diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index c0abbe61659..252927d8e87 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="3.51.0" />
 
     <!-- SQL Server dependencies -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.0-preview2.25178.5" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" Version="170.700.9-ctp2p0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.1.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" Version="160.1000.6" />
 
     <!-- external dependencies -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Castle.Core" Version="5.2.1" />
diff --git a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
index 64c3f917d64..fff89e95202 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
+++ b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/EFCore.SqlServer.csproj
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SqlServer.Types" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerVectorTypeMapping.cs b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerVectorTypeMapping.cs
index b3c627f39a9..03d199197be 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerVectorTypeMapping.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerVectorTypeMapping.cs
@@ -125,11 +125,11 @@ private sealed class VectorComparer() : ValueComparer<SqlVector<float>>(
         // This is because vectors are basically immutable, and it's better to have more efficient change tracking
         // equality checks.
         private static bool CalculateEquality(SqlVector<float>? x, SqlVector<float>? y)
-            => x is null
-                ? y is null
-                : y is not null && (x.IsNull
-                    ? y.IsNull
-                    : !y.IsNull && x.Memory.Span == y.Memory.Span);
+            => x is SqlVector<float> v1 && y is SqlVector<float> v2
+                ? v1.IsNull
+                    ? v2.IsNull
+                    : !v2.IsNull && v1.Memory.Span == v2.Memory.Span
+                : x is null && y is null;
 
         private static int CalculateHashCode(SqlVector<float> vector)
         {
diff --git a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/Translations/VectorTranslationsSqlServerTest.cs b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/Translations/VectorTranslationsSqlServerTest.cs
index d795d499ef2..a07969a82c1 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/Translations/VectorTranslationsSqlServerTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/Query/Translations/VectorTranslationsSqlServerTest.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class VectorEntity
         public int Id { get; set; }
 
         [Column(TypeName = "vector(3)")]
-        public SqlVector<float> Vector { get; set; } = null!;
+        public SqlVector<float> Vector { get; set; }
     }
 
     public class VectorQueryFixture : SharedStoreFixtureBase<VectorQueryContext>