diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index 483b6366af6..042afb17c97 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup Label="Version settings">
     <MajorVersion>9</MajorVersion>
-    <MinorVersion>6</MinorVersion>
+    <MinorVersion>7</MinorVersion>
     <PatchVersion>0</PatchVersion>
     <PreReleaseVersionLabel>preview</PreReleaseVersionLabel>
     <PreReleaseVersionIteration>1</PreReleaseVersionIteration>
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
index d05035b1315..8f588a6bef4 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery" Version="9.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.12.0" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
index 19ba7c1bd4a..e76ef5b53f6 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.AzureOpenAI_Qdrant_Aspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.3.0-preview.1.25265.20" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.53.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Basic.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Basic.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
index 8af87627043..a00ffe716f9 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Basic.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Basic.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.53.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
index d05035b1315..8f588a6bef4 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery" Version="9.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.12.0" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
index c3b4cf6f3a9..13d362a5b15 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.BasicAspire.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Aspire.Azure.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.3.0-preview.1.25265.20" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.53.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
index d05035b1315..8f588a6bef4 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults/aichatweb.ServiceDefaults.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <FrameworkReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.App" />
 
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http.Resilience" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.ServiceDiscovery" Version="9.3.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.12.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.12.0" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
index cfd8b0a0372..a69db54eabc 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.Ollama_Qdrant.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.Web/aichatweb.Web.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Aspire.OllamaSharp" Version="9.4.1-beta.291" />
     <PackageReference Include="OllamaSharp" Version="5.1.18" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.53.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />
diff --git a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.OpenAI_AzureAISearch.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.OpenAI_AzureAISearch.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
index ba3c02f2321..01d4728712a 100644
--- a/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.OpenAI_AzureAISearch.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
+++ b/test/ProjectTemplates/Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Templates.IntegrationTests/Snapshots/aichatweb.OpenAI_AzureAISearch.verified/aichatweb/aichatweb.csproj
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI.OpenAI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.14.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.6.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.AI" Version="9.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Core" Version="1.53.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="PdfPig" Version="0.1.10" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Linq.Async" Version="6.0.1" />