diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index d491925..592e2cd 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- Microsoft EF Core: keep these identical -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client.Core" Version="8.0.20" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.21" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.0.12" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="9.0.12" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.21" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Abstractions" Version="8.0.21" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.21" />
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="9.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.0" />
     <!-- ASP.NET Core EF + Identity + SignalR -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.21" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.23" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.21" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Core" Version="1.2.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client" Version="8.0.20" />