslynwrapper|yamldotnet|markdig|serilog')) == false" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+
+  <!-- Populates ResolvedQscReferences, ResolvedQscReferencesAndPriorities, QscProjectReference and QscPackageReference. -->
   <Target Name="ResolveQscReferences" DependsOnTargets="ResolveProjectReferences;ResolveAssemblyReferences" BeforeTargets="BeforeQSharpCompile">
     <!-- get the assembly path for all relevant project references which are passed as qsc references -->
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
index 69d01b573b..fb5c96b619 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.props
@@ -23,43 +23,42 @@
   <!-- Q# package references included by default. -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Packages and libraries included for all execution targets. -->
-    <PackageReference Condition="$(IncludeQSharpCorePackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.QSharp.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="$(IncludeQSharpCorePackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Standard" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <!-- Packages included for specific execution targets. -->
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'HoneywellProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.Honeywell" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'IonQProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.IonQ" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'QCIProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.QCI" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" />
-    <!-- TODO: uncomment once we are ready to use these packages.
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type1'" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type1.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsTargetPackage='true' />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type2'" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type2.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsTargetPackage='true' />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type3'" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type3.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsTargetPackage='true' />
-    -->  
+    <PackageReference Condition="$(IncludeQSharpCorePackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.QSharp.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="$(IncludeQSharpCorePackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Standard" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <!-- Provider packages included for specific execution targets. -->
+    <PackageReference Condition="$(EnableQirSubmission) And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'HoneywellProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.Honeywell" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'IonQProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.IonQ" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'QCIProcessor' And $(IncludeProviderPackages)" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Providers.QCI" Version="0.20.2110171573" />
+    <!-- Target packages included for specific execution targets. -->
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type1' And $(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture.Contains('QirProcessor'))" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type1.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsTargetPackage='true' />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type2' And $(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture.Contains('QirProcessor'))" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type2.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsTargetPackage='true' />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(ResolvedQuantumIntrinsics)' == 'Type3' And $(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture.Contains('QirProcessor'))" Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Type3.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsTargetPackage='true' />
     </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Include the qir generation and docs generation compiler extensions if needed. -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Condition="$(QSharpDocsGeneration)"
-                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.DocumentationGenerator" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta"
+                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.DocumentationGenerator" Version="0.20.2110171573"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       IsQscReference="true" ExecutionTarget="Any" Priority="-1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="$(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator'"
-                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.QirGeneration" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta"
