Network Extension update problem

Hi,

I noticed when updating a NetworkExtension that exposes a mach service, the new extension cannot accept XPC connections until reboot.

Note: the extension has a different bundle version, it updates just fine, but it has no ability to receive XPC connections.

Also, I noticed that only for network extensions, its corresponding service name has the version appended to its name.

For example running

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launchctl print system | grep MyNetworkExtension

Returns

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NetworkExtension.com.company.MyNetworkExtension.x.y.z

Where x.y.z is the updated version, which is fine.

Also running

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systemextensionsctl list

Returns the updated version of the network extension.

So the question is, how can I connect through XPC to the updated version?

If I reboot the machine the connection can be made, otherwise it does't work.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.