diff --git a/Ardalis.Specification.sln b/Ardalis.Specification.sln
index 5050e0d6..dfad09e4 100644
--- a/Ardalis.Specification.sln
+++ b/Ardalis.Specification.sln
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ Global
 		{4BEB4DC4-DE33-4DF1-8A2F-CE76C1D72A4A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{4BEB4DC4-DE33-4DF1-8A2F-CE76C1D72A4A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{4BEB4DC4-DE33-4DF1-8A2F-CE76C1D72A4A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{4386E123-F4CA-4607-BD8F-8EB11D92458C}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
 		{4386E123-F4CA-4607-BD8F-8EB11D92458C}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{4386E123-F4CA-4607-BD8F-8EB11D92458C}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
@@ -92,10 +96,6 @@ Global
 		{BDEF2EFE-6690-4022-86EF-AF7626366AD0}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{BDEF2EFE-6690-4022-86EF-AF7626366AD0}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{BDEF2EFE-6690-4022-86EF-AF7626366AD0}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
-		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
-		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
-		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
-		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ Global
 		{85D42214-D223-4F13-9A19-9CFA0D3C1981} = {02EA681E-C7D8-13C7-8484-4AC65E1B71E8}
 		{5AFD1454-E625-451D-A615-CEB7BB09AA65} = {02EA681E-C7D8-13C7-8484-4AC65E1B71E8}
 		{4BEB4DC4-DE33-4DF1-8A2F-CE76C1D72A4A} = {02EA681E-C7D8-13C7-8484-4AC65E1B71E8}
+		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989} = {02EA681E-C7D8-13C7-8484-4AC65E1B71E8}
 		{4386E123-F4CA-4607-BD8F-8EB11D92458C} = {1FCFDF4F-D0E2-4E30-8ABC-FE6DC3628228}
 		{EBABFB82-50D0-41A2-AEAC-F0E2C103ED08} = {1FCFDF4F-D0E2-4E30-8ABC-FE6DC3628228}
 		{ECBFDD7F-E60F-48C4-8279-DD6B3B03D27A} = {1FCFDF4F-D0E2-4E30-8ABC-FE6DC3628228}
 		{BDEF2EFE-6690-4022-86EF-AF7626366AD0} = {1FCFDF4F-D0E2-4E30-8ABC-FE6DC3628228}
-		{CDF3751D-1D9D-4B29-BA25-CC7AD4CA3989} = {02EA681E-C7D8-13C7-8484-4AC65E1B71E8}
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
 		SolutionGuid = {C153A625-42F7-49A7-B99A-6A78B4B866B2}
diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index fd58cef0..a27eabfd 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -14,26 +14,26 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Package dependencies NET 8" Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net8.0' ">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.16" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.16" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.19" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.19" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Package dependencies NET 9" Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net9.0' ">
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Test projects dependencies">
     <PackageVersion Include="ManagedObjectSize.ObjectPool" Version="0.0.7-gd53ba9da59" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.15.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.15.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="MartinCostello.SqlLocalDb" Version="4.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="4.5.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Polyfill" Version="7.33.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.2.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Testcontainers.MsSql" Version="4.6.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Polyfill" Version="8.8.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="FluentAssertions" Version="[7.2.0]" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.1" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.4" />
     <PackageVersion Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Sample projects dependencies">
-    <PackageVersion Include="AutoMapper" Version="14.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="8.1.4" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="AutoMapper" Version="[14.0.0]" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="9.0.8" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="9.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup Label="Transitive Updates">