+    <PackageReference Condition="$(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)"
+                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.QirGeneration" Version="0.20.2110171573"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       IsQscReference="true" ExecutionTarget="Any" Priority="-1" PrivateAssets="All" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator') And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))"
+    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)) And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Windows'))"
                       Include="libLLVM.runtime.win-x64" Version="11.0.0"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       PrivateAssets="All" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator') And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('OSX'))"
+    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)) And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('OSX'))"
                       Include="libLLVM.runtime.osx-x64" Version="11.0.0"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       PrivateAssets="All" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator') And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux')) And '$(UbuntuVersion)' == '18.04'"
+    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)) And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux')) And '$(UbuntuVersion)' == '18.04'"
                       Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.18.04-x64" Version="11.0.0"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       PrivateAssets="All" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator') And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux')) And '$(UbuntuVersion)' != '18.04'"
+    <PackageReference Condition="($(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)) And $([MSBuild]::IsOsPlatform('Linux')) And '$(UbuntuVersion)' != '18.04'"
                       Include="libLLVM.runtime.ubuntu.20.04-x64" Version="11.0.0"
                       IsImplicitlyDefined="true" 
                       PrivateAssets="All" GeneratePathProperty="true" />
@@ -68,11 +67,11 @@
   <!-- Packages for execution on the simulation framework. -->
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Condition="$(CSharpGeneration) And $(IncludeCSharpRuntime)" 
-                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Runtime.Core" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsImplicitlyDefined="true" />
+                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.Runtime.Core" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsImplicitlyDefined="true" />
     <PackageReference Condition="$(CSharpGeneration) And $(IncludeCSharpRuntime) And '$(ResolvedQSharpOutputType)' == 'QSharpExe'"
-                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.EntryPointDriver" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsImplicitlyDefined="true" />
+                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.EntryPointDriver" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsImplicitlyDefined="true" />
     <PackageReference Condition="$(CSharpGeneration)"
-                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.CSharpGeneration" Version="0.18.2107151063-beta" IsImplicitlyDefined="true"
+                      Include="Microsoft.Quantum.CSharpGeneration" Version="0.20.2110171573" IsImplicitlyDefined="true"
                       IsQscReference="true" ExecutionTarget="Any" Priority="-1" PrivateAssets="All" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.targets b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.targets
index 2ccfa9e219..0230516a19 100644
--- a/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.targets
+++ b/src/QuantumSdk/Sdk/Sdk.targets
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   <!-- Creates the CommandArgsFile with all the parameters for the Q# compiler. -->
   <Target Name="PrepareQSharpCompile"
           Condition="'$(DesignTimeBuild)' != 'true'"
-          DependsOnTargets="ResolveAssemblyReferences;ResolveQscReferences;ResolveTargetPackage;BeforeQSharpCompile;Restore;_CopyFilesMarkedCopyLocal"
+          DependsOnTargets="ResolveQSharpReferences;ResolveQscReferences;ResolveTargetPackage;BeforeQSharpCompile;Restore"
           BeforeTargets="QSharpCompile">
     <MakeDir Directories="$(GeneratedFilesOutputPath)" />
     <MakeDir Directories="$(QscBuildConfigOutputPath)" />
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
     <ItemGroup>
       <PackageLoadFallbackFolder Include="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)/$(OutputPath)" Condition="'$(OutputPath)' != '' And '$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)' != ''" />
       <ResolvedPackageLoadFallbackFolders Include="@(PackageLoadFallbackFolder->'$([MSBuild]::Unescape('%(PackageLoadFallbackFolder.Identity)').Replace('\','/'))')" />
