diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-template.yml b/.github/workflows/build-template.yml
index 12309b8b..cefbed6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-template.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate csproj
         working-directory: templates/Template.DatasyncServer
         run: |
-          (Get-Content -path "Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template") -replace "${NUGET_VERSION}", $BUILD_VERSION | Set-Content -Path "./Template.DatasyncServer.csproj"
+          Write-Host "BUILD_VERSION (env)=$($env:BUILD_VERSION)"
+          (Get-Content -path "Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template") -replace "{NUGET_VERSION}", $env:BUILD_VERSION | Set-Content -Path "./Template.DatasyncServer.csproj"
         shell: pwsh
 
       - name: Build template
diff --git a/templates/Template.DatasyncServer/Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template b/templates/Template.DatasyncServer/Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template
index c1051599..91010622 100644
--- a/templates/Template.DatasyncServer/Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template
+++ b/templates/Template.DatasyncServer/Template.DatasyncServer.csproj.template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Server" Version="{NUGET_VERSION}" />
     <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Datasync.Server.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="{NUGET_VERSION}" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.8">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="9.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="9.0.1">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>