diff --git a/data/DataExtract/DataExtract.csproj b/data/DataExtract/DataExtract.csproj
index 2b33a7178..f5c0cb1cd 100644
--- a/data/DataExtract/DataExtract.csproj
+++ b/data/DataExtract/DataExtract.csproj
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.7.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Parquet.Net" Version="5.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Extensions.AspNetCore.Configuration.Secrets" Version="1.4.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/data/MeshUtil/MeshUtil.csproj b/data/MeshUtil/MeshUtil.csproj
index 8ad822287..291a1f176 100644
--- a/data/MeshUtil/MeshUtil.csproj
+++ b/data/MeshUtil/MeshUtil.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>    
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.16.0" />    
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Identity" Version="1.17.1" />    
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.AppConfiguration.AspNetCore" Version="8.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Extensions.AspNetCore.Configuration.Secrets" Version="1.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
diff --git a/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Api/obj/Debug/net8.0/WorkerExtensions/WorkerExtensions.csproj b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Api/obj/Debug/net8.0/WorkerExtensions/WorkerExtensions.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f10ba9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Api/obj/Debug/net8.0/WorkerExtensions/WorkerExtensions.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+        <AssemblyName>Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Extensions</AssemblyName>
+        <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NETCore.Targets" Version="3.0.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Functions" Version="4.6.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.ServiceBus" Version="5.17.0" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+    <Target Name="_VerifyTargetFramework" BeforeTargets="Build">
+        <!-- It is possible to override our TFM via global properties. This can lead to successful builds, but runtime errors due to incompatible dependencies being brought in. -->
+        <Error Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' != 'net8.0'" Text="The target framework '$(TargetFramework)' must be 'net8.0'. Verify if target framework has been overridden by a global property." />
+    </Target>
+</Project>
diff --git a/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Core/Nhs.Appointments.Core.csproj b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Core/Nhs.Appointments.Core.csproj
index 5e8f8571d..483d0635c 100644
--- a/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Core/Nhs.Appointments.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Core/Nhs.Appointments.Core.csproj
@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-		<PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.24.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Azure.Storage.Blobs" Version="12.26.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="CsvHelper" Version="33.1.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="MassTransit" Version="8.4.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="MassTransit" Version="8.5.7" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http" Version="2.3.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos" Version="3.52.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Azure.Functions.Worker.Core" Version="2.0.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.11.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="9.0.5" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="9.0.5" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="9.0.5" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="9.0.5" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FeatureManagement.AspNetCore" Version="4.1.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.5.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Okta.Sdk" Version="9.2.3" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Azure" Version="1.13.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions" Version="10.0.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="10.0.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="10.0.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="10.0.1" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FeatureManagement.AspNetCore" Version="4.3.0" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="8.6.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Okta.Sdk" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance.csproj b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance.csproj
index 9562279b8..d23ddaed4 100644
--- a/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance.csproj
+++ b/src/api/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance/Nhs.Appointments.Persistance.csproj
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="14.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="9.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="10.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options" Version="10.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/libraries/Nbs.MeshClient/Nbs.MeshClient.csproj b/src/libraries/Nbs.MeshClient/Nbs.MeshClient.csproj
index 5c84070df..284e4c807 100644
--- a/src/libraries/Nbs.MeshClient/Nbs.MeshClient.csproj
+++ b/src/libraries/Nbs.MeshClient/Nbs.MeshClient.csproj
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="9.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="9.0.9" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="9.0.5" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Refit" Version="8.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Refit" Version="9.0.2" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" Version="9.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/tests/CosmosDbSeederTests/CosmosDbSeederTests.csproj b/tests/CosmosDbSeederTests/CosmosDbSeederTests.csproj
index bca047265..dfb3a9eb4 100644
--- a/tests/CosmosDbSeederTests/CosmosDbSeederTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/CosmosDbSeederTests/CosmosDbSeederTests.csproj
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="6.0.4"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1"/>
         <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
-        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5" />
         <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.0.0" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests.csproj
index 180fcca02..e9f8b2d70 100644
--- a/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests/Nhs.Appointments.Core.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.20.72" />
     <PackageReference Include="Okta.Sdk" Version="9.2.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
diff --git a/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration.csproj b/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration.csproj
index 50671690e..57f0057c1 100644
--- a/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration.csproj
+++ b/tests/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration/Nhs.Appointments.Jobs.BlobAuditor.Integration.csproj
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="FluentAssertions" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Flurl.Http" Version="4.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.14.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="18.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" Version="2.9.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Xunit.Gherkin.Quick" Version="4.5.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.1">
+    <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio" Version="3.1.5">
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>