-      <ResolvedQSharpReferences Include="@(ReferencePath)" Condition="$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::IsMatch(%(FullPath), '(?i)system.|mscorlib|netstandard.library|microsoft.netcore.app|csharp|fsharp|microsoft.visualstudio|microsoft.testplatform|microsoft.codeanalysis|fparsec|newtonsoft|roslynwrapper|yamldotnet|markdig|serilog')) == false" />
     </ItemGroup>
     <!-- get the path for the llvm runtime libs -->
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(LlvmLibsPath)' == ''">
@@ -78,9 +77,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
     <!-- build the command for the Q# command line compiler -->
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <!-- For the package ID that gets displayed in documentation, we default
-           to the actual package ID if it's set, but allow overriding with
-           QSharpDocsPackageId. -->
+      <!-- For the package ID that gets displayed in documentation, we default to the actual package ID if it's set, but allow overriding with QSharpDocsPackageId. -->
       <_NewLine>%0D%0A</_NewLine>
       <_NewLineIndent>$(_NewLine)%20%20%20%20</_NewLineIndent>
       <_QscCommandProjFlag>--proj$(_NewLineIndent)"$([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath('$(PathCompatibleAssemblyName)'))"</_QscCommandProjFlag>
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@
       <_QscCommandReferencesFlag Condition="@(ResolvedQSharpReferences->Count()) &gt; 0">$(_NewLine)--references$(_NewLineIndent)"@(ResolvedQSharpReferences,'"$(_NewLineIndent)"')"</_QscCommandReferencesFlag>
       <_QscCommandLoadFlag Condition="@(_PrioritizedResolvedQscReferences->Count()) &gt; 0">$(_NewLine)--load$(_NewLineIndent)"@(_PrioritizedResolvedQscReferences,'"$(_NewLineIndent)"')"</_QscCommandLoadFlag>
       <_QscCommandRuntimeFlag>$(_NewLine)--runtime$(_NewLineIndent)$(ResolvedRuntimeCapabilities)</_QscCommandRuntimeFlag>
-      <_QscCommandSkipMonomorphization Condition="'$(ResolvedRuntimeCapabilities)' == 'FullComputation' And $(CSharpGeneration) And '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' != 'MicrosoftSimulator'">$(_NewLine)--skip-monomorphization</_QscCommandSkipMonomorphization>
+      <_QscCommandSkipMonomorphization Condition="'$(ResolvedRuntimeCapabilities)' == 'FullComputation' And $(CSharpGeneration) And !$(EnableQirSubmission)">$(_NewLine)--skip-monomorphization</_QscCommandSkipMonomorphization>
       <_QscCommandPerfDataGenerationFlag Condition="$(PerfDataGeneration)">$(_NewLine)--perf$(_NewLineIndent)$(PerfDataOutputPath)</_QscCommandPerfDataGenerationFlag>
       <_QscCommandTargetDecompositionsFlag Condition="@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions->Count()) &gt; 0">$(_NewLine)--target-specific-decompositions$(_NewLineIndent)"@(ResolvedTargetSpecificDecompositions,'"$(_NewLineIndent)"')"</_QscCommandTargetDecompositionsFlag>
       <_QscPackageLoadFallbackFoldersFlag Condition="@(ResolvedPackageLoadFallbackFolders->Count()) &gt; 0">$(_NewLine)--package-load-fallback-folders$(_NewLineIndent)"@(ResolvedPackageLoadFallbackFolders,'"$(_NewLineIndent)"')"</_QscPackageLoadFallbackFoldersFlag>
@@ -160,13 +157,13 @@
   <!-- Configures the dll built by the C# compiler. This target needs to execute during the C# design time build to get accurate intellisense information for (non-generate) C# source files. -->
   <Target Name="PrepareCSharpCompileAfterCSharpGeneration" DependsOnTargets="QSharpCompile" AfterTargets="QSharpCompile" BeforeTargets="BeforeCSharpCompile;BeforeBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
-      <_DefaultEntryPoint Condition="$(QirGeneration) And '$(CSharpGeneration)' != 'true' And @(Compile->Count()) == 0">$(GeneratedFilesOutputPath)Main.cs</_DefaultEntryPoint>
+      <_DefaultEntryPoint Condition="$(QirGeneration) And !$(CSharpGeneration) And @(Compile->Count()) == 0">$(GeneratedFilesOutputPath)Main.cs</_DefaultEntryPoint>
       <_GeneratedBinary>$(GeneratedFilesOutputPath)$(PathCompatibleAssemblyName)</_GeneratedBinary>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <Exec Condition="$(_DefaultEntryPoint) != ''" Command="$(DefaultEntryPointGeneration) $(_DefaultEntryPoint)" IgnoreExitCode="false" />
     <ItemGroup>
       <EmbeddedResource Include="$(_GeneratedBinary).bson" LogicalName="__qsharp_data_bond_v1__.bson" Visible="false" />
-      <EmbeddedResource Condition="$(QirGeneration) Or '$(ResolvedProcessorArchitecture)' == 'MicrosoftSimulator'" Include="$(_GeneratedBinary).bc" LogicalName="__qsharp_data_qir_v1__.bc" Visible="false" />
+      <EmbeddedResource Condition="$(QirGeneration) Or $(EnableQirSubmission)" Include="$(_GeneratedBinary).bc" LogicalName="__qsharp_data_qir_v1__.bc" Visible="false" />
       <Compile Condition="$(CSharpGeneration)" Include="$(GeneratedFilesOutputPath)**/*.cs" Exclude="@(Compile)" AutoGen="true" />
       <Compile Condition="$(_DefaultEntryPoint) != ''" Include="$(_DefaultEntryPoint)" AutoGen="true" />
     </ItemGroup>