diff --git a/variants/esp32/esp32.ini b/variants/esp32/esp32.ini
index 42c81701f..fe7dc8c66 100644
--- a/variants/esp32/esp32.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32/esp32.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ build_flags =
   -DMYNEWT_VAL_BLE_HS_LOG_LVL=LOG_LEVEL_CRITICAL
   -DAXP_DEBUG_PORT=Serial
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
-  -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_BONDS=6 # default is 3
+;  -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_BONDS=6 # default is 3 ; temporarily disabled to avoid arduino 3.3.5 errors
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_CENTRAL_DISABLED
   -DCONFIG_NIMBLE_CPP_LOG_LEVEL=2
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_CCCDS=20
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini b/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
index f91ca6bfd..9f0e3e900 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/seeed-sensecap-indicator/platformio.ini
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 [env:seeed-sensecap-indicator]
 extends = esp32s3_base
 platform =
-    https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32.git#55.03.30-1
+    https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.35/platform-espressif32.zip
 
 platform_packages =
-    platformio/framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/mverch67/arduino-esp32#ab7f873773424561fa0d8434034960a36d335fcb
+    platformio/framework-arduinoespressif32 @ https://github.com/mverch67/arduino-esp32#60946733b52c30e3d5b58a7158700d65fc1dddae
 
 board = seeed-sensecap-indicator
 board_check = true
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ build_unflags =
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ENABLED
   -DCONFIG_NIMBLE_CPP_LOG_LEVEL=2
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_CCCDS=20
+  -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_BONDS=6
   -DCONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_HOST_TASK_STACK_SIZE=8192
 
 build_flags = ${esp32_base.build_flags} -D lcd_periph_signals=lcd_periph_rgb_signals -mtext-section-literals -ffat-lto-objects
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ custom_sdkconfig =
     CONFIG_BT_CONTROLLER_ENABLED=y
     CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_HOST_TASK_STACK_SIZE=8192
     CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_CCCDS=20
+    CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_MAX_BONDS=6
     CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_CPP_LOG_LEVEL=1
     CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE_8MB=y
     CONFIG_ESPTOOLPY_FLASHSIZE="8MB"