diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 3695ea19..81c1fc9e 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
     <LibraryFramework>netstandard2.0</LibraryFramework>
     <NetLibraryFramework>net6.0</NetLibraryFramework>
     <TestsNetCoreFramework>net8.0</TestsNetCoreFramework>
-    <XunitVersion>2.8.1</XunitVersion>
-    <TestSdkVersion>17.11.1</TestSdkVersion>
-    <CoverletVersion>6.0.3</CoverletVersion>
-    <XunitRunneVisualstudio>2.8.1</XunitRunneVisualstudio>
+    <XunitVersion>2.9.3</XunitVersion>
+    <TestSdkVersion>17.14.1</TestSdkVersion>
+    <CoverletVersion>6.0.4</CoverletVersion>
+    <XunitRunneVisualstudio>3.1.3</XunitRunneVisualstudio>
     <AkkaVersion>1.5.46</AkkaVersion>
-    <MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>[6.0.0,)</MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>
-    <SystemTextJsonVersion>[6.0.10,)</SystemTextJsonVersion>
+    <MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>9.0.7</MicrosoftExtensionsVersion>
+    <SystemTextJsonVersion>9.0.7</SystemTextJsonVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <!-- SourceLink support for all Akka.NET projects -->
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index 2fd87369..52aca113 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Cluster.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
-        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="$(SystemTextJsonVersion)" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.7" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunneVisualstudio)">
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests.csproj
index 381c34de..ea8a63a7 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests/Akka.Hosting.API.Tests.csproj
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
         </PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="PublicApiGenerator" Version="11.1.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="PublicApiGenerator" Version="11.4.6" />
         <PackageReference Include="Verify.Xunit" Version="22.11.1" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Verify.DiffPlex" Version="2.3.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Verify.DiffPlex" Version="3.1.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests.csproj
index a22c86ae..222f7bd5 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Tests.csproj
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="7.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.7" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
-        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunneVisualstudio)">
             <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
             <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.csproj
index df752999..16e2bc2a 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Akka.Hosting.TestKit.csproj
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Akka.Persistence.TestKit" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="7.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces" Version="9.0.7" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="$(SystemTextJsonVersion)" />
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index bdd3853a..87cbac44 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Akka.Logger.Serilog" Version="1.5.25" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="$(SystemTextJsonVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="8.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="9.0.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables" Version="9.0.7" />
     <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
-    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.5.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunneVisualstudio)">
diff --git a/src/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index 619b5ed0..ccfa302f 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Persistence.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="Akka.TestKit.Xunit2" Version="$(AkkaVersion)" />
-        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="$(XunitVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="$(XunitRunneVisualstudio)">
diff --git a/src/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index c80a428f..ee22227c 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Remote.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="6.12.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="8.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="$(MicrosoftExtensionsVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="$(SystemTextJsonVersion)" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="$(TestSdkVersion)" />
diff --git a/src/Examples/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo.csproj b/src/Examples/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo.csproj
index 0aa472a6..abbd1024 100644
--- a/src/Examples/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo.csproj
+++ b/src/Examples/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo/Akka.Hosting.LoggingDemo.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="6.0.0"/>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="9.0.7" />
   </ItemGroup>
   
   <ItemGroup>