diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7312935dd..f35c5a0f1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 **Features**:
 
+- Auto-detect the latest GDK and Windows SDK for the XBox build. ([#1124](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/1124))
 - Enable debug-option by default when running in a debug-build. ([#1128](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/1128))
 
 **Fixes**:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 59fc2f5bb..67a42027e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if(WIN32)
-	cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.16.4)
+	cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.18)
 
 	# enables support for CMAKE_MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY
 	cmake_policy(SET CMP0091 NEW)
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/CMakeGDKScarlett.cmake b/toolchains/xbox/CMakeGDKScarlett.cmake
index 5eac20406..4b4c0cf88 100644
--- a/toolchains/xbox/CMakeGDKScarlett.cmake
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/CMakeGDKScarlett.cmake
@@ -15,18 +15,17 @@ endif()
 set(XBOX_CONSOLE_TARGET "scarlett" CACHE STRING "")
 
 #--- Microsoft Game Development Kit
-set(XdkEditionTarget "240603" CACHE STRING "Microsoft GDK Edition")
 
-message("XdkEditionTarget = ${XdkEditionTarget}")
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/DetectGDK.cmake")
 
-set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_PLATFORM_VARIABLES XdkEditionTarget BUILD_USING_BWOI)
+set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_PLATFORM_VARIABLES GDK_VERSION BUILD_USING_BWOI)
 
 #--- Windows SDK
-set(SDKVersion 10.0.19041.0)
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/DetectWindowsSDK.cmake")
 
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WINDOWS)
-set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0.19041.0)
-set(CMAKE_VS_WINDOWS_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION ${SDKVersion})
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION ${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})
+set(CMAKE_VS_WINDOWS_TARGET_PLATFORM_VERSION ${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})
 
 #--- Locate Visual Studio (needed for VC Runtime DLLs)
 
@@ -80,34 +79,15 @@ message("VCToolsRedistVersion = ${VCToolsRedistVersion}")
 set(_GDK_XBOX_ ON)
 include("${SENTRY_TOOLCHAINS_DIR}/xbox/GDK-targets.cmake")
 
-set(DurangoXdkInstallPath "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}")
+set(DurangoXdkInstallPath "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}")
 
 message("Microsoft GDK = ${DurangoXdkInstallPath}")
 
-#--- Windows SDK (BWOI or installed)
-if(BUILD_USING_BWOI)
-    if (DEFINED ENV{ExtractedFolder})
-        cmake_path(SET ExtractedFolder "$ENV{ExtractedFolder}")
-    else()
-        set(ExtractedFolder "d:/xtrctd.sdks/BWOIExample/")
-    endif()
-
-    if(NOT EXISTS ${ExtractedFolder})
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: BWOI requires a valid ExtractedFolder (${ExtractedFolder})")
-    endif()
-
-    set(WindowsSdkDir "${ExtractedFolder}/Windows Kits/10")
-    if (NOT EXISTS ${WindowsSdkDir})
-        cmake_path(SET WindowsSdkDir "$ENV{ProgramFiles\(x86\)}/Windows Kits/10")
-    endif()
-else()
-    cmake_path(SET WindowsSdkDir "$ENV{ProgramFiles\(x86\)}/Windows Kits/10")
-endif()
-
-if(EXISTS "${WindowsSdkDir}/Include/${SDKVersion}" )
-    message("Windows SDK = v${SDKVersion} in ${WindowsSdkDir}")
+#--- Windows SDK
+if(EXISTS "${WINDOWS_SDK}/Include/${WINDOWS_SDK_VER}" )
+    message("Windows SDK = v${WINDOWS_SDK_VER} in ${WINDOWS_SDK}")
 else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate Windows SDK (${SDKVersion})")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate Windows SDK (${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})")
 endif()
 
 #--- Headers
@@ -115,7 +95,7 @@ set(Console_EndpointIncludeRoot
         "${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GXDK/gameKit/Include"
         "${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GXDK/gameKit/Include/Scarlett"
         "${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GRDK/gameKit/Include")
-set(Console_WindowsIncludeRoot ${WindowsSdkDir}/Include/${SDKVersion})
+set(Console_WindowsIncludeRoot ${WINDOWS_SDK}/Include/${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})
 set(Console_SdkIncludeRoot
         "${Console_EndpointIncludeRoot}"
         "${Console_WindowsIncludeRoot}/um"
@@ -135,7 +115,7 @@ if(NOT EXISTS ${VC_OneCore_LibPath}/msvcrt.lib)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate msvcrt.lib for the Visual C++ toolset (${VCToolsVersion})")
 endif()
 
-set(Console_LibRoot ${WindowsSdkDir}/Lib/${SDKVersion})
+set(Console_LibRoot ${WINDOWS_SDK}/Lib/${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})
 set(Console_EndpointLibRoot
         "${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GXDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64"
         "${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GXDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64/Scarlett"
@@ -150,9 +130,9 @@ set(Console_Libs pixevt.lib d3d12_xs.lib xgameplatform.lib xgameruntime.lib xmem
 #--- Binaries
 set(GameOSFilePath ${DurangoXdkInstallPath}/GXDK/sideload/gameos.xvd)
 
-set(Console_UCRTRedistDebug ${WindowsSdkDir}/bin/${SDKVersion}/x64/ucrt)
+set(Console_UCRTRedistDebug ${WINDOWS_SDK}/bin/${WINDOWS_SDK_VER}/x64/ucrt)
 if(NOT EXISTS ${Console_UCRTRedistDebug}/ucrtbased.dll)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate ucrtbased.dll in the Windows SDK (${SDKVersion})")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate ucrtbased.dll in the Windows SDK (${WINDOWS_SDK_VER})")
 endif()
 
 set(CRTPlatformToolset 143)
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/DetectGDK.cmake b/toolchains/xbox/DetectGDK.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74913f9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/DetectGDK.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+get_filename_component(GDK_DIR "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\GDK;InstallPath]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+
+if(NOT GDK_VERSION)
+    FILE(GLOB subfolders RELATIVE "${GDK_DIR}" "${GDK_DIR}/*")
+    list(FILTER subfolders INCLUDE REGEX "[0-9]+")
+    list(SORT subfolders COMPARE NATURAL) # sort by version number
+    list(GET subfolders -1 GDK_VERSION) # GET -1 is last element, i.e. highest version
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "Using GDK version ${GDK_VERSION} at ${GDK_DIR}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/DetectWindowsSDK.cmake b/toolchains/xbox/DetectWindowsSDK.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..312e6ab52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/DetectWindowsSDK.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+get_filename_component(WINDOWS_SDK "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows Kits\\Installed Roots;KitsRoot10]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
+
+if(NOT WINDOWS_SDK_VER)
+    file(GLOB subfolders RELATIVE "${WINDOWS_SDK}/Lib" "${WINDOWS_SDK}/Lib/*")
+    list(SORT subfolders COMPARE NATURAL) # sort by version number
+    list(GET subfolders -1 WINDOWS_SDK_VER) # GET -1 is last element, i.e. highest version
+endif ()
+
+message(STATUS "Using Windows SDK version ${WINDOWS_SDK_VER} at ${WINDOWS_SDK}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/GDK-targets.cmake b/toolchains/xbox/GDK-targets.cmake
index 23b96b39c..b6a34837e 100644
--- a/toolchains/xbox/GDK-targets.cmake
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/GDK-targets.cmake
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Adapted by Sentry from:
+# Adapted by Sentry from:
 # https://github.com/microsoft/Xbox-GDK-Samples/blob/e5328b9c06443739ec9c7c0089a36c5743c9da15/Samples/Tools/CMakeExample/CMake/GDK-targets.cmake
 #
 # GDK-targets.cmake : Defines library imports for the Microsoft GDK shared libraries
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Microsoft GDK only supports 64-bit")
 endif()
 
-if(NOT XdkEditionTarget)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: XdkEditionTarget must be set")
+if(NOT GDK_VERSION)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: GDK_VERSION must be set")
 endif()
 
 #--- Locate Microsoft GDK
@@ -35,34 +35,34 @@ else()
     GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(Console_SdkRoot "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\WOW6432Node\\Microsoft\\GDK;GRDKInstallPath]" ABSOLUTE CACHE)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT EXISTS "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}")
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) - ${XdkEditionTarget}")
+if(NOT EXISTS "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "ERROR: Cannot locate Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) - ${GDK_VERSION}")
 endif()
 
 #--- GameRuntime Library (for Xbox these are included in the Console_Libs variable)
 if(NOT _GDK_XBOX_)
     add_library(Xbox::GameRuntime STATIC IMPORTED)
     set_target_properties(Xbox::GameRuntime PROPERTIES
-        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GRDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64/xgameruntime.lib"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GRDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64/xgameruntime.lib"
         MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL ""
         MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO ""
-        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GRDK/gameKit/Include"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GRDK/gameKit/Include"
         INTERFACE_COMPILE_FEATURES "cxx_std_11"
         IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES "CXX")
 
-    if(XdkEditionTarget GREATER_EQUAL 220600)
+    if(GDK_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 220600)
         add_library(Xbox::GameInput STATIC IMPORTED)
         set_target_properties(Xbox::GameInput PROPERTIES
-        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GRDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64/gameinput.lib"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GRDK/gameKit/Lib/amd64/gameinput.lib"
         MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_MINSIZEREL ""
         MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_RELWITHDEBINFO ""
-        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GRDK/gameKit/Include"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GRDK/gameKit/Include"
         IMPORTED_LINK_INTERFACE_LANGUAGES "CXX")
     endif()
 endif()
 
 #--- Extension Libraries
-set(Console_GRDKExtLibRoot "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GRDK/ExtensionLibraries")
+set(Console_GRDKExtLibRoot "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GRDK/ExtensionLibraries")
 set(ExtensionPlatformToolset 142)
 
 set(_GDK_TARGETS_ ON)
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/gxdk_xs_toolchain.cmake b/toolchains/xbox/gxdk_xs_toolchain.cmake
index 2f600a512..9d94a5e39 100644
--- a/toolchains/xbox/gxdk_xs_toolchain.cmake
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/gxdk_xs_toolchain.cmake
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ if(_GXDK_XS_TOOLCHAIN_)
 endif()
 
 # Microsoft Game Development Kit
-set(XdkEditionTarget "220303" CACHE STRING "Microsoft GDK Edition")
 
-message("XdkEditionTarget = ${XdkEditionTarget}")
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/DetectGDK.cmake")
 
-set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_PLATFORM_VARIABLES XdkEditionTarget)
+set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_PLATFORM_VARIABLES GDK_VERSION)
 
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME WINDOWS)
-set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 10.0.19041)
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION ${GDK_VERSION})
 
 set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM "Gaming.Xbox.Scarlett.x64" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 set(CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME "Gaming.Xbox.Scarlett.x64" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ if(NOT GDK_DXCTool)
     find_program(
             GDK_DXCTool
             NAMES dxc
-            PATHS "${Console_SdkRoot}/${XdkEditionTarget}/GXDK/bin/Scarlett"
+            PATHS "${Console_SdkRoot}/${GDK_VERSION}/GXDK/bin/Scarlett"
     )
 
     mark_as_advanced(GDK_DXCTool)
diff --git a/toolchains/xbox/xbox_build.md b/toolchains/xbox/xbox_build.md
index 02cc94f9d..977b2a0b7 100644
--- a/toolchains/xbox/xbox_build.md
+++ b/toolchains/xbox/xbox_build.md
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@
     -B build 
     -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" 
     -A "Gaming.Xbox.Scarlett.x64" 
-    -DXdkEditionTarget="240603" 
     -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="./toolchains/xbox/gxdk_xs_toolchain.cmake"
   ```
+* Optionally you can specify the GDK version
+  ```
+    -DGDK_VERSION="241000"
+  ```
 * after this you can either build the library directly in the CLI with 
   `cmake --build build --config RelWithDebInfo` (or any other build config)
   or in Visual Studio by opening the solution in the `build` directory.
 * `cmake --install build --prefix install --config RelWithDebInfo` installs all required development and release files 
-  (`dll`, `pdb`, `lib`, `h`) to include into any Xbox X/S game project into the directory `install`.
\ No newline at end of file
+  (`dll`, `pdb`, `lib`, `h`) to include into any Xbox X/S game project into the directory `install`.