diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index 365a70b22b..3486c8e707 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           # FIXME K2. Re-enable warnings as errors after this warning is removed: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-68532
-          # echo "kotlinWarningsAsErrors=true" >> $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/local.properties              
+          # echo "kotlinWarningsAsErrors=true" >> $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/local.properties
           ./gradlew -Paws.kotlin.native=false apiCheck
           ./gradlew -Paws.kotlin.native=false test jvmTest
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 1815c1cbd0..52e3b8e587 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 kotlin-version = "2.1.0"
 dokka-version = "1.9.10"
 
-aws-kotlin-repo-tools-version = "0.4.22-kn"
+aws-kotlin-repo-tools-version = "0.4.24-kn"
 
 # libs
 coroutines-version = "1.9.0"
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 3499ded5c1..9bf7bd3397 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.5-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/runtime/build.gradle.kts b/runtime/build.gradle.kts
index bea1350f51..2ff2032916 100644
--- a/runtime/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/runtime/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.dsl.configurePublishing
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.kmp.*
 import aws.sdk.kotlin.gradle.util.typedProp
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.JvmTarget
 
 plugins {
@@ -112,3 +113,5 @@ subprojects {
         }
     }
 }
+
+configureIosSimulatorTasks()
diff --git a/runtime/runtime-core/common/test/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverTest.kt b/runtime/runtime-core/common/test/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bad624976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/runtime-core/common/test/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+package aws.smithy.kotlin.runtime.net
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+class HostResolverTest {
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveLocalhost() = runTest {
+        val addresses = HostResolver.Default.resolve("localhost")
+        assertTrue(addresses.isNotEmpty())
+
+        addresses.forEach { addr ->
+            assertEquals("localhost", addr.hostname)
+
+            val localHostAddr = when (addr.address) {
+                is IpV4Addr -> IpV4Addr.LOCALHOST
+                is IpV6Addr -> IpV6Addr.LOCALHOST
+            }
+            assertEquals(addr.address, localHostAddr)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveIpv4Address() = runTest {
+        val addresses = HostResolver.Default.resolve("127.0.0.1")
+        assertTrue(addresses.isNotEmpty())
+
+        addresses.forEach { addr ->
+            assertTrue(addr.address is IpV4Addr)
+            assertContentEquals(byteArrayOf(127, 0, 0, 1), addr.address.octets)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveIpv6Address() = runTest {
+        val addresses = HostResolver.Default.resolve("::1")
+        assertTrue(addresses.isNotEmpty())
+
+        addresses.forEach { addr ->
+            assertTrue(addr.address is IpV6Addr)
+            val expectedBytes = ByteArray(16) { 0 }
+            expectedBytes[15] = 1
+            assertContentEquals(expectedBytes, addr.address.octets)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveExampleDomain() = runTest {
+        val addresses = HostResolver.Default.resolve("example.com")
+        assertNotNull(addresses)
+        assertTrue(addresses.isNotEmpty())
+
+        addresses.forEach { addr ->
+            assertEquals("example.com", addr.hostname)
+            when (val ip = addr.address) {
+                is IpV4Addr -> assertEquals(4, ip.octets.size)
+                is IpV6Addr -> assertEquals(16, ip.octets.size)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testResolveInvalidDomain() = runTest {
+        assertFails {
+            HostResolver.Default.resolve("this-domain-definitely-does-not-exist-12345.local")
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNoopMethods() {
+        // Test no-op methods don't throw
+        val dummyAddr = HostAddress("test.com", IpV4Addr(ByteArray(4)))
+        val resolver = HostResolver.Default
+        resolver.reportFailure(dummyAddr)
+        resolver.purgeCache(null)
+        resolver.purgeCache(dummyAddr)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/runtime-core/native/src/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverNative.kt b/runtime/runtime-core/native/src/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverNative.kt
index 4b8fd7e7ae..9224932ef7 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime-core/native/src/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverNative.kt
+++ b/runtime/runtime-core/native/src/aws/smithy/kotlin/runtime/net/HostResolverNative.kt
@@ -4,19 +4,59 @@
  */
 package aws.smithy.kotlin.runtime.net
 
-import aws.smithy.kotlin.runtime.InternalApi
+import kotlinx.cinterop.*
+import platform.posix.*
 
 internal actual object DefaultHostResolver : HostResolver {
-    actual override suspend fun resolve(hostname: String): List<HostAddress> {
-        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+    actual override suspend fun resolve(hostname: String): List<HostAddress> = memScoped {
+        val hints = alloc<addrinfo>().apply {
+            ai_family = AF_UNSPEC // Allow both IPv4 and IPv6
+            ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM // TCP stream sockets
+            ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE // For wildcard IP address
+        }
+
+        val result = allocPointerTo<addrinfo>()
+
+        try {
+            // Perform the DNS lookup
+            val status = getaddrinfo(hostname, null, hints.ptr, result.ptr)
+            check(status == 0) { "Failed to resolve host $hostname: ${gai_strerror(status)?.toKString()}" }
+
+            return generateSequence(result.value) { it.pointed.ai_next }
+                .map { it.pointed.ai_addr!!.pointed.toIpAddr() }
+                .map { HostAddress(hostname, it) }
+                .toList()
+        } finally {
+            freeaddrinfo(result.value)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @OptIn(UnsafeNumber::class)
+    private fun sockaddr.toIpAddr(): IpAddr {
+        val (size, addrPtr, constructor) = when (sa_family.toInt()) {
+            AF_INET -> Triple(
+                4,
+                reinterpret<sockaddr_in>().sin_addr.ptr,
+                { bytes: ByteArray -> IpV4Addr(bytes) },
+            )
+            AF_INET6 -> Triple(
+                16,
+                reinterpret<sockaddr_in6>().sin6_addr.ptr,
+                { bytes: ByteArray -> IpV6Addr(bytes) },
+            )
+            else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported sockaddr family $sa_family")
+        }
+
+        val ipBytes = ByteArray(size)
+        memcpy(ipBytes.refTo(0), addrPtr, size.toULong())
+        return constructor(ipBytes)
     }
 
     actual override fun reportFailure(addr: HostAddress) {
-        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+        // No-op, same as JVM implementation
     }
 
-    @InternalApi
     actual override fun purgeCache(addr: HostAddress?) {
-        TODO("Not yet implemented")
+        // No-op, same as JVM implementation
     }
 }