diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 5ab4e895c..4536e5870 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ This project does _not_ adhere to
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) but contrary to it
 every new version is a new major version.
 
+## 177.0.0 - 2024-05-28
+
+### Added
+
+-   Apps can no control better when to auto reconnect after programming with
+    `sdfuDeviceSetup`. This is optional. Defaults have nit changed
+
 ## 176.0.0 - 2024-05-06
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56286aed6..d3232e19f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@nordicsemiconductor/pc-nrfconnect-shared",
-    "version": "176.0.0",
+    "version": "177.0.0",
     "description": "Shared commodities for developing pc-nrfconnect-* packages",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/scripts/nordic-publish.ts b/scripts/nordic-publish.ts
index 67431a267..e90d527c6 100755
--- a/scripts/nordic-publish.ts
+++ b/scripts/nordic-publish.ts
@@ -17,21 +17,6 @@ import { AppInfo, SourceJson } from '../ipc/MetaFiles';
 import { PackageJsonApp } from '../ipc/schema/packageJson';
 import checkAppProperties from './check-app-properties';
 
-interface LegacyAppInfo {
-    ['dist-tags']?: {
-        latest?: string;
-    };
-    versions?: {
-        [version: string]: {
-            dist: {
-                publishTimestamp?: string;
-                tarball: string;
-                shasum: string;
-            };
-        };
-    };
-}
-
 interface App {
     filename: string;
     name: string;
diff --git a/src/Device/deviceAutoSelectSlice.ts b/src/Device/deviceAutoSelectSlice.ts
index dd8fbfd9f..6937a20d2 100644
--- a/src/Device/deviceAutoSelectSlice.ts
+++ b/src/Device/deviceAutoSelectSlice.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,16 @@ import { createSlice, PayloadAction } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import type { AppThunk, RootState } from '../store';
 import type { Device } from './deviceSlice';
 
