diff --git a/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/App.xaml.cs b/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/App.xaml.cs
index 0bc51ca..f354761 100644
--- a/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/App.xaml.cs
@@ -116,9 +116,7 @@ private async Task InitializeLocalizer()
     {
 #if IS_NON_PACKAGED
         // Initialize a "Strings" folder in the executables folder.
-        StringsFolderPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "Strings");
-
-        //StorageFolder localFolder = await StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory());
+        StringsFolderPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, "Strings");
         StorageFolder stringsFolder = await StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(StringsFolderPath);
 #else
         // Initialize a "Strings" folder in the "LocalFolder" for the packaged app.
diff --git a/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp.csproj b/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp.csproj
index 31b1bc7..9f91636 100644
--- a/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp.csproj
+++ b/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp/WinUI3Localizer.SampleApp.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0</TargetFramework>
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="ColorCode.WinUI" Version="2.0.14" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ColorCode.WinUI" Version="2.0.15" />
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.2.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.WinUI.UI.Controls.DataGrid" Version="7.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK" Version="1.2.230118.102" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools" Version="10.0.22621.755" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="2.12.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="5.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Logging" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="4.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.File" Version="5.0.0" />
     <Manifest Include="$(ApplicationManifest)" />