diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
index be7e9a0c..00af54a6 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Commands/Current/Firmware/FirmwareWriteCommand.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using Meadow.LibUsb;
 using Meadow.Software;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using System.IO;
 
 namespace Meadow.CLI.Commands.DeviceManagement;
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ public class FirmwareWriteCommand : BaseDeviceCommand<FirmwareWriteCommand>
     [CommandOption("version", 'v', IsRequired = false)]
     public string? Version { get; set; }
 
-    [CommandOption("use-dfu", 'd', IsRequired = false, Description = "Force using DFU/HCOM for writing files.")]
+    [CommandOption("use-dfu", 'd', IsRequired = false, Description = "Force using DFU/HCOM for writing files")]
     public bool UseDfu { get; set; }
 
     [CommandOption("file", 'f', IsRequired = false, Description = "Send only the specified file")]
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ private bool RequiresDfuForRuntimeUpdates(DeviceInfo info)
             return version.Major switch
             {
                 0 => true,
-                1 => version.Minor < 8,
+                2 => version.Minor < 0,
                 _ => false,
             };
         }
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ private bool RequiresDfuForEspUpdates(DeviceInfo info)
             return version.Major switch
             {
                 0 => true,
-                1 => version.Minor < 9,
+                2 => version.Minor < 0,
                 _ => false,
             };
         }
@@ -159,6 +158,10 @@ protected override async ValueTask ExecuteCommand()
                 FirmwareType.ESP
             };
         }
+        else if (FirmwareFileTypes.Length == 1 && FirmwareFileTypes[0] == FirmwareType.Runtime)
+        {   //use the "DFU" path when only writing the runtime
+            UseDfu = true;
+        }
 
         IMeadowConnection? connection = null;
         DeviceInfo? deviceInfo = null;
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ protected override async ValueTask ExecuteCommand()
              || Path.GetFileName(IndividualFile) == F7FirmwarePackageCollection.F7FirmwareFiles.CoprocApplicationFile
              || Path.GetFileName(IndividualFile) == F7FirmwarePackageCollection.F7FirmwareFiles.CoprocBootloaderFile)
         {
-            if(connection == null)
+            if (connection == null)
             {
                 connection = await GetConnectionAndDisableRuntime();
             }
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
index 04efc9ce..0c719a05 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Meadow.CLI.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	  <Authors>Wilderness Labs, Inc</Authors>
 	  <Company>Wilderness Labs, Inc</Company>
 	  <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
-	  <PackageVersion>2.0.7.1</PackageVersion>
+	  <PackageVersion>2.0.8.0</PackageVersion>
 	  <Platforms>AnyCPU</Platforms>
 	  <PackageProjectUrl>http://developer.wildernesslabs.co/Meadow/Meadow.CLI/</PackageProjectUrl>
 	  <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/WildernessLabs/Meadow.CLI</RepositoryUrl>
diff --git a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index a7ab2d30..a5e7b308 100644
--- a/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Source/v2/Meadow.Cli/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ namespace Meadow.CLI
 {
     public static class Constants
     {
-        public const string CLI_VERSION = "2.0.7.1";
+        public const string CLI_VERSION = "2.0.8.0";
     }
 }
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