+export type WaitForDeviceWhen =
+    | 'always'
+    | 'applicationMode'
+    | 'dfuBootLoaderMode'
+    | 'sameTraits'
+    | ((device: Device) => boolean);
+
 export interface WaitForDevice {
     timeout: number;
-    when:
-        | 'always'
-        | 'applicationMode'
-        | 'dfuBootLoaderMode'
-        | 'sameTraits'
-        | ((device: Device) => boolean);
+    when: WaitForDeviceWhen;
     once: boolean;
     skipRefetchDeviceInfo?: boolean;
     onSuccess?: (device: Device) => void;
diff --git a/src/Device/deviceLister.ts b/src/Device/deviceLister.ts
index 275664d03..143d37fe9 100644
--- a/src/Device/deviceLister.ts
+++ b/src/Device/deviceLister.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ export const startWatchingDevices =
                                 (typeof waitForDevice.when === 'function' &&
                                     waitForDevice.when(device))
                             ) {
+                                dispatch(setArrivedButWrongWhen(undefined));
                                 dispatch(
                                     setLastArrivedDeviceId(
                                         deviceWithPersistedData.id
diff --git a/src/Device/sdfuOperations.ts b/src/Device/sdfuOperations.ts
index f1e60d92c..169c7027a 100644
--- a/src/Device/sdfuOperations.ts
+++ b/src/Device/sdfuOperations.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { McuState } from '../../nrfutil/device/setMcuState';
 import logger from '../logging';
 import { AppThunk, RootState } from '../store';
 import { getAppFile } from '../utils/appDirs';
-import { clearWaitForDevice, setWaitForDevice } from './deviceAutoSelectSlice';
+import {
+    clearWaitForDevice,
+    setWaitForDevice,
+    WaitForDeviceWhen,
+} from './deviceAutoSelectSlice';
 import { DeviceSetup, DfuEntry } from './deviceSetup';
 import { openDeviceSetupDialog } from './deviceSetupSlice';
 import { Device } from './deviceSlice';
@@ -147,16 +151,20 @@ const switchToDeviceMode =
         device: Device,
         mcuState: McuState,
         onSuccess: (device: Device) => void,
-        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void
+        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void,
+        autoReconnectWhen?: WaitForDeviceWhen
     ): AppThunk =>
     dispatch => {
+        if (autoReconnectWhen === undefined) {
+            autoReconnectWhen =
+                mcuState === 'Application'
+                    ? 'applicationMode'
+                    : 'dfuBootLoaderMode';
+        }
         dispatch(
             setWaitForDevice({
                 timeout: 10000,
-                when:
-                    mcuState === 'Application'
-                        ? 'applicationMode'
-                        : 'dfuBootLoaderMode',
+                when: autoReconnectWhen,
                 once: true,
                 onSuccess,
                 onFail,
@@ -199,7 +207,8 @@ export const switchToApplicationMode =
     (
         device: Device,
         onSuccess: (device: Device) => void,
-        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void
+        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void,
+        autoReconnectWhen?: WaitForDeviceWhen
     ): AppThunk =>
     dispatch => {
         if (isDeviceInDFUBootloader(device)) {
@@ -216,7 +225,8 @@ export const switchToApplicationMode =
                             );
                         else onSuccess(d);
                     },
-                    onFail
+                    onFail,
+                    autoReconnectWhen
                 )
             );
         } else {
@@ -408,7 +418,8 @@ const programInDFUBootloader =
         dfu: DfuEntry,
         onProgress: (progress: number, message?: string) => void,
         onSuccess: (device: Device) => void,
-        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void
+        onFail: (reason?: unknown) => void,
+        autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen: WaitForDeviceWhen = 'applicationMode'
     ): AppThunk<RootState, Promise<void>> =>
     async dispatch => {
         logger.debug(`${device.serialNumber} on is now in DFU-Bootloader...`);
@@ -494,7 +505,7 @@ const programInDFUBootloader =
                 dispatch(
                     setWaitForDevice({
                         timeout: DEFAULT_DEVICE_WAIT_TIME,
-                        when: 'applicationMode',
+                        when: autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen,
                         once: true,
                         onSuccess,
                         onFail,
@@ -518,7 +529,8 @@ const programDeviceWithFw =
     (
         device: Device,
         selectedFw: DfuEntry,
-        onProgress: (progress: number, message?: string) => void
+        onProgress: (progress: number, message?: string) => void,
+        autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen: WaitForDeviceWhen = 'applicationMode'
     ): AppThunk<RootState, Promise<Device>> =>
     dispatch =>
         new Promise<Device>((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -529,7 +541,8 @@ const programDeviceWithFw =
                         selectedFw,
                         onProgress,
                         resolve,
-                        reject
+                        reject,
+                        autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen
                     )
                 );
                 logger.debug('DFU finished: ', d);
@@ -542,7 +555,8 @@ const programDeviceWithFw =
 
 export const sdfuDeviceSetup = (
     dfuFirmware: DfuEntry[],
-    needSerialport = false
+    needSerialport = false,
+    autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen: WaitForDeviceWhen = 'applicationMode'
 ): DeviceSetup => ({
     supportsProgrammingMode: (device, deviceInfo) =>
         ((!!deviceInfo?.dfuTriggerVersion &&
@@ -555,7 +569,12 @@ export const sdfuDeviceSetup = (
             description: firmwareOption.description,
             programDevice: onProgress => dispatch =>
                 dispatch(
-                    programDeviceWithFw(device, firmwareOption, onProgress)
+                    programDeviceWithFw(
+                        device,
+                        firmwareOption,
+                        onProgress,
+                        autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen
+                    )
                 ),
         })),
     isExpectedFirmware: (device, deviceInfo) => () => {
@@ -580,7 +599,14 @@ export const sdfuDeviceSetup = (
     },
     tryToSwitchToApplicationMode: device => dispatch =>
         new Promise<Device>((resolve, reject) => {
-            dispatch(switchToApplicationMode(device, resolve, reject));
+            dispatch(
+                switchToApplicationMode(
+                    device,
+                    resolve,
+                    reject,
+                    autoReconnectAfterProgrammingWhen
+                )
+            );
         }),
 });