Ios 18.2 beta 2 - unable to pair Apple Watch - iPhone out of date Error

I'm unable to pair my Apple Watch Ultra (watch os 11.1 GA) onto Ios 18.2 beta 2 (had same issue with beta 1). I get a Phone out of date Error and was wondering if someone had a workaround.

I tried backing up my phone, restoring on a 18.1 GA phone and tried to pair there (in hopes of later restoring backup on 18.2 b2) but I got the same error on 18.1 after the restore; I'm guessing somewhere in the backup it incorrectly restores the iOS version. I am able to pair watch on a non restored 18.1.

HELP!

I have provided feedback and reported this bug.

Ios 18.2 beta 2 - unable to pair Apple Watch - iPhone out of date Error
 
 
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