diff --git a/Dashboard/Dashboard.csproj b/Dashboard/Dashboard.csproj
index bf76c58d..2d08cfae 100644
--- a/Dashboard/Dashboard.csproj
+++ b/Dashboard/Dashboard.csproj
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CredentialManagement" Version="1.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf" Version="2.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="10.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="ScottPlot.WPF" Version="5.1.58" />
diff --git a/Installer.Core/Installer.Core.csproj b/Installer.Core/Installer.Core.csproj
index c5d9b0c0..d37056cb 100644
--- a/Installer.Core/Installer.Core.csproj
+++ b/Installer.Core/Installer.Core.csproj
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <!-- Embed SQL scripts as assembly resources for Dashboard consumption -->
diff --git a/Installer.Tests/Installer.Tests.csproj b/Installer.Tests/Installer.Tests.csproj
index 18a446f8..6c8dd23d 100644
--- a/Installer.Tests/Installer.Tests.csproj
+++ b/Installer.Tests/Installer.Tests.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.v3" Version="3.2.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Installer/PerformanceMonitorInstaller.csproj b/Installer/PerformanceMonitorInstaller.csproj
index 83b6b38e..222138f1 100644
--- a/Installer/PerformanceMonitorInstaller.csproj
+++ b/Installer/PerformanceMonitorInstaller.csproj
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj b/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
index 61d0342e..6e6a58ef 100644
--- a/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
+++ b/InstallerGui/InstallerGui.csproj
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Lite/PerformanceMonitorLite.csproj b/Lite/PerformanceMonitorLite.csproj
index 80701a65..d8fe59b7 100644
--- a/Lite/PerformanceMonitorLite.csproj
+++ b/Lite/PerformanceMonitorLite.csproj
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="DuckDB.NET.Bindings.Full" Version="1.5.2" />
 
     <!-- SQL Server connectivity -->
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.0.0" />
 
     <!-- Charting -->
     <PackageReference Include="ScottPlot.WPF" Version="5.1.